A meteor barreling towards the Detroit area exploded in night sky Tuesday, dazzling onlookers with a brilliant light show.
The United States Geological Survey confirmed the bright flash that habitants of the Windsor-Essex area saw was a meteor that broke up over Detroit. Videos of a bright flash, accompanied by a booming noise began circulating around the internet Tuesday night shortly after 8 p.m.
Best video of the #meteor so far. People in Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Canada saw the flash. pic.twitter.com/4DrAXo2UlQ
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 17, 2018
“After reviewing several observational datasets, the NWS can confirm the flash and boom was NOT thunder or lightning, but instead a likely meteor,” the USGS stated in a tweet. They also confirmed the meteor caused a 2.0 earthquake in the New Haven, Michigan area. Some said they felt their homes shake as the meteor broke apart.
Best video of the #meteor so far. People in Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Canada saw the flash. pic.twitter.com/4DrAXo2UlQ
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 17, 2018
The bright flash was seen from surrounding states including Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin as well as southern Ontario.