Boom over the Tri-Cities - Jun 26, 2026, 11:12 PM

Friday, June 26, 2026 at 11:45 PM · 2 hours ago

2 reports2 contributors1 gave a direction

Reports (numbered)Direction it came fromEarthquake (USGS)

Origin not pinned yet

We need at least two reports that note which direction it came from (ideally from different spots) before we can triangulate an origin.

What it lines up with

Automatic cross-references. Suggestive, not proof.

📍Nearest known sourcestrong

Ashe Substation (BPA) (substation) - about 4.3 km from the estimated origin.

🌤️Conditions

Conditions weren’t especially sound-carrying. (16°C, wind 9 km/h, 0% cloud)

🕒Timing

night on a weekend.

🌕Moon

Waxing gibbous (92% lit).

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

Each number matches a dot on the map above.

Heard a boom · intensity 4/5

anon-5714 · Jun 26, 11:45 PM · 2 hours ago

Heard a boom · intensity 4/5 · from the N

anon-6648 · Jun 26, 11:12 PM · 3 hours ago

I ripped ass and it woke me and the dog up... pretty crazy boom

Cast your vote. The data’s nearest match: substation - Ashe Substation (BPA).

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