FIREBALL

Fireball near Fort Pierce, Florida

Map: Fireball near Fort Pierce, Florida

A fireball, a small asteroid burning up in the atmosphere, exploded about 34 mi (54 km) east of Fort Pierce, Florida on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 17:39 UTC, about 42 km (26 mi) up. U.S. government sensors measured its energy at about 280 tons of TNT, and it was traveling at 18.7 km/s (41,832 mph). Explosions this high up rarely cause damage on the ground.

Energy280 t TNT
Altitude42 km · 26 mi
Speed18.7 km/s
Location27.3°N 79.8°W
Time (UTC)Nov 11 17:39
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How big was it?

Most fireballs come from rocks a meter or a few meters across. The 2013 Chelyabinsk fireball over Russia, about 440 kilotons, was the largest in a century; it shattered windows across the city. Most land over the ocean, unseen.

Data: NASA JPL CNEOS fireball reports, from U.S. government sensors.

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