About Sonic Boom
A sonic boom is the sound associated with the shock waves created whenever an object travelling through the air travels faster than the speed of sound. Sonic booms generate enormous amounts of sound energy, sounding similar to an explosion or a thunderclap to the human ear.
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...Typhoons can travel at twice the speed of sound Two Royal Air Force Typhoons caused Sonic Booms as they went to intercept an aircraft which had lost its radio contact over south-east England...
Sonic boom: People woken by loud noise which 'shook houses'
...Typhoons can travel at twice the speed of sound A Sonic Boom has woken people and shaken houses across parts of London and the northern Home Counties...
Homes shake as Cornwall hit by earthquake
... Radio Cornwall producer Rebecca Wills, from Helston, added: There was a low rumble and there was like a Sonic Boom...
Homes shake as Cornwall hit by earthquake
An earthquake shook west Cornwall with residents reporting a loud bang and shaking homes and windows.
The British Geological Survey (BGS) said The Quake , measuring 2. 2 magnitude, happened about three miles (5km) south-west of Falmouth.
Residents in Helston reported feeling tremors at 17:00 BST on Thursday. No structural damage was reported.
The BGS confirmed the "seismic event" and has urged affected people to tell them how they experienced it.
Stuart Mackenzie , from Leedstown, said he had been upstairs in his house when he heard a sound like "thunder or a large lorry going by".
"I also was aware of the bit of movement because I Heard The Room creak a bit," he said.
Radio Cornwall producer Rebecca Wills, from Helston, added: "There was a low rumble and there was like a Sonic Boom .
"The whole of the house shook and everyone kind of looked at each other and thought 'what on earth was that?'"
Despite that official earthquake confirmation, there was some gentle mocking of the Cornish quake on Social Media .
Holidaymakers in Cornwall pointed out that nature had not exactly been on their side and the earthquake seemed to be the icing on the cake.
There are about 15 seismic events of a similar size or greater every year in the UK and about 700 around The World , the BGS said.
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Source of news: bbc.com
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