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Boom over the Tri-Cities - Jun 30, 2026, 9:30 PM

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 10:06 PM · 3 hours ago

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Reports (numbered)Direction it came fromEstimated origin (source)Earthquake (USGS)
🎆This event is during the 4th of July window, when fireworks set off booms all over the area. Some of these reports - and the estimated origin - may be fireworks rather than one source.
Estimated origin - interesting, not definitive

The red marker is our best guess at the source; the blue dots are where people were. Triangulated from the 3 directions people drew - each arrow is a line pointing back toward the source, and the marker is where those lines cross. It sharpens as more people report which way it came from, and as we get loudness and exact-timing reports.

Confidence:53% · Moderatecompass bearings

What it lines up with

Automatic cross-references. Suggestive, not proof.

📍Nearest known sourcestrong

Richland Sub Station (substation) - about 0.9 km from the estimated origin.

🔴Seismic activity

A USGS M2.06 earthquake 18 km away, 11h apart.

🌤️Conditions

Conditions weren’t especially sound-carrying. (20°C, wind 6 km/h, 0% cloud)

🕒Timing

night on a weekday.

🌕Moon

Full moon (98% 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 3/5 · from the SSE🎆 Fireworks season
anon-9031 · Jun 30, 10:06 PM · 3 hours ago
2
Heard a boom · intensity 2/5 · from the NNW🎆 Fireworks season
anon-5461 · Jun 30, 10:41 PM · 2 hours ago
3
Heard a boom · intensity 2/5 · from the SW🎆 Fireworks season
anon-4961 · Jun 30, 9:30 PM · 3 hours ago

What do you think it was?

Cast your vote. The data’s nearest match: substation - Richland Sub Station.

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