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“A big boom!” » This Thursday, November 21, 2024, early in the afternoon, several detonations were heard throughout the Pyrénées-Orientales department. These muffled noises caused the windows to vibrate and frighten the animals. But what could it possibly be?

The trail of a “mini-earthquake” ruled out

On social networks, the news spread like wildfire, between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Several hypotheses are put forward. Quickly, the idea that a mini-earthquake in itself at the origin takes precedence over the others.

It all starts from an observation by the French Central and Seismological Bureau – National Seismic Monitoring Network (BCSF-Rénass). At 1:32 p.m., an event of magnitude 2,0 is reported automatically

(©Screenshot / renass.unistra.fr) Information circulates. Shortcuts are made. For many, these strange noises are linked to this earthquake. And then, the idea is not far-fetched. Last February, a 2.2 magnitude earthquake caused sounds of explosions

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(©Screenshot / renass.unistra.fr) The revision carried out by the BCSF-Rénass analyst made it possible to make the necessary corrections: it was acareer shooting in Baixas

_{. The magnitude was also revised downwards (1.5 MLv).}

: an automatically reported event has not yet been verified by BCSF-Rénass. It is therefore important to wait for an analyst to observe the phenomenon to definitively validate it.

The Air Force has nothing to do with it Could this career shot, of which there are around ten per day in France, be the origin of these noises? “This has nothing to do with the detonation noise that you mention,” explains the BCSF-Rénass side.But then, where can they come from? On Facebook, other Internet users assure that this sound disturbance is linked to the

passage of fighter planes

No fighter plane from the Air and Space Force (AAE), among those likely to operate in the area (from the Orange and Mont-de-Marsan air bases), is at the origin of the noises described. Operational permanence (sky police), which can sometimes cause our planes to go supersonic, has not been triggered either. No major AAE exercise was also planned in this area during this time slot. Air and Space Force Among the other theses put forward by the Catalans: dismantling of wind turbines near Fitou (Aude). Although the operation probably caused a lot of noise locally, it is doubtful whether it could be the cause of a noise heard until Elneor even

Ceret

according to the various testimonies that we were able to consult.