Sonic Booms near Van Nuys, CA

Since early 2026, we have detected 14 sonic boom events near Van Nuys, CA: 10 confirmed and 4 suspected. These detections are identified by analyzing real-time web traffic spikes on a popular earthquake information website.

14 Events Detected

A traffic spike was detected near Vandenberg and Lompoc at 4:52 PM PDT on April 2, inside a SpaceX launch window that...

Ventura County, CA — Transporter-16

SpaceX launched the Transporter-16 rideshare mission from Vandenberg SFB's SLC-4E at 4:02 AM PDT on March 30. The...

Ventura County, CA — Starlink 17-17

SpaceX launched 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB's SLC-4E at 4:03 PM PDT on March 26. Booster B1081, on its...

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

A boom was detected near Cypress in Orange County on the afternoon of February 11, more than 6 hours after the...

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...

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...

February 25, 2026

Wilmington, CA — Starlink 17-26

SpaceX launched 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB at 6:17 AM PST on February 25. The sonic boom propagated...

Newbury Park, CA — Starlink 17-23

SpaceX launched 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB at 2:10 AM PST on March 1. Booster B1082, on its 20th...

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...

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...

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...

Los Angeles, CA

A traffic spike was detected in the Los Angeles area on the evening of March 2. No SpaceX Vandenberg launch occurred...