The explosion produced a loud booming noise and even shook the ground.

A sonic boom was heard across several states Tuesday after a meteor broke the sound barrier over the skies of Ohio, according to the National Weather Service. The boom happened around 9 a.m. EST, over Northeast Ohio, but was heard as far away as New York and the fireball was seen in multiple states, according to reports.

The Betsa family joined dozens at River Styx Park hunting for meteorites after NASA identified the area as the likely landing zone for fragments from Tuesday's fireball over Northeast Ohio.

Residents across northeastern Ohio received a rude—or at least extremely unexpected—wake-up call this morning. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the loud boom experienced across the region around 9 a.

Did you hear a big boom this morning? The National Weather Service in Cleveland initially said early data suggested a meteor may have been responsible. “The latest GLM imagery (1301Z) does suggest

A rare and dramatic daytime meteor explosion has captured global attention, sending shockwaves through northern Ohio and reaching the heights of space. As residents reported hearing a powerful sonic boom and feeling their homes shake,

The National Weather Service has said the latest imaging suggests "the boom was a result of a meteor."

A fridge-size space rock spectacularly broke apart over Ohio at 40,000 mph, creating a loud boom and a rare "fireball" that shone in the bright blue daytime sky. The rare sight, which exploded with the equivalent force of 250 tons of TNT,

NASA has confirmed the loud, booming sound heard near Cleveland on Tuesday morning was caused by an asteroid — which was approximately six feet in diameter and weighed roughly seven tons. According to the National Weather Service,