Did You Hear It? Another Mystery Boom in Philly

For the second time in a week, Philadelphians are asking, what went boom in the night?

Just like last Tuesday, a loud noise, or noises, just before 11 p.m. Monday night caused people to turn to social media to ask what it was. People described it as a boom, louder than a firework.

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This time, some people claimed to hear a series of loud noises.

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anyone in philly hearing loud booms? there was one like 3 minutes ago and then just 3 more....

— Elliot A (@Heyitselliota) February 5, 2019

I heard a single boom about 3 minutes ago in South Philly. It sounded big. Not like fireworks or gunshots. More substantial.

— Michael Hanisco (@michaelhanisco) February 5, 2019

NBC10 reached out to Philadelphia firefighters and police but they didn’t know of a source of the sounds that were heard from South Philadelphia to Spring Garden.

Last week’s boom was heard as far away as New Jersey. This week’s boom seemed more confined. People’s theories covered everything from a meteorological event to a firework from the Midnight Lion Dance celebration for Chinese New Year’s in Chinatown.

Just like last week’s boom, the U.S. Geological Survey had no reports of an earthquake in the area.

The cause of last week’s boom was never determined.

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