Meteorite falls in the United States
The United States has 146 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), more than any other country. The heaviest is Norton County (1.1 tonnes, 1948). The earliest is Weston in 1807. The most recent is Sutter's Mill in 2012, one of two from that year.
- Median recovered mass
- 2.1 kg
- Different class labels
- 39
- Falls with their own page
- 22
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 146, 45 are dated before 1900 and 42 are from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 1930s, with 18 falls. The median distance from a fall in the United States to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 90 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Dresden (Ontario) in Canada, 112 km from Worden.
What fell in the United States
The most common class is L6 (42 falls), followed by H5 (19). Together the falls recorded in the United States recovered 4.2 tonnes.
- L chondrites 57
- H chondrites 43
- LL chondrites 10
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 7
- Carbonaceous chondrites 6
- Enstatite chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 12
- Other achondrites 4
- Stony-iron meteorites 1
- Iron meteorites 5
Every fall in the United States
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1807 | Weston | H4 | 150 kg |
| 1810 | Caswell County | Ordinary chondrite | 1.4 kg |
| 1823 | Nobleborough | Eucrite-pmict | 2.3 kg |
| 1825 | Honolulu | L5 | 2.4 kg |
| 1825 | Nanjemoy | H6 | 7.5 kg |
| 1827 | Drake Creek | L6 | 5 kg |
| 1828 | Richmond | LL5 | 1.8 kg |
| 1829 | Deal | L6 | 28 g |
| 1829 | Forsyth | L6 | 16 kg |
| 1835 | Charlotte | Iron, IVA | 4.3 kg |
| 1839 | Little Piney | L5 | 491 g |
| 1843 | Bishopville | Aubrite | 6 kg |
| 1846 | Cape Girardeau | H6 | 2.3 kg |
| 1847 | Marion (Iowa) | L6 | 28 kg |
| 1848 | Castine | L6 | 94 g |
| 1849 | Monroe | H4 | 8.6 kg |
| 1855 | Petersburg | Eucrite-pmict | 1.8 kg |
| 1859 | Bethlehem | H | 14 g |
| 1859 | Harrison County | L6 | 680 g |
| 1860 | New Concord | L6 | 230 kg |
| 1865 | Vernon County | H6 | 1.5 kg |
| 1868 | Danville | L6 | 2 kg |
| 1868 | Frankfort (stone) | Howardite | 650 g |
| 1869 | Lumpkin | L6 | 340 g |
| 1869 | Yorktown (New York) | L5 | 250 g |
| 1871 | Searsmont | H5 | 5.4 kg |
| 1874 | Castalia | H5 | 7.3 kg |
| 1875 | Homestead | L5 | 230 kg |
| 1876 | Rochester | H6 | 340 g |
| 1877 | Cynthiana | L/LL4 | 6 kg |
| 1877 | Warrenton | CO3.7 | 1.6 kg |
| 1879 | Estherville | Mesosiderite-A3/4 | 320 kg |
| 1886 | Bradford Woods | L | 762 g |
| 1886 | Cabin Creek | Iron, IIIAB | 49 kg |
| 1889 | Ferguson | Ordinary chondrite | 220 g |
| 1890 | Farmington | L5 | 89 kg |
| 1890 | Forest City | H5 | 152 kg |
| 1892 | Bath | H4 | 21 kg |
| 1892 | Cross Roads | H5 | 167 g |
| 1893 | Pricetown | L6 | 900 g |
| 1894 | Fisher | L6 | 18 kg |
| 1896 | Ottawa | LL6 | 840 g |
| 1898 | Andover | L6 | 3.2 kg |
| 1898 | Mariaville | Iron | 340 g |
| 1899 | Allegan | H5 | 32 kg |
| 1900 | Felix | CO3.3 | 3.2 kg |
| 1901 | Phillips County (stone) | L6 | 58 kg |
| 1902 | Bath Furnace | L6 | 86 kg |
| 1903 | Rich Mountain | L6 | 668 g |
| 1905 | Modoc (1905) | L6 | 35 kg |
| 1906 | Blackwell | L5 | 2.4 kg |
| 1906 | Kirbyville | Eucrite-mmict | 98 g |
| 1907 | Leighton | H5 | 877 g |
| 1909 | Blanket | L6 | 5.1 kg |
| 1911 | Kilbourn | H5 | 772 g |
| 1912 | Holbrook | L/LL6 | 220 kg |
| 1913 | Moore County | Eucrite-cm | 1.9 kg |
| 1916 | Baxter | L6 | 611 g |
| 1917 | Colby (Wisconsin) | L6 | 104 kg |
| 1917 | Independence | L6 | 880 g |
| 1917 | Troup | L6 | 1 kg |
| 1918 | Norfork | Iron, IIIAB | 1.1 kg |
| 1918 | Richardton | H5 | 90 kg |
| 1919 | Cumberland Falls | Aubrite | 17 kg |
| 1919 | St. Mary's County | LL3.3 | 24 g |
| 1921 | Pitts | Iron, IAB-ung | 3.8 kg |
| 1921 | Rose City | H5 | 11 kg |
| 1921 | Sharps | H3.4 | 1.3 kg |
| 1922 | Baldwyn | L6 | 345 g |
| 1922 | Florence | H3 | 3.6 kg |
| 1924 | Forksville | L6 | 6.1 kg |
| 1924 | Johnstown | Diogenite | 40 kg |
| 1924 | Success | L6 | 3.5 kg |
| 1926 | Palmyra | L3 | 135 g |
| 1927 | Tilden | L6 | 75 kg |
| 1929 | Bald Mountain | L4 | 3.7 kg |
| 1929 | Beardsley | H5 | 16 kg |
| 1930 | Miller (Arkansas) | H5 | 17 kg |
| 1930 | Paragould | LL5 | 408 kg |
| 1930 | Plantersville | H6 | 2.1 kg |
| 1932 | Archie | H6 | 5.1 kg |
| 1933 | Athens | LL6 | 265 g |
| 1933 | Cherokee Springs | LL6 | 8.4 kg |
| 1933 | Malaga | Ordinary chondrite | 150 g |
| 1933 | Pasamonte | Eucrite-pmict | 5.1 kg |
| 1933 | Sioux County | Eucrite-mmict | 4.1 kg |
| 1934 | Farmville | H4 | 56 kg |
| 1934 | Fayetteville | H4 | 2.4 kg |
| 1936 | Crescent | CM2 | 78 g |
| 1938 | Aztec | L6 | 2.8 kg |
| 1938 | Benld | H6 | 1.8 kg |
| 1938 | Bloomington | LL6 | 68 g |
| 1938 | Chicora | LL6 | 303 g |
| 1939 | Kendleton | L4 | 6.9 kg |
| 1939 | Washougal | Howardite | 225 g |
| 1941 | Black Moshannan Park | L5 | 705 g |
| 1943 | Leedey | L6 | 52 kg |
| 1944 | Torrington | H6 | 259 g |
| 1945 | Atoka | L6 | 1.4 kg |
| 1946 | Peña Blanca Spring | Aubrite | 70 kg |
| 1946 | Walters | L6 | 28 kg |
| 1947 | Eagle | EL6 | 10 kg |
| 1948 | Norton County | Aubrite | 1.1 tonnes |
| 1949 | Palolo Valley | H5 | 682 g |
| 1950 | Garland | Diogenite-pm | 102 g |
| 1950 | Murray | CM2 | 13 kg |
| 1950 | St. Louis | H4 | 1 kg |
| 1954 | Sylacauga | H4 | 5.6 kg |
| 1956 | Centerville | H5 | 46 g |
| 1959 | Hamlet | LL4 | 3.7 kg |
| 1961 | Bells | C2-ung | 375 g |
| 1961 | Harleton | L6 | 8.4 kg |
| 1963 | Hoxie | Ordinary chondrite | 266 g |
| 1967 | Denver | L6 | 230 g |
| 1968 | Schenectady | H5 | 283 g |
| 1970 | Lost City | H5 | 17 kg |
| 1971 | Wethersfield (1971) | L6 | 350 g |
| 1973 | Canon City | H6 | 1.4 kg |
| 1973 | San Juan Capistrano | H6 | 56 g |
| 1974 | Stratford | L6 | 50 g |
| 1977 | Louisville | L6 | 1.3 kg |
| 1980 | Richland Springs | Ordinary chondrite | 1.9 kg |
| 1981 | Salem | L6 | 61 g |
| 1982 | Wethersfield (1982) | L6 | 2.8 kg |
| 1983 | Maryville | L6 | 1.4 kg |
| 1984 | Claxton | L6 | 1.5 kg |
| 1990 | Burnwell | H4-an | 1.5 kg |
| 1991 | Noblesville | H4-6 | 484 g |
| 1992 | Peekskill | H6 | 13 kg |
| 1994 | Coleman | L6 | 469 g |
| 1996 | Turtle Lake | L5 | 89 g |
| 1997 | Worden | L5 | 1.6 kg |
| 1998 | Elbert | LL6 | 681 g |
| 1998 | Monahans (1998) | H5 | 2.6 kg |
| 1998 | Portales Valley | H6 | 71 kg |
| 2003 | New Orleans | H5 | 19 kg |
| 2003 | Park Forest | L5 | 18 kg |
| 2004 | Berthoud | Eucrite-mmict | 960 g |
| 2004 | Orlando | Eucrite | 180 g |
| 2007 | Red Canyon Lake | H5 | 18 g |
| 2009 | Ash Creek | L6 | 9.5 kg |
| 2009 | Whetstone Mountains | H5 | 2.1 kg |
| 2010 | Lorton | L6 | 330 g |
| 2010 | Mifflin | L5 | 3.6 kg |
| 2012 | Battle Mountain | L6 | 2.9 kg |
| 2012 | Sutter's Mill | C | 993 g |