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^ worse. 1922: Richmond, Va., May 12 - "With a detonation that was heard forty miles away, a meteor appeared to fall to earth some distance north of Lawrenceville, near Blackstone, Virginia at about 11:15 last (night), according to reports reaching here. The phenomenon was said to have rocked the earth not unlike an earthquake, shaking houses and awakening residents of Lawrenceville. The countryside for miles around, it was said, was lighted up as bright as midday, and the meteor emitted a swishing sound as it hurled through space.
Reports reaching Norfolk said the meteor exploded with a force that shook houses and broke windows in and around that community. The flash of the meteor was plainly seen at Norfolk, 100 miles each way of where it is estimated to have fallen." Estimated at 20 tons; There were no reports of injuries. LUCKY VIRGINIANS!
Considering the recent 2/15/ 2013 similar incident; The Chelyabinsk meteor: was a superbolide. On account of its high velocity and shallow angle of atmospheric entry, the object exploded in an airburst over Chelyabinsk Oblast, at a height of around 29.7 km (18.4 miles, 97,400 feet. The explosion generated a bright flash, producing a hot cloud of dust and gas that penetrated to 26.2 km, and many surviving small fragmentary meteorites, as well as a large shock wave. The bulk of the object's energy was absorbed by the atmosphere, with a total kinetic energy before atmospheric impact equivalent to approximately 500 kilotons of TNT, 20–30 times more energy than was released from the Hiroshima bomb. This meteor was estimated at 12,000 metric tons/20 meters in diameter. 1500 people were injured..