Sonic Booms
updated: Dec 20, 2012, 10:44 AM

Source: San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office

Type of Incident: Sonic Booms

Date and Time of Incident: 12-20-12

Place of Occurrence: San Luis Obispo County

Victim Information: N/A

Suspect Information: N/A

Details of News Release: On 12-20-12, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office received several reports of what appeared to be seismic activity in the county. The Sheriff's Office has confirmed through various state and federal agencies that there has been no seismic activity in our area. It's believed the activity was caused by sonic booms from military aircraft flying over this region of California. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) confirms there was a sonic boom reported at 9:26 AM and again at 9:40 AM. No damages have been reported.

	Chief of Media Relations for Edwards Air Force Base stated the shaking and rumbling felt on the Central Coast Thursday morning was caused by an F-22 aircraft. (12/21/12)	395	4
	I just experienced 3 bouts of rattling windows here in Goleta at 9:30 am. Seemed like pressure waves, definitely not an earthquake. Anyone know the cause? (12/21/12)	8463	141

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