Accidents meteoroid impact

7-ton Meteor Breaks Apart Over Cleveland

Analysis based on 26 articles · First reported Mar 17, 2026 · Last updated Mar 19, 2026

Sentiment

Attention

Articles

Market Impact

General

Live prominence charts, article sentiment distribution, and event development timeline available on the NewsDesk Dashboard

Market Impact

This event has no direct or indirect impact on financial markets. It is a natural phenomenon with localized effects that do not influence economic activity or asset valuations.

Event Summary

A 7-ton meteor, approximately 6 feet in diameter, entered Earth's atmosphere at 45,000 miles per hour on Tuesday morning. It was first observed about 50 miles above Lake Erie, near Lorain, and traveled over 34 miles before fragmenting over Valley City, north of Medina. The meteor's breakup unleashed energy equivalent to 250 tons of TNT, causing a thunderous boom and vibrations felt by residents in United States===Cleveland and surrounding areas, with sightings reported from Wisconsin to Maryland. United States===NASA confirmed the event, and the American Meteor Society provided expert commentary. No significant debris has been found, and most of the meteor is believed to have burned up in the atmosphere.

Key Actions

70 United States===NASA confirmed meteor sighting and provided details

40 United States===National Weather Service confirmed meteor and captured video

30 American Meteor Society received eyewitness reports

Entities Involved

loc

United States===Ohio

Parts of United States===Ohio, particularly northeastern United States===Ohio, experienced the loud boom and shaking homes caused by the meteor. The meteor was first visible above Lake Erie in northern United States===Ohio and fragmented over Valley City, north of Medina.

Importance 80 Sentiment 0

govactor

United States===NASA

United States===NASA confirmed the event was a meteor nearly 6 feet in diameter and provided details about its trajectory and energy release.

Importance 70 Sentiment 0

ngo

American Meteor Society

The American Meteor Society received numerous reports of the fireball from multiple states and its executive director, Carl W. Hergenrother, provided expert commentary on the event.

Importance 60 Sentiment 0

per

Bill Cooke

Bill Cooke, who leads United States===NASA's Meteoroid Environments Office, provided detailed information about the meteor's trajectory, size, and the energy released.

Importance 60 Sentiment 0

loc

United States===Cleveland

The meteor broke apart over Valley City, north of Medina, causing a thunderous boom and vibrations that were felt by residents and staff at the United States===National Weather Service in United States===Cleveland.

Importance 50 Sentiment 0

per

Carl W. Hergenrother

Carl W. Hergenrother, executive director of the American Meteor Society, identified the object as a fireball/meteorite and provided context on the frequency of such events.

Importance 50 Sentiment 0

loc

United States===Medina County, Ohio

The meteor fragmented over Valley City, north of Medina, and fragments likely continued south, producing meteorites around United States===Medina County, Ohio.

Importance 50 Sentiment 0

+ 7 more entities View on Dashboard

Relationships

Carl W. Hergenrother related ↔ American Meteor Society

Brian Mitchell related ↔ United States===National Weather Service

Bill Cooke related ↔ United States===NASA

NEWSDESK

Track this event live

Set up alerts, explore entity relationships, search across thousands of events, and build custom intelligence feeds.

Open Dashboard