Massive Booms Shook the East Coast for 300 Years — Now Scientists Know Why

  • تاريخ النشر: الثلاثاء، 09 يونيو 2026 زمن القراءة: دقيقة قراءة

Researchers link the shocking sounds to natural gas eruptions beneath Seneca Lake's expansive depths.

The Mystery Is Known as the Seneca Guns

The Reports Go Back Centuries

Folklore Filled the Gap

Scientists Found 144 Huge Craters

Methane Was the Key Clue

The Booms May Come From Giant Gas Bubbles

Seneca Lake May Amplify the Sound

Not Every East Coast Boom Is Solved

The Phenomenon Is Not Considered a Major Threat

The Real Breakthrough Is Beneath the Lake

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For centuries, people along parts of America’s East Coast have reported sudden cannon-like booms that seemed to come from nowhere. They were loud enough to rattle homes, strange enough to inspire folklore, and persistent enough to become one of the region’s most enduring natural mysteries.

Now, new research around Seneca Lake in upstate New York points to a physical explanation for at least one famous version of the phenomenon. Scientists studying the lakebed found evidence that trapped methane and other gases may be erupting from beneath the water, producing explosive shockwaves that sound like distant artillery.

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