Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Sonic Boom Causes Panic in Kumbakonam
People in Kumbakonam heard a very loud noise twice on Tuesday morning.
They got scared because it was so loud.
But the local government official said it was just a sonic boom from a training jet plane.
The Air Force explained that a sonic boom is like thunder and happens when something moves faster than the speed of sound.
The official asked everyone not to worry.
Residents of Kumbakonam heard a loud sonic boom twice on Tuesday morning.
The sound caused panic among the local people.
Kumbakonam tahsildar Poongodi identified the sound as a sonic boom from a training jet plane.
Air Force officials explained that a sonic boom is a noise similar to thunder caused by an object moving faster than sound.
The official appealed to the people not to panic.
- Who
- Residents of Kumbakonam and Air Force officials
- What
- A loud sonic boom heard twice
- When
- Tuesday morning
- Where
- Kumbakonam, Thanjavur
- Why
- The sonic boom was caused by a training jet plane from the Air Force Station at Thanjavur
- Location
- Kumbakonam, Thanjavur
- Date
- Tuesday morning
- Source of Sound
- Sonic boom from a training jet plane
- Official Response
- Kumbakonam tahsildar Poongodi appealed to people not to panic
- Explanation
- Sonic boom is a noise similar to thunder caused by an object moving faster than sound