Boom over the Tri-Cities - Jun 25, 2026, 10:57 AM
Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 10:57 AM · 3 hours ago
We need at least two reports that note which direction it came from (ideally from different spots) before we can triangulate an origin.
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Automatic cross-references. Suggestive, not proof.
Richland Sub Station (substation) - about 7.5 km from the estimated origin.
A USGS M1.7 earthquake 33 km away, 45h apart.
Conditions weren’t especially sound-carrying. (28°C, wind 14 km/h, 99% cloud)
morning on a weekday.
Waxing gibbous (81% 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.
isthepowerout.comWhat people reported
Each number matches a dot on the map above.
Between 9 and 9:30am. Pattern of thuds 2-3 thuds followed by 4th stronger dish rattling thud. Repeated 3-4 times in a half hour.
What do you think it was?
Cast your vote. The data’s nearest match: substation - Richland Sub Station.
Discussion
Saw the same thing? Have a theory or evidence about what it was? Weigh in.