Sonic Booms near Oakland, CA

Since early 2026, we have detected 2 sonic boom events near Oakland, CA: 1 confirmed and 1 suspected. These detections are identified by analyzing real-time web traffic spikes on a popular earthquake information website.

2 Events Detected

Suspected
February 18, 2026
San Luis Obispo, CA
A traffic spike was detected near San Luis Obispo on the afternoon of February 18, about 5 hours after a separate...
Confirmed
February 15, 2026
Vandenberg, CA — Starlink 17-13 (600th Falcon 9)
SpaceX's 600th Falcon 9 mission launched 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB's SLC-4E at 5:59 PM PST on February...