An earthquake or sonic boom? This is why Selby and other parts of Yorkshire 'shook' this morning

People took to social media today after feeling a "sonic boom" across Yorkshire.
The final tower demolition at Eggborough power station could be felt by people across Yorkshire this morning.The final tower demolition at Eggborough power station could be felt by people across Yorkshire this morning.
The final tower demolition at Eggborough power station could be felt by people across Yorkshire this morning.

Taking to Twitter this morning (July 24) Martin said: "10:01 Yorkshire. Sonic boom?" while Martin O'Brien joked: "Earthquake in Selby? Or maybe a big lorry going to Tesco."

However, in actual fact, it was not a sonic boom or an earthquake, but the demolition of the final tower demolition at Eggborough power station.

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The last remaining structures at Eggborough Power Station were demolished today in what’s known as a controlled initiated collapse.

The demolition saw the two structures collapsed in a controlled manner with the use of high-speed explosives.

The 50,000-tonne steel framed Boiler House and 20,000-tonne 200m tall reinforced concrete Chimney were collapsed over a 10 second period.

The structures were previously part of the decommissioned Eggborough Power Station Plant that was closed down in 2018.

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People said they felt the effects of the explosion in their homes around 10 miles away.

On Twitter, Lana said: "Definitely sounded like an earthquake or sonic boom", while Victoria McLauchlan added: "It was the chimney being taken down at Eggborough. Our house shook!"

Jade, also felt the impact, she wrote: "Just got rudely awakened by Eggborough Power Station playing with explosives. I thought the house was caving in."

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