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May 20, 2020: A loud sound heard in Bangalore on Wednesday afternoon left the city residents panicked. The sound was heard from as far as the Bengaluru airport in Devanahalli to the IT hub of Electronic City. Several residents posted on Twitter, wondering if an earthquake had hit the Karnataka capital. However, the Karnataka's natural disaster monitoring centre confirmed that it was not because of an earthquake. The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre tweeted that they have checked  sensors and there is no earthquake activity recorded today. Later people shared it to be sonic boom caused due to a fighter jet. But, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) claimed it to be false. Bengaluru Police has n't received report of any damage or injuries. The Bengaluru Police are yet to ascertain the source of the noise. Related Post: Sonic boom in Pali, Rajasthan

A mystery earth tremor shook Ocean City, Maryland on Thursday morning. Tremors have been reported across Ocean City and the lower Delmarva Peninsula. However, no earthquakes in Ocean City, Maryland have been recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey even. According to the Maryland Geological Survey, the last earthquake in Ocean City occurred in 1928. The Maryland Emergency Management Agency expects it to be a sonic boom caused by the Navy test flights. Some seismologist even claimed it to be frost quake caused when frozen soil, rocks or water violently crack. Original post: Natural Disasters List February 7, 2014