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There were many reports on social media of a bright double flash followed by loud booms seen and heard throughout Metro Vancouver on Tuesday night.
At 9:30 p.m., weather watcher Ryan Voutilainen posted “reports of a sonic boom heard from Mission B.C. all the way to Port Angeles, Washington. Many reports of a large flash in the sky, wondering if it was a meteor?!”
Voutilainen noted it was raining at the time of the incident.
Reports of a Sonic boom heard from Mission BC all the way to Port Angeles, Washington… Many reports of a large flash in the sky, wondering if it was a meteor?!
— Ryan Voutilainen 🇨🇦🇫🇮 (@RyanVoutilainen) March 4, 2026
Darn it if it was raining. What did you see??#BCStorm #BCwx #WAsx
Most reports, some captured on camera, state a double flash occurred at 9:08 p.m. followed by two booms.
A person posting on Reddit shared a screen grab from the federal government’s seismometer at Queen Elizabeth Park showing a spike at around 9:08 p.m.
Reports also came in from people in Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Port Moody, Langley and Vancouver.
“I’m in Belcarra and saw a massive flash of light over the North Shore followed by 2 explosions that shook my entire house!! The weird thing is that they were 3-5 minutes apart!,” wrote WalkerJAdiar.
“I saw a bright light in kits coming from toward the beach and then a minute or so later our window rattled,” another poster reported.
Most people are reporting a flash followed by a boom, and in some cases two booms.
According to the American Meteor Society there were several fireball reports made across B.C. and Washington at around 9:15 p.m. In B.C., they came from Comox, Maple Ridge and Merritt, with the fireball lasting between 1.5 and 3.5 seconds.
The society states a fireball is another term for a very bright meteor.