Loud booms incoming: why you may hear explosions across the county
Mar 21, 2025
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Another series of loud booms may be heard across San Diego County in the coming week, according to officials from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
In a noise advisory shared on X Friday, the military base announced there will be live-fire training with hi
gh explosive munitions starting at midnight on Monday, March 24, 2025. This training may be heard anytime throughout the day or night.
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As noted in Camp Pendleton’s Noise Report for the month, these live-fire trainings are expected to continue periodically for a week. The last session this month is scheduled for Sunday, March 30, 2025.
County areas that are more likely to hear or even feel these loud booms include Oceanside, Bonsall and Fallbrook as they are neighbors to Camp Pendleton. Depending on atmospheric conditions, however, the sound of the explosions may be amplified and heard up to 50 miles away.
For noise inquiries, officials at Camp Pendleton have directed the public to visit their website or contact the Range Operations Division Office at 725-0357 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Though this noise advisory has been issued, there is no guarantee that San Diegans will hear the noises created during live-fire training. For those who do hear loud booms in the coming week, however, this may likely be why. ...read more read less