NASA said the energy released when the meteor broke up was equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT.

A fiery object disintegrated as it fell off the Boston coast, causing sonic booms heard across Massachusetts and reports of sightings along the Northeast.

The New England event came just days after a bright meteor was reported over Western New York during the early morning hours of May 27.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it was a "widely felt sonic boom from a suspected bolide".

Local authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of the sound, and it remains unclear whether it was linked to an industrial incident, military activity or another event.

A meteor streaking across the skies over the northeastern United States exploded with energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT on Saturday, according to NASA.

A meteor broke apart over the US state of Massachusetts. Several people reported that the buildings they were in shook during the incident.