Was it a San Diego Earthquake?

Was a San Diego earthquake which was felt by many San Diegans today really an earthquake? According to San Diegans, they heard a loud noise and felt turbulence at 4pm today But U.S. Geological survey clarified that the noise heard was actually a sonic boom and not a San Diego earthquake.

San Diego 10News.com reports USGS seismologist Robert Dollar stated that sonic booms occur due to high speed aircraft. It was speculated that the alleged San Diego earthquake was noise bouncing off the atmosphere. The sonic boom noise went across around the county, which made everyone presumed that a San Diego earthquake occurred.

Meanwhile, SignOn SanDiego reports on the San Diego earthquake. Spokesperson of San Diego Fire Department Maurice Luque, spokesperson for the San Diego Fire Department, reported that no San Diego earthquake and no massive explosion took place. A Military official on the other hand confirmed that there are no exercises in the area at the time.