Sonic Booms near Visalia, CA

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

5 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 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...
Suspected
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...
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...
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...