The 7-Ton Meteor That Shook Ohio

The most dramatic event occurred Tuesday morning (March 17) over Cleveland, Ohio: NASA confirmed a 6-foot-wide, 7-ton meteor hit the atmosphere at 45,000 mph, creating a sonic boom loud enough to shake houses from Ohio to Pennsylvania.

The American Meteor Society and NASA have been tracking a significant uptick in sightings across the country this week:

• Los Angeles (March 18): The latest sighting, a bright streak over Southern California, adding to a week of high activity.

• Cleveland/Pittsburgh (March 17): A massive 7-ton meteor that fragmented over Valley City, Ohio, causing a “once-in-a-lifetime” daytime sonic boom.

• Dallas/Southern U.S. (March 15-16): Multiple reports of a fast-moving fireball visible across Texas and Oklahoma.

• Maryland/Virginia (March 17): The same Cleveland meteor was visible as far south as Maryland, where emergency crews were actually dispatched after callers thought a plane had gone down.

• Southeast U.S. (March 12-13): A bright fireball was confirmed over the Virginia/North Carolina border region.Below are videos from the latest sighting in California, Texas, and the first in Ohio

Check out the videos from California, Texas, and Ohio!