METEOR SMASHES INTO AUSTRALIA: People left terrified as space rock causes houses to SHAKE
RESIDENTS of Australia were left terrified after what is believed to be a meteor crashed into Queensland.
Locals spotted the meteor which resulted in a huge flash of light that filled the night sky.
The space rock is believed to have crashed off-shore at Turkey Beach and Emerald in Queensland, Australia.
People in the area said the impact caused houses to tremble, with police confirming that they had received several calls in what many had thought was initially an earthquake.
However, Geoscience Australia has stated that there was no quake, with weather forecasters Higgins Storm Chasing saying that “it looks like a meteorite has impacted somewhere offshore”.
iggins Storm Chasing wrote on its Facebook: “A bright flash or light has been reported by hundreds of people, this light was seen as far South as Hervey Bay and as far North as Yeppoon with a tremor being felt upon impact over the general Gladstone area and Boyne Island.”
Australians took to social media to share their experiences.
One Facebook user, Ellie Thompson, uploaded footage of the huge flash of light that was captured by security cameras.
Binny Dickinson wrote: “It felt like an explosion & before the house shook it was blinding light”.
Lynette Emerson added: “My husband was putting our the garbage bins when he saw the outside of the house light up.
“He turned around and saw a brilliant meteor or something flash overhead and disappeared over the sea.”
