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I am sure that a meteor can cause a sonic boom and cause the ground to shake but I wouldn’t call it an earthquake.

Me neither, but we didn't get to define the word, or coin a new one for this phenomena.

[MD Expat in PA]

Me neither, but we didn't get to define the word, or coin a new one for this phenomena.

I think we already have a term and it is "shock wave" or "seismic shock".

https://www.livescience.com/27188-russian-meteor-explosion-faq.html

https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/9339/why-do-some-meteors-explode-in-air