Loud Explosions Expected To Be Heard In San Diego, Riverside Counties

CAMP PENDLETON, CA — Troops at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton will continue conducting live-fire training exercises this week. The loud booms could be heard in northern San Diego, southern Orange and southwest Riverside counties.

The military base issued a noise advisory through Sunday, Feb. 4. Troops will fire high explosive munitions from 6 a.m. to midnight each day in the base's Whiskey and Zulu impact areas of Camp Pendleton.

Fallbrook is 5 miles from the Zulu and 7.3 miles from the Whiskey impact areas, while Oceanside is 6.6 miles from the Zulu and 9.9 miles from the Whiskey impact areas. Depending on atmospheric conditions, communities as far as 50 miles away from the impact areas may be able able to hear the explosions, according to base officials.