An unexplained sky boom occurred in the Puna area of Hawaii on the morning of February 22nd. The below video features interviews with many local witnesses. Pay no attention to the title of this reuploaded video as it is not the “sound of the Apocalypse”. (I’ll see you in 2013.) Sigh… do read on.
“We heard a big boom. The biggest boom I ever heard and it came from the Kahaualea direction. The biggest boom I ever heard and it was worse than putting dynamite in a cesspool,” said resident named “Pirate”.
“I heard a big explosion and the windows rattled here, and then I thought uh oh another earthquake but then nothing else happened after that,” said another resident.
They heard the explosion and the ground also shook, and yet the Hawaii County Civil Defense says the incident cannot be explained. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has offered no explanation. Police and fire department did an investigation and found no source. The original news article is here.
This seems very similar to the recent booms being attributed to fireballs (meteors). These fireballs have been causing loud sonic booms recently, however, there are no reports of meteors that I can find. A reader comment from the news article says:
There was no way in hell that was a sonic boom! I thought it was an Earthquake at first then after a while realized that the sound was much too loud and the vibration from the Explosion was way different then a normal earthquake.
I found and article at USGS here that mostly talks about the great volcanic explosion of Krakatau in 1883. The sound was so loud it could be heard 3000 miles away! Doesn’t this make the earth seem tiny? According to the article, volcanic explosions don’t normally happen in Hawaii because the lava is a type that allows the release of volcanic gases. So this probably rules out a volcano. Or does it?
I noticed Mr. Pirate says the explosion came from the direction of Kahaualea Forest Reserve. This is also the direction of a currently erupting volcano known as Puu Oo Volcano which is nearby. It’s been erupting since 1983.
What I can’t understand is that no one, including the interviewed residents, seems to be mentioning any connection between the volcano and this sound. It would imply this boom really isn’t normal and hasn’t been heard before. I can’t imagine it’s not somehow related, especially in a region with frequent earthquakes.
MORE AFTER THE JUMP…
Blogger Dutchsense just produced this video below pointing out recent earthquake swarms around this region. He pointed out noticeable swarms last year which was soon followed by the collapse of the Puu Oo Volcano.
With all the booms being heard recently, which is it going to be? Are they booms related to earthquakes like in Ohio here, or meteors like in Texas here. They’re both described as experienced in the same way.
The Earth and sky seem to be noisy these days, whatever the cause.
Many thanks for this link to reader AndreaG.
Your welcome
found this too in relation to it, although I must admit some of it does seem to be a bit staged …
I’ve added a page on Facebook by this group:
https://www.facebook.com/TheTrieye
Not sure who they are, but they do collate a hell of alot of interesting information, which is where I found links to the Puna incident
AndreaG, let me tell you that I have serious doubts about this video that you entered.
They look exactly false, is the video of the guy with the sunglasses, is the video of that person who was filming the brush and then heard the boom.
The testimonies of people who appear in the video posted by Jay Men, instead they are credible.
Yep and I did state that I thought they could be staged. I posted them to show the two sounds that were recorded to see what people thought
A couple days ago there was a massive fireball over North Battleford that made a sonic boom and lit up the sky. It was covered in the news. A camera in Calgary was able to catch it, although it was low on the horizon from there. Interesting coincidence this is the site of the viral strange sounds from a few weeks ago.
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”said resident named “Pirate”.”
Arr, matey…
Hi Jay~
I haven`t posted for a few days and the is something wrong …I had to re enter all my info below once more also . it is also for me impossible to enter the forum there is one specific, add repeated at least 50 time on the page! Can`t see over it. Is anyone else experiencing this?
sara
Now I am moderated as well…didi you ban me for some reason?????
Huh, no I didn’t change anything. I will take a look. When you say moderated what happens?
Hey Sara, it looks looks like your email is short a letter. Anyways, you should be fine now. I have only banned one person ever, isn’t that amazing. And thats because they were being disruptive.
I fixed the problem. It’s a free forum and the background they provided ran out of band width! It should work now. Sorry about that, I wasn’t sure what to do but I figured it out.
It won`t post my post until you say OK. But just the ones in this section, maybe it is fixed now….But I did get into the forum a moment ago. Maybe it is also fine now. The moderation applies to these posts here, not the forum. But I did have to fill out all the stuff again, maybe it will or has happened to others, just so you know. Maybe it will be fine now. Thanks! Sorry about it!!!!
sara
Well, now the forum at the top of the page, well for me anyway has totally vanished?? I wrote a long post, and poof all gone. Forum included…LOL. Maybe it will return….or we are being black listed…oh, oh! LOL
Whats your user name in the forum? I see the forum ok, but I don’t see your post.
They are all there now..thanks Jay!
Sorry…my name there is Red Dragon..LOL!
Hi, i live in Brazil and a couple minutes ago i heard a big strange sound coming from no-where and i am really scared!! i was in the bedroom with my brother and we heard it!! its not viral its real! my brother ask his friend by the messenger, and he heard it to! its not normal sound and it is so big and intense! that’s it, going to sleep..
Just found this….
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/residents-searching-for-answers-to-intensifying-mystery-force-shaking-north-carolina-coast/
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