Sonic Boom

For the second time in a month, the ground moved and houses shook in South Jersey

A sonic boom from military aircraft is blamed for Monday's ground rumbling in New Jersey

No, it wasn't an earthquake — but it sure felt like one to people in lots of New Jersey towns.

Seismic activity? A sonic boom? It's not clear what shook New Jersey on Thursday afternoon.

Heads up if you're in the area of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. In just a little bit, the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team will be performing a controlled detonation. And officials are saying that this could be a big one. Read on for details:

After last week's booming and shaking all up and down the New Jersey coast, some shore residents are again reporting hearing loud noises and feeling the ground shaking today.

A large swath of South Jersey was perplexed this afternoon by repeated tremors that were strong enough to rattle homes and nerves. Officially, the US Geological Survey has chalked the activity up to not earthquakes, but sonic booms. Some sources are now saying that the military's next generation fighter jet, the F-35C, was responsible for the drama...

UPDATE: NBC News has reported that a U.S. military F-35C Joint Strike Fighter jet created a "number of sonic booms" during flight tests off the coast of New Jersey on Thursday. The United State Geological Survey confirmed that it was a sonic boom that caused the earthquake-like shaking across the state of New Jersey earlier this afternoon...