The Human Sonic Boom A skydiver’s shock wave reversed time. Jared Leidich September 2018. Get our newsletter! Get our newsletter! Alan Eustace (shown ...

The Difference Between a Sonic Boom and an Earthquake. According to the USGS, they would not use seismic instruments to measure a sonic boom, as they occur in the atmosphere rather than on the ground.

THE SONIC BOOM OF THE SOUTH. Head Drum Major Marvin Meda and his crew stepped onto the field, ready for action. The SBOTS came out high-stepping and had a clean and full sound.

By these metrics, human eardrums are safe: For a sonic boom to do damage, it would have to be nearly 600 times stronger than the overpressure created by a typical space shuttle landing.

The sonic boom from the October Starship launch measured up to 146 decibels in some areas. “That’s like being a few feet away from a gunshot without hearing protection,” Gee said.