Massive fireball exploded over Hungary, earthquake in Békéscsaba – VIDEO
Several local webcams recorded a fireball over Hungary on Saturday around midnight. Check out the video of its explosion in the Earth’s atmosphere over Hungary.
A massive fireball was spotted in the sky over Hungary on Saturday around midnight. The brightness of the sky rock could reach minus 8 magnitudes, Időkép wrote. At the last phase of its journey, the fireball exploded into two parts, which continued to fly on separate trajectories. HERE you can check out some photos and videos. Below you can see a photo of the spectacular phenomenon:
And here is a similar stunning meteorite fall from Australia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqjG7Q-szQs
Meanwhile, a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded with an epicentre in West Romania, near Arad, at the Romanian-Hungarian border. As a result, its aftermath was felt as far as Békéscsaba, East Hungary. The earthquake took place at 8.46 PM local time at 15 km depth. Its epicentre was near Ópálos (Paulis) and was felt even in Kolozsvár (Cluj Napoca), hundreds of kilometres northeast. Thankfully, nobody was injured, and neither Hungarian nor Romanian residents reported any damage, 444.hu wrote. The map below shows the area hit by the earthquake: