Meteor passed over NYC, Statue of Liberty Tuesday: NASA

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NASA is estimating a meteor passed through the NYC area Tuesday morning and could account for some people saying they saw a fireball in the sky. NASA said simultaneous military activity in the area may account for shaking and loud booms some felt and heard

 

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Meteor passed over NYC, Statue of Liberty Tuesday: NASA​

Users on social media across New York and New Jersey reported feeling a shaking or hearing a loud noise just after 11 a.m. It's unclear if the meteor was responsible for what residents felt.​

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NASA is estimating a meteor likely passed over the Statue of Liberty and midtown Manhattan Tuesday morning, at the same time many residents were saying they heard a loud boom or felt shaking.
A number of tri-state area residents reported feeling a shaking or hearing a loud boom Tuesday morning leading to quite the mystery.
NASA is estimating a meteor passed through the area around the same time and could account for some people saying they saw a fireball in the sky. NASA said simultaneous military activity in the area may account for what residents felt.
The reports came in on social media shortly after 11 a.m. with some users saying they felt shaking like an earthquake and another saying they thought they heard thunder. Some of the reports included parts of northern New Jersey, Brooklyn and Queens.
The American Meteor Society website does show around 20 unconfirmed fireball reports across New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, with additional reports in Delaware and Maryland, during that timeframe.
NASA said as a result of the reports, it was able to come up with a "very crude" determination of the trajectory of the meteor. The fireball was first sighted over the New York Harbor moving 34,000 miles per hour before it descended at a steep angle, NASA said. The space agency said it estimates the meteor passed over the Statue of Liberty before disintegrated 29 miles above midtown Manhattan.

A "crude" determination of the meteor's track, provided by NASA.
New York City's emergency management department said it was aware of the reports and was not aware of any impacts to the city.
No meteorites were produced by this fireball, according to NASA.

A "crude" determination of the meteor's track, provided by NASA.
The USGS website is not showing any earthquakes on its "latest earthquakes" maps, which shows recent earth quakes of a 2.5-magntitude or higher. A USGS spokesperson said it received reports of shaking in northeast New Jersey and Staten Island, but "An examination of the seismic data in the area showed no evidence of an earthquake. The USGS has no direct evidence of the source of the shaking."

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NBC New York called the Department of Defense to see if any military aircraft or exercises could have been responsible. A press officer at the Pentagon said they were not tracking anything that could be responsible for the reports. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tells NBC New York it too was not tracking any activity that could account for what residents felt.
NASA said "There are reports of military in the vicinity around the time of the fireball, which could explain the shaking and sounds reported to the media."
NASA stresses its information is preliminary and not finalized as it continues to gather information and confirm reports.

 

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BREAKING UPDATE: In a surprising turn of events, NASA reported that a meteor likely disintegrated above Midtown Manhattan around the same time people thought an earthquake rocked NYC and NJ.

Meteor? Earthquake? Uncovering why NJ, NYC felt shaking today​

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NEW YORK - Did the NYC area experience an earthquake? People throughout New Jersey and New York reported shaking Tuesday morning, and in a surprising turn of events, NASA reported that a meteor could have disintegrated above Midtown Manhattan around the same time.
This, however, doesn't confirm that the meteor caused the shaking and a loud "boom," which was also reported by some. NASA also noted reports of fireball sightings.


Here's what we know:

What we know about the supposed meteor​

Daylight fireball over New York City this morning (Tuesday, July 16) at 11:17 am EDT
Local media are reporting the sighting of a fireball and booms and shakings between 10 AM and noon Eastern Daylight Time today. There have also been a few reports filed on the American Meteor Society website, and that information has permitted a very crude determination of the trajectory of the meteor. Based on this data, we estimate that the fireball was first sighted at an altitude of 49 miles above Upper Bay (east of Greenville Yard). Moving a bit east of North at 34,000 miles per hour, the meteor descended at a steep angle of just 18 degrees from vertical, passing over the Statue of Liberty before disintegrating 29 miles above midtown Manhattan.
Some important points:
1) This trajectory is very crude and uncertain; it is based on a few eyewitness accounts and there is no camera or satellite data currently available to refine the solution.
2) No meteorites were produced by this event.
3) There are reports of military activity in the vicinity around the time of the fireball, which would explain the multiple shakings and sounds reported to the media.

Based on data from the American Meteor Society, Bill Cooke, lead for NASA’s Meteoroid Environments Office, estimated that a fireball was first sighted between 10 a.m. and noon near the New Jersey-New York border.
"We estimate that the fireball was first sighted at an altitude of 49 miles above Upper Bay (east of Greenville Yard)," Cooke said in a statement to FOX 5 NY. "Moving a bit east of north at 34,000 miles per hour, the meteor descended at a steep angle of 18 degrees from vertical, passing over the Statue of Liberty before disintegrating 29 miles above midtown Manhattan."


This information is still preliminary, and so reporting on the actual trajectory could change. NASA said no meteorites were produced in this event, meaning no rocks from outer space fell over New York City Tuesday.
"There are reports of military in the vicinity around the time of the fireball, which could explain the shaking and sounds reported to the media," Cooke noted.

‘No evidence of an earthquake’: USGS​

In a statement to FOX 5 NY, the U.S. Geological Survey said it received reports of shaking in northern New Jersey and Staten Island and examined seismic data in the area.
"The USGS has no direct evidence of the source of the shaking. Past reports of shaking with no associated seismic signal have had atmospheric origins such as sonic booms or weather-related phenomena," the statement read.

Eyewitness accounts​

Multiple users on social media reported feeling shakes in parts of New Jersey and NYC around 11 a.m. Tuesday morning.
"Did NJ just have another earthquake?? My house was just shaking," one user wrote on X.

Some reported hearing a loud "boom" sound along with shaking. Other users on X said they felt shakes in their homes and offices. Similar reports were shared on Facebook and Reddit, northjersey.com reported.
Another user wrote: "Uhh, earthquake felt in NYC? Just felt shaking over in Southern Queens, can someone confirm? Hearing epicenter may be out of New Jersey."