The intensity of a sonic boom can vary depending on several factors, including the size and shape of an aircraft, exactly how fast it is moving and whether it makes turns along its trajectory.

A sonic boom travels through the air with the plane, and it arrives on the ground at different times, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The earthquake was in the ocean, about 100 miles off Cape Canaveral, while the sonic boom was generated by a rocket launch from the Space Force Station.

A boom so loud it reached sonic levels is the explanation officials are giving on the noise heard from Virginia all the way across Anne Arundel County and beyond Sunday.