Sonic Booms near Santa Maria, CA

Since early 2026, we have detected 5 sonic boom events near Santa Maria, CA: 3 confirmed and 2 suspected. These detections are identified by analyzing real-time web traffic spikes on a popular earthquake information website.

5 Events Detected

Santa Paula, CA — Starlink 17-24

SpaceX launched 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB's SLC-4E at 10:19 PM PDT on March 16. Booster B1088, on its...

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...

February 18, 2026

Santa Maria, CA

A strong traffic spike was detected near Santa Maria on the morning of February 18. A SpaceX Starlink 17-25 launch from...

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...

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...