Residents across parts of South Carolina have been left shaken after reporting a loud explosion that shook homes near an airport.

Multiple social media users took to X, claiming they heard a "massive boom" in the area surrounding Hamilton-Owens Downtown Airport in Columbia, with some saying the noise was strong enough to rattle buildings and windows.

One user wrote: “Does anybody know what that explosion was near the airport? My whole house just shook.”

Another posted: “That boom was insane. Thought something crashed.”

Others across the region reported hearing the same noise, with several claiming their homes shook from the apparent blast.

There has so far been no official confirmation about the source of the mystery explosion.

Emergency services and airport officials have not yet publicly commented on the incident.