India, May 25 -- Following what many believed was an earthquake that rocked Los Angeles, social media posts have claimed that it was actually a sonic boom from the SpaceX Dragon capsule. Videos of the Dragon capsule "re-entering" have surfaced on social media.

"Correction: likely not an earthquake in Los Angeles but a sonic boom from this SpaceX Dragon capsule re-entering," one post said, sharing a video. Another said, "It was a sonic boom. SpaceX Dragon returning to earth."

Shortly before social media posts clarified what really happened, EMSC, anindependent scientific organization, shared on X that an earthquake may have been felt in California. It noted that this was an "automatic crowdsourced detection, not seismically verified yet....