Residents of an Australian village report that a series of strange explosions occur “every 15 minutes.”
On Tuesday, the explosions shook residences in South Australia’s Lefevre Peninsula, which is located approximately 15 kilometres northwest of Adelaide.
Houses are trembling, pets are scurrying for safety, and residents have heard distant thuds, but they do not know what is causing the tremors.
The Advertiser stated that a local from Largs Bay said the explosions increased in frequency throughout the afternoon, up to “every 15 minutes.”
In a neighbourhood Facebook group, Maurice Corcoran said that the rattling noises were becoming louder and more regular.
Leah Baguley, a resident in Semaphore, said that the explosions were so loud that she believed she was “losing my mind.”
Denise De Peinder observed, “It’s louder in North Haven, the dogs fled for shelter.”
Louise Maloney commented on Facebook that her house’s brick wall was shaking.
There haven’t been any large tremors in South Australia during the previous 24 hours, according to websites that track earthquakes.
A little earthquake of magnitude 3.4 was detected by Geoscience Australia’s online monitoring just after noon at Rushworth, in central Victoria.
The Lefevre Peninsula, however, is more than 700 miles away from Rushworth.
Locals on the Lefevre Peninsula hypothesised that the explosions could have been caused by Australian Defense Force training.
A 56 square kilometre ADF site is located at Proof Range close to Port Wakefield, 80 kilometres north of the Lefevre Pensinsula.
For the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, and Royal Australian Air Force, it serves as a site for weapons trials, ammunition proofing, and environmental testing.
According to the site, “together with weapons testing, the location is utilised for disposal of expired and dangerous munitions.”