The USGS noted the event was a "widely felt sonic boom from a suspected bolide," referring to a meteor that explodes in the atmosphere.

Local authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of the sound, and it remains unclear whether it was linked to an industrial incident, military activity or another event.

Early evidence pointed to the possibility of the disturbance being caused by a meteor entering the atmosphere and exploding ...

A meteor that exploded off the coast of Massachusetts set off a loud boom equivalent to 300 tons of TNT, NASA said.

On Saturday, at around 2:06 pm ET, a meteor streaked over the northeastern US and exploded north of Cape Cod Bay. The ...

The explosions and the boom sounds heard by the residents could be the result of “a rather significant bolide/meteor entering the atmosphere.” ...

A meteor streaking across the skies over the northeastern United States exploded with energy equivalent to about 300 tons of ...

A meteor crashing toward Earth exploded over the northeastern United States on Saturday, NASA said, setting off booms that echoed over the region with a blast equivalent to 300 tons of TNT.

A meteor exploded just off the coast of Massachusetts, causing a loud boom, Saturday. Meteorologists have said a loud blast was likely a meteor.

A meteorite that caused a loud boom when it exploded over Massachusetts Saturday afternoon split into fragments four times larger than most meteorites that fall to Earth, according to NASA.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Lightning Mapper detected an exploding meteor over eastern ...