Bafflingly Large BOOM leaves South Carolinians Posting Anxiously as Everyone Asks: 'What Was That?'
Residents of South Carolina were startled by a loud boom heard across the region on May 28, 2026. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed it was a sonic boom, likely caused by a meteor or space debris. Speculation and theories about the event have been rampant on social media, with many sharing videos and discussing the phenomenon.
- ▪The boom was heard over 100 miles in South Carolina, particularly in the Midlands region.
- ▪The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed it was a sonic boom, not an earthquake.
- ▪Speculation about the cause includes theories of a meteor or unexploded munitions.
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Bafflingly Large BOOM leaves South Carolinians Posting Anxiously as Everyone Asks: 'What Was That?' Jennifer Rust | 8:12 PM on May 29, 2026 Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP South Carolina residents are still talking about what could’ve made that resounding boom heard for over 100 miles in South Carolina late in the afternoon of May 28 Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Around 5:30 Thursday evening, people in the Midlands region of South Carolina heard what sounded like an explosion. Later that night, the U.S. Geological Survey said it was a sonic boom centered around six kilometers north-northwest of the Columbia suburb of St.
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