Earthquake in New Jersey Turned Out To Be Sonic Booms

Many people reported feeling an earthquake in parts of New Jersey & Long Island Thursday afternoon was actually was a sonic boom.

The Pentagon confirmed late on Thursday that F-35 Military aircraft were performing routine flight testings.

“Aircraft from Naval Test Wing Atlantic were conducting routine flight testing in the Atlantic Test Ranges this afternoon that included activities which may have resulted in sonic booms,” the department said in a statement. “An F-35C from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD was conducting supersonic testing in a cleared military flight area off the east coast earlier today. An F/A-18 aircraft accompanied the F-35C during the test.”

[VIA - CBS New York]