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Boom over the Tri-Cities - Jun 22, 2026, 11:14 PM

Monday, June 22, 2026 at 11:11 PM · 3 months ago

I felt this one too
10 reports9 contributors6 gave a direction
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Reports (numbered)Direction it came fromEstimated origin (source)Earthquake (USGS)
Estimated origin - interesting, not definitive

The red marker is our best guess at the source; the blue dots are where people were. Estimated from how strong it felt across the area - loudest closest to the source. There aren't enough direction arrows yet, so this leans on the loudness pattern alone. A few people reporting which way it came from would sharpen it a lot.

Confidence:52% · Moderateloudness falloff

Collecting reports

Reports are still coming in. We compare every boom against seismic records, 911 dispatch activity, weather and known local sources. If we can pin down what it was, this is where it will appear.

More reports make this far more likely, especially from different directions.

What it lines up with

Automatic cross-references. Suggestive, not proof.

📍Nearest known sourcestrong

Thayer Drive Substation (substation) - about 0.5 km from the estimated origin.

🔴Seismic activity

A USGS M1.7 earthquake 42 km away, 15h apart.

🌤️Conditions

Conditions weren’t especially sound-carrying. (21°C, wind 8 km/h, 0% cloud)

🕒Timing

night on a weekday.

🌕Moon

First quarter (57% lit).

Heard the boom and lost power?

Transformer and substation faults set off both a boom and an outage. See who else nearby is out, and when it is coming back.

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What people reported

Each number matches a dot on the map above.

1
Heard a boom · intensity 4/5 · from the E
anon-9031 · Jun 22, 11:14 PM · 3 months ago
2
Heard a boom · intensity 4/5
anon-1953 · Jun 22, 11:11 PM · 3 months ago
3
Heard a boom · intensity 4/5
anon-5582 · Jun 22, 11:10 PM · 3 months ago
4
Heard a boom · intensity 4/5
anon-1132 · Jun 22, 11:10 PM · 3 months ago
5
Heard a boom · intensity 3/5
anon-3488 · Jun 22, 11:15 PM · 3 months ago
6
Heard a boom · intensity 2/5 · from the ENE
anon-5429 · Jun 22, 11:14 PM · 3 months ago
7
Heard a boom · intensity 2/5 · from the E
anon-5071 · Jun 22, 11:14 PM · 3 months ago
8
Heard a boom · intensity 2/5 · from the WNW
anon-5429 · Jun 22, 11:11 PM · 3 months ago
9
Heard a boom · intensity 2/5 · from the ENE
anon-9327 · Jun 22, 11:10 PM · 3 months ago
10
Heard a boom · intensity 2/5 · from the W
anon-1348 · Jun 22, 11:09 PM · 3 months ago

What do you think it was?

Cast your vote. The data’s nearest match: substation - Thayer Drive Substation.

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Discussion

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