Gender Reveal Triggered 'Earthquake-Like Tremors' in New Hampshire

The gender reveal party of a New Hampshire family was so impactful that it triggered earthquake warnings and could be seen from across the state border, according to police.

A loud explosion was reported to police in Kingston, a town near the Massachusetts border, on Tuesday evening. The blast was strong enough to cause tremors that people thought was an earthquake.

Earthquake like Tremor

Even though there were no earthquakes in the area, police were able to pinpoint the cause of the ground shaking and noisy explosion: people announcing the birth of their child. The gender reveal party was held in a Torromeo Industries, Inc quarry in Kingston, New Hampshire. The guests set about revealing their infant will be born with male genitalia by detonating some Tannerite.

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80lbs Explosion

(Photo : Screenshot from CBS Boston YouTube Channel)

According to investigators, the explosion was caused by 80 pounds (36 kilograms) of Tannerite. According to police, the family believed the quarry would be the safest place to light the explosive, which is commonly sold over the counter as a weapon for gun practice.

Property Damage

According to NBC 10, Boston, nearby people said the explosion shook their homes and claimed property damage.

Sara Taglieri, who lives near the quarry, told the television station, "We saw this God-awful blast." "It tore pictures off our walls... I'm all for hilarity and the like, but that was ridiculous."

Neighbors recorded fractures in their foundations as a result of the blast, according to Taglieri's husband, Matt.

According to the police, no one was hurt. The individual who purchased and exploded the explosives has surrendered to authorities. He remained unidentified.

Possible Charges

According to NBC Los Angeles, police were doing an investigation and would make a decision on charges.

Dangerous Gender Reveal Parties

The explosion was the latest in a string of shocking gender revelations. Around a decade ago, the tradition of expecting parents to announce the sex of their soon-to-be-born babies in elaborate ways became common.

According to Fox News, two pilots were killed in March when their plane crashed into the waters off Cancun while broadcasting a pink material as part of a gender reveal.

A smoke-generating pyrotechnic system used as part of a gender reveal party in California in 2020 sparked a fire that burned over 7,000 acres (2,800 hectares) of the forest. Dennis Dickey, an off-duty US border patrol agent, caused $8 million in damage to 19,000 hectares (47,000 acres) of Arizona forest in April 2017 when he fired at a target filled with blue-colored explosives to reveal the gender of his unborn child.

Jenna Karvunidis, the trend setter of gender-reveal parties, said in July 2019 that it was time to "re-evaluate" the tradition and that her own daughter had started to explore her gender and challenge gender stereotypes after being revealed to friends through a cake with pink icing inside.

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