An asteroid traveling 33 miles above the surface of the Earth created such a pressure force before burning up in a fireball in the atmosphere that it shook buildings and rattled windows in homes on the ground, NBC News reports.
“The space rock fragmented violently, producing a pressure wave that rattled buildings and generated the sound heard by those near the trajectory,” NASA said. “A nice little firework, courtesy of Mother Nature.”
The rock which caused the light and sound show was just six inches in diameter and weighed about 10 pounds.