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ALLEGHENY CO. — Allegheny County revealed they have no explanation for loud booms heard and felt around the region this morning.
According to Allegheny County’s Twitter, they received reports of a loud boom, shaking in the South Hills and other reports.
They confirmed there was no seismic activity and no thunder or lightning.
This comes after several calls came into Channel 11 about big booms that shook houses around the region. Viewers reported incidents from Bethel Park, McKeesport, Robinson and several areas in Westmoreland County.
Allegheny County’s agencies are investigating.
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This morning, multiple residents of the South Hills area and Pittsburgh region noticed a very loud “boom” and some shaking.
The boom was heard around 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
People took to social media and contacted KDKA, asking for answers.
Agencies are currently investigating the incident, but few details are known at this time.
While Allegheny County officials acknowledged there was a “loud boom,” they have stated it was not caused by seismic activity, thunderstorms or lightning or any construction at Pittsburgh International Airport.
“At this point, we have no explanation for the reports, but agencies are continuing to look,” the county tweeted this afternoon.
Our meteorologists are looking into the boom and are searching for answers.
So far, they also have not discovered any evidence of an earthquake or similar seismic activity.
There is no word on any current injuries or danger related to this incident.
We are currently monitoring the United States Geological Survey USGS, which measures earthquakes of 2.5 or higher magnitude.
None have been detected in Pennsylvania today.
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2022/01/01/unexplained-boom-startles-south-hills-pittsburgh-region/
Fireworks were going off since yesterday evening into early morning. The “boom” sounded like a rumble of thunder in the distance.
The areas reporting the boom are not close together. One station says McKeesport, Robinson, Bethel Park, and Westmoreland County. They are all far from each other. I heard a what sounded like distant thunder.
A loud boom and shaking ground reported by some residents in the Pittsburgh region on New Year’s Day was not caused by an earthquake, according the Allegheny County officials.
In the tweet posted around 1 p.m., Allegheny County confirmed that although Allegheny County 911 had received reports of a loud boom from several areas, including the South Hills.
A spokeswoman from the National Weather Service Pittsburgh said they could only confirm the incident was not lighting. She could not provide additional information.
Social media reaction to the boom was widespread on Facebook, with residents from Stowe Township, Hampton, Carrick, Avalon, Fox Chapel, Aspinwall as well as the South Hills. People posted feeling their homes shaking, rattling and a loud noise.
Jill Tarasi, 42, of Hampton said she’s concerned about what did cause the noise after learning seismic activity has been ruled out.
“It sounded like a house was exploding,” said Tarasi, who was sitting on her couch working on her laptop. “I have friends from all over saying they heard it, too.”
Laurel Ryan, 53, of Avalon said she felt and heard booms she described as “big thumps” twice Saturday morning while sitting in her living room.
Ryan actually experienced an earthquake while living in California.
“I was the only one awake (Saturday) and it felt very similar to the earthquake (in Calif.),” Ryan said. “It’s curious to me if it wasn’t seismic activity, then what could have happened?”
Ryan lives about a mile from Neville Island and said she wondered if perhaps a controlled demolition was going on there.
“They still have old chimney stacks,” she said.
County officials offered no immediate explanation for the disturbance. They said county agencies are investigating.
https://triblive.com/local/fox-chapel/it-wasnt-an-earthquake-allegheny-county-officials-say-the-widespread-shaking-loud-boom-was-something-else/