Sonic Booms near San Diego, CA

Since early 2026, we have detected 11 sonic boom events near San Diego, CA: 4 confirmed and 7 suspected. These detections are identified by analyzing real-time web traffic spikes on a popular earthquake information website.

11 Events Detected

Suspected
April 02, 2026
Lompoc, CA
A traffic spike was detected near Vandenberg and Lompoc at 4:52 PM PDT on April 2, inside a SpaceX launch window that...
Suspected
February 11, 2026
Cypress, CA
A boom was detected near Cypress in Orange County on the afternoon of February 11, more than 6 hours after the...
Confirmed
February 11, 2026
Vandenberg, CA — Starlink 17-34
SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB's SLC-4E at 9:11 AM PST on February 11. Booster B1100, on...
Suspected
February 11, 2026
Mexicali, BCN
A traffic spike was detected near Mexicali on the morning of February 11, about 9 minutes before the Starlink 17-34...
Suspected
February 10, 2026
Solana Beach, CA
Residents along the North San Diego County coast, including Solana Beach, Del Mar, Encinitas, and Carlsbad, reported a...
Confirmed
January 15, 2026
SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon Re-entry
NASA's Crew-11 Dragon capsule made an early return from the ISS after one of its four astronauts required urgent...
Confirmed
March 08, 2026
Vandenberg, CA — Starlink 17-18
SpaceX launched 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB's SLC-4E at 4:00 AM PDT on March 8. Booster B1097, on its...
Confirmed
March 13, 2026
Ventura, CA — Starlink 17-31
SpaceX launched 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB's SLC-4E at approximately 7:58 AM PDT on March 13. Veteran...
Suspected
February 27, 2026
San Diego, CA
A traffic spike was detected in the San Diego area late on the night of February 26. No SpaceX Vandenberg launch...
Suspected
March 03, 2026
Los Angeles, CA
A traffic spike was detected in the Los Angeles area on the evening of March 2. No SpaceX Vandenberg launch occurred...
Suspected
March 16, 2026
Escondido, CA — Camp Pendleton Live-Fire Training
A strong traffic spike was detected across inland San Diego and Riverside counties at 10:57 AM PDT on March 16. Camp...