Explosives training exercises beginning Friday at Camp Pendleton were expected to send loud booming sounds throughout the surrounding area over the next week.
Through Feb. 11, high-power explosives will be fired at the Marine Corps base as part of a training exercise, according to a statement from the North County Fire Protection District.
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Officials said that "depending on atmospheric conditions," the sounds of explosive "booms" might be heard as far as 50 miles away from the base.
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The warning from military officials about the upcoming booms stands in stark contrast to earlier this week, when a series of loud noises, so intense they shook houses from San Carlos to Poway, went unexplained by authorities. There have been a series of such incidents during the past year.
The City News Service contributed to this report — Ed.
