Loud booms heard in Texas were due to 1,000-lb meteroid exploding, Nasa says

A 1,000lbs meteoroid likely exploded in the skies above Texas scattering fragments over the ground on Wednesday afternoon, confirmed Nasa.

The National Weather Service Brownsville, Texas tweeted that its satellite system, used to track lightening strikes, also detected the meteoroid.

It is unlikely that the meteoroid hit the ground directly, as no impact site has been found.

Several concerned residents were panicked about the since-confirmed meteoroid, with some assuming it was an earthquake, reported authorities.

Residents in Hidalgo County reported hearing a boom that sounded like thunder and reported seeing the meteoroid, said Hidalgo County sheriff Eddie Guerra said during a news conference, reported CNN.

Guerra noted that he received a report from the FBI that two pilots flying near Houston had apparently also seen the meteoroid, and wanted to diffuse fears from residents that the loud noises were attributed to recent incidents of US officials shooting down foreign objects in US airspace.

US representative Monica De La Cruz, who represents the area impacted by the meteoroid, said on Wednesday that officials were still working to understand if the space object hit the ground.