Ground tremors, sonic booms or what??

[Vermilion Villager]

I live down in Marsh Bend. Periodically the whole house will just shake. The windows and doors especially hard. It's happened more than once and I'd say once a month or so. I used to be in the military and know exactly what a sonic boom sounds and feels like. I'd say this is about close to that. I've been in thunderstorms where he distant thunder clap will shake the windows. That is another good example of what it feels like. Each time it has happened there has been no thunderstorms in the area.
I used to work for the FAA and know the air space around here. They do not have supersonic aircraft flying in any proximity of the villages. I mentioned it to my aunt who lives about 3 miles away and she has also experienced this as have some of my friends. None of us can figure out what it could possibly be. I live a good distance from I 75 and the turnpike. I have also checked the old posts in the forum and others have experienced this but nobody can seem to offer a good answer. Thoughts?

[BigSteph]

I think you should talk to others, better in the know, about the quarry near you.

Seems like that might be the source.

then again, totally speculating.

[Bogie Shooter]

Here is one your search missed.
https://www.**************.com/2018/03/25/residents-of-village-of-fenney-complain-about-blasting-at-limestone-quarry/

The other news site.

[village dreamer]

and can you hear the loudspeakers , prisoner 8250 report to the cell block b. just asking?

[Stu from NYC]

How close are you to the quarry?

[VillagerNut]

My guess is the limestone quarry that has a permit to blast five times a month. Their permit was just renewed recently for 10 more years.

[NoMo50]

Most likely blasting at the quarry.

[Worldseries27]

The quarry appears to be the correct choice. Perhaps they may post a warning due to safety laws concerning the workers and surrounding population.

[coffeebean]

My guess is the limestone quarry that has a permit to blast five times a month. Their permit was just renewed recently for 10 more years.

We don't have to deal with any of that quarry stuff in the LSL area.

[Worldseries27]

Suggest you call the office of the florida state fire marshall to make any further inquiries. Several law firms take on these cases of homes being damaged by the blast effects. They monitor all detonations with seismographs .

[HoosierPa]

I lived in Marsh Bend 2 years and never once experienced an issue and neither did any neighbor

[Worldseries27]

I would like to see a correlation study of quarry blasting and sinkhole occurrences especially pertaining to our areas

[jimkerr]

I live down in Marsh Bend. Periodically the whole house will just shake. The windows and doors especially hard. It's happened more than once and I'd say once a month or so. I used to be in the military and know exactly what a sonic boom sounds and feels like. I'd say this is about close to that. I've been in thunderstorms where he distant thunder clap will shake the windows. That is another good example of what it feels like. Each time it has happened there has been no thunderstorms in the area.
I used to work for the FAA and know the air space around here. They do not have supersonic aircraft flying in any proximity of the villages. I mentioned it to my aunt who lives about 3 miles away and she has also experienced this as have some of my friends. None of us can figure out what it could possibly be. I live a good distance from I 75 and the turnpike. I have also checked the old posts in the forum and others have experienced this but nobody can seem to offer a good answer. Thoughts?

It’s the blasting at the quarry. We had a big one yesterday.

[airstreamingypsy]

When I moved to my farm in SC, I remember what felt like a sonic boom. My 4,000 square foot log house shook...... dishes rattled... pictures bounced on the walls. I called my new neighbor and asked what that was.... she said, "Revenuers blowing up Arledge's still again." So, my guess is the quarry, or revenuers blowing up a still.

[mikeycereal]

and can you hear the loudspeakers , prisoner 8250 report to the cell block b.

oh geez I better get back

:duck:

[sallyg]

Odd. We have lived in Marsh Bend for several years and have not experienced anything like what you describe.

[Nana2Teddy]

I live down in Marsh Bend. Periodically the whole house will just shake. The windows and doors especially hard. It's happened more than once and I'd say once a month or so. I used to be in the military and know exactly what a sonic boom sounds and feels like. I'd say this is about close to that. I've been in thunderstorms where he distant thunder clap will shake the windows. That is another good example of what it feels like. Each time it has happened there has been no thunderstorms in the area.
I used to work for the FAA and know the air space around here. They do not have supersonic aircraft flying in any proximity of the villages. I mentioned it to my aunt who lives about 3 miles away and she has also experienced this as have some of my friends. None of us can figure out what it could possibly be. I live a good distance from I 75 and the turnpike. I have also checked the old posts in the forum and others have experienced this but nobody can seem to offer a good answer. Thoughts?
I’ve seen comments about the quarry blasts from villagers in Fenney, DeSoto, and others down that far, but never in Marsh Bend. It must’ve been a really big blast this time. I’m in DeLuna near the pool, was home all day yesterday, and never heard or felt a thing.

[Zenmama18]

Same here. We've been in Marsh Bend for 2 1/2 years and never noticed anything.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I was out there for about 3 years . The first time it went off I went outside and all the neighbors were outside also , I called community watch , They Knew Nothing lol. They have a license for x amount of times a month but I actually don’t know how many times they set it off . I’m always gone from the house so it never was a big bother , once in awhile it was a big one but sometimes just a ripple . I know one thing there not going anywhere , the stuff is to valuable .

[heron848]

Yes we all remember you live in the world of Oz, with waterfalls, prettier flowers, zero traffic, and no Abnb’s.

I thought that was Lake Wobegone “where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above 55 years of age”.

[DianeKellerWilliams]

I live down in Marsh Bend. Periodically the whole house will just shake. The windows and doors especially hard. It's happened more than once and I'd say once a month or so. I used to be in the military and know exactly what a sonic boom sounds and feels like. I'd say this is about close to that. I've been in thunderstorms where he distant thunder clap will shake the windows. That is another good example of what it feels like. Each time it has happened there has been no thunderstorms in the area.
I used to work for the FAA and know the air space around here. They do not have supersonic aircraft flying in any proximity of the villages. I mentioned it to my aunt who lives about 3 miles away and she has also experienced this as have some of my friends. None of us can figure out what it could possibly be. I live a good distance from I 75 and the turnpike. I have also checked the old posts in the forum and others have experienced this but nobody can seem to offer a good answer. Thoughts?

I moved to this area in the late 70's and actually delivered afternoon newspapers back then in Sumter County (Leesburg to Lake Panasoffkee). Very often there were sonic booms and the aircraft flew low enough to catch a glimpse. The sound was unmistakably loud and I'm sure rattled the homes below. They seemed to fly over cow fields mostly in the Sumterville and surrounding areas. It might not be an "official fly-over area", but it may be that they are required to fly higher and sometimes drop too low and are "discovered". Just a guess. But it definitely used to be a major path.

[Vermilion Villager]

How close are you to the quarry?

Assume you mean the Dixie Lime & Stone Co. 8.6 miles. I suppose it could be that.

[Debfrommaine]

We're in Marsh Bend three years and haven't had this happen.

[Vermilion Villager]

We don't have to deal with any of that quarry stuff in the LSL area.
Yes....and I don't have to deal with aging roofs, outdated appliances and "last generation" homes. :wave: That BOOM you just heard didn't come from the Quarry either!!!! :boom:

[Vermilion Villager]

It’s the blasting at the quarry. We had a big one yesterday.
Thank you!!! Yes, yesterday afternoon. :agree:

[Dustybrogan]

This limestone quarry is considered a mining operation and is regulated by (MSHA) mine safety and health administration under the US department of labor. They have an approved blasting plan and seismic monitoring devices ( to protect against damage suits). If you feel the blast was abnormally large or could cause damage to your home, you can request an inspector visit and review from the agency. At least they would know that someone is paying attention.

[Stu from NYC]

When I moved to my farm in SC, I remember what felt like a sonic boom. My 4,000 square foot log house shook...... dishes rattled... pictures bounced on the walls. I called my new neighbor and asked what that was.... she said, "Revenuers blowing up Arledge's still again." So, my guess is the quarry, or revenuers blowing up a still.

Uh oh better hide the stills again

[Babubhat]

Check here next time it happens. Search for local airspace . Also ask quarry when next blast event is

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[Number 10 GI]

We are working on our 5th year here in McClure Village and only once have we noticed a minor shock from the blasting.

[kcrazorbackfan]

The quarry appears to be the correct choice. Perhaps they may post a warning due to safety laws concerning the workers and surrounding population.

I’d say that the workers do know about the blasts; the residents probably never will.

[aldo28701]

Quarry blasting which sometimes shook my artwork off the wall. Had to use hurricane screws to stop it.

[fdpaq0580]

Thoughts?

Does this only happen during the day?
Wee hours of the morning, half asleep, thought I heard distant thunder and felt mild tremor. Lay awake the rest of the night praying for rain. The thought that scared me was that it might have been a sink hole.

[PugMom]

oh geez I better get back

:duck:

don't forget your golf cart!

[Escape Artist]

Does this only happen during the day?
Wee hours of the morning, half asleep, thought I heard distant thunder and felt mild tremor. Lay awake the rest of the night praying for rain. The thought that scared me was that it might have been a sink hole.

To my knowledge, there’s only been one or two occurrences of sink holes in The Villages. How can you tell which areas are prone to it and is all the overdevelopment in The Villages a cause for concern on this issue? (Don’t mean to hijack this thread but since the subject was already mentioned a couple of times…)

[vintageogauge]

Suggest you call the office of the florida state fire marshall to make any further inquiries. Several law firms take on these cases of homes being damaged by the blast effects. They monitor all detonations with seismographs .

Did someone mention damage to their home? I missed that.

[vintageogauge]

These blast shakes are the equivalent of a truck hitting a pothole in front of your house and they last about 1 second. I've been down here for 6 years, just had my house painted and asked them to let me know if there were any cracks in the stucco and there were none. It's not a big deal at all. The only ones that complain about it are those that don't live here.

[JMintzer]

We don't have to deal with any of that quarry stuff in the LSL area.

Yes we all remember you live in the world of Oz, with waterfalls, prettier flowers, zero traffic, and no Abnb’s.

Yes....and I don't have to deal with aging roofs, outdated appliances and "last generation" homes. :wave: That BOOM you just heard didn't come from the Quarry either!!!! :boom:


OOOH! Another "My village is better than your village" fight!

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[JoMar]

We don't have to deal with any of that quarry stuff in the LSL area.

Somehow that was helpful to the OP I guess?

[Bilyclub]

To my knowledge, there’s only been one or two occurrences of sink holes in The Villages. How can you tell which areas are prone to it and is all the overdevelopment in The Villages a cause for concern on this issue? (Don’t mean to hijack this thread but since the subject was already mentioned a couple of times…)

Apparently you missed this thread:

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/plotted-where-villages-sinkholes-have-occurred-155945/

There's 10 on here and at least 3 or 4 since that.

[coffeebean]

Yes....and I don't have to deal with aging roofs, outdated appliances and "last generation" homes. :wave: That BOOM you just heard didn't come from the Quarry either!!!! :boom:

I would rather deal with having to put a new roof on my home than have a crack(s) in the foundation of my home or other damage that blasting can cause.

[mrfixit]

SPACE X brought a Rocket Shell back to Cape Canaveral and LANDED IT AT THE CAPE.
This caused the Sonic Boom/Shake to be heard and felt all across most of Florida.

Normally they land it on a barge in the Middle of The Atlantic Ocean.
When they land it Mid Ocean.... WE would hear nothing.in The Villages

The Sonic Boom was Heard all Across Central Florida.

The Local Dixie Stone Co had nothing to do with this Boom and Shake.

[coffeebean]

Apparently you missed this thread:

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/plotted-where-villages-sinkholes-have-occurred-155945/

There's 10 on here and at least 3 or 4 since that.

Yikes. I'm in Mallory Square where one of those sink holes opened up. Apparently I do have something to worry about.

[Normal]

About a month ago someone posted two A10s flying closely over some Villages housing in another post.

Additional Theory
A villager adjusted their golf cart to hyper sonic speeds above 20 mph and you heard the reverberations of the experimental cart craft.

[vintageogauge]

I would rather deal with having to put a new roof on my home than have a crack(s) in the foundation of my home or other damage that blasting can cause.

Let's see, 6-1/2 years of building homes south of 44, lived here 6 of those years and have never heard anyone mention a crack in their foundations or any other damage. However there is a lot of crack(s) in your neck of the woods.

[Bogie Shooter]

Yikes. I'm in Mallory Square where one of those sink holes opened up. Apparently I do have something to worry about.

How did you miss that?

[coffeebean]

Let's see, 6-1/2 years of building homes south of 44, lived here 6 of those years and have never heard anyone mention a crack in their foundations or any other damage. However there is a lot of crack(s) in your neck of the woods.
Good to know the quarry is not causing any damage to the homes.

[coffeebean]

How did you miss that?

I have no idea. I know we do have a problem with sink holes in The Villages. I just didn't realize one opened up so close to where I live.

[Worldseries27]

quarry blasting which sometimes shook my artwork off the wall. Had to use hurricane screws to stop it.
good it worked

[Escape Artist]

Apparently you missed this thread:

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/plotted-where-villages-sinkholes-have-occurred-155945/

There's 10 on here and at least 3 or 4 since that.

Thanks for the link. Some new ones have cropped up (or fallen in) since then. There was also one in Calumet Grove I think.

[Kelevision]

We don't have to deal with any of that quarry stuff in the LSL area.

We don’t either by Sawgrass Grove. :MOJE_whot:

[guppyvii]

I live down in Marsh Bend. Periodically the whole house will just shake. The windows and doors especially hard. It's happened more than once and I'd say once a month or so. I used to be in the military and know exactly what a sonic boom sounds and feels like. I'd say this is about close to that. I've been in thunderstorms where he distant thunder clap will shake the windows. That is another good example of what it feels like. Each time it has happened there has been no thunderstorms in the area.
I used to work for the FAA and know the air space around here. They do not have supersonic aircraft flying in any proximity of the villages. I mentioned it to my aunt who lives about 3 miles away and she has also experienced this as have some of my friends. None of us can figure out what it could possibly be. I live a good distance from I 75 and the turnpike. I have also checked the old posts in the forum and others have experienced this but nobody can seem to offer a good answer. Thoughts?

Here is an article explaining the sonic booms.

Sonic booms in Florida: SpaceX makes noisy announcement (https://www.wesh.com/article/spacex-more-sonic-booms/43918172?fbclid=IwAR0ShgK535Tw9lrlHhoCRP-aQnKlVXscKi9Kqi6JznXRgRjzBVNgU_CZyBc&mibextid=Zxz2cZ)

[Altavia]

Let's see, 6-1/2 years of building homes south of 44, lived here 6 of those years and have never heard anyone mention a crack in their foundations or any other damage. However there is a lot of crack(s) in your neck of the woods.

Since at least since building South of 44, the Villages does extensive geological drilling to determine the conditions beneath the surface. You can see this as a matrix off white spots in Google photos prior to construction.

They scoop out any organic material and back full with sand/clay.

If moisture content is high, they use piles of soil to compress and force moisture out over time to compact/stabilize the soil

[NoMo50]

About a month ago someone posted two A10s flying closely over some Villages housing in another post.


While that may have happened, the A-10 is not capable of supersonic flight...therefore cannot produce a sonic boom.

[Marathon Man]

I would rather deal with having to put a new roof on my home than have a crack(s) in the foundation of my home or other damage that blasting can cause.

Never going to happen. Why say that? Time to have a bit of reflection perhaps?

[Stu from NYC]

This is why we do have sinkhole insurance

[Hans53]

Really big one this week. first we experienced in two years. House shook.

[boblexsue]

The quarry appears to be the correct choice. Perhaps they may post a warning due to safety laws concerning the workers and surrounding population.


When I lived west of Ft. Lauderdale in the late 70's blasting was just a way of life.
Sunrise, Plantation, Weston, Pembroke Pines, Miramar etc. were all just Everglades back then. Tens of thousands of homes were being built. To make room for the new developments they had to blast and muck and demuck to have land to build on.
They take the muck out by truck usually to the railroad out east and bring back truck loads of solid fill and dump it. This went on for years. If you look at a map of Southeast Fl. you will see 441. Most everything west of it was built after I moved there. Amazing

[missmollee]

Down load the app “find my car.” Look for your village/house and see just how close you are to one of three mines/quarries especially the one that does blasting every so often. The blasts rock the entire house. Too bad the realtor didn’t mention it. “It’s not personal, it’s just business.” Welcome to TV. Woodstock John. 🇺🇸😇🇺🇸

[Worldseries27]

down load the app “find my car.” look for your village/house and see just how close you are to one of three mines/quarries especially the one that does blasting every so often. The blasts rock the entire house. Too bad the realtor didn’t mention it. “it’s not personal, it’s just business.” welcome to tv. Woodstock john. 🇺🇸😇🇺🇸
and welcome aboard to you also

[Worldseries27]

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[NE2VillageLife]

Where: Fenney Village, close to 301, near pitch and putt
Last felt: 07/13/2023 (intermittently 1-2x per month before that)
What: House shakes for 2-3 seconds
Ask next door neighbor: She has been a resident for 3 yrs, also feels these tremors

I called DistrictGov they are unsure.
However, I suspect it's blasting 5-7min away in new areas being build.

Does anyone know what this shaking could be caused from?

[vintageogauge]

We don't have to deal with any of that quarry stuff in the LSL area.

Yep, but you do have to deal with old roofs and old HVAC systems. The quarry has been blasting for 30 years or so and never saw a report of damage to any village home.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

To my knowledge, there’s only been one or two occurrences of sink holes in The Villages. How can you tell which areas are prone to it and is all the overdevelopment in The Villages a cause for concern on this issue? (Don’t mean to hijack this thread but since the subject was already mentioned a couple of times…)

There's a ground collapse three houses away from mine right now, in the street. A month ago there was a different one that'd been there for three months before it was finally filled in and re-sodded, and that was around the corner, also on my street. Another happened also on the "historic side" that half-swallowed someone's car while they were driving up the road, and it collapsed under their wheels.

A sinkhole is a type of ground collapse. Sinkholes are natural occurrences that are common throughout Central Florida, also known as Sinkhole Alley.

Other kinds of ground collapses can be caused by defective retention pond lining, inferior retention pond lining, inferior engineering standards for road building, poor or insufficient road maintenance, pipe leaks and bursts under the ground, and a handful of other things that would not have happened if people didn't build on sand and limestone.

Most of the Villages ground collapses aren't sinkholes, but we do get lots of them. Most of them don't make the news because they're as unremarkable as pot-holes are in New York City.

[Bogie Shooter]

Where: Fenney Village, close to 301, near pitch and putt
Last felt: 07/13/2023 (intermittently 1-2x per month before that)
What: House shakes for 2-3 seconds
Ask next door neighbor: She has been a resident for 3 yrs, also feels these tremors

I called DistrictGov they are unsure.
However, I suspect it's blasting 5-7min away in new areas being build.

Does anyone know what this shaking could be caused from?

Did you read the previous 60 posts and not find your answer??
It’s there.

[NE2VillageLife]

Thank you everyone for the tremors info.

I believe I do have my answer that it is BLASTING around the Quarry area.
I called DistGov again and they could not confirm "blasting", but alluded to it. So it lines up to what everyone is saying here.

I will not worry for now since it is infrequent. And, it does occur early morning / mid-day during a weekly "work day." Thus, a construction crews likely work hours.

[Bogie Shooter]

Thank you everyone for the tremors info.

I believe I do have my answer that it is BLASTING around the Quarry area.
I called DistGov again and they could not confirm "blasting", but alluded to it. So it lines up to what everyone is saying here.

I will not worry for now since it is infrequent. And, it does occur early morning / mid-day during a weekly "work day." Thus, a construction crews likely work hours.

That’s the right attitude……….enjoy life!😀