The blast, which has been estimated at the equivalent of around 15 megatons of TNT is widely thought to have been caused by a meteor a few tens of metres across exploding in mid-air.

这次爆炸，其爆炸能量估计相当于约1500万吨的TNT，广泛认为是由跨度为数十米的一颗流星在半空中爆炸所造成的。