(hi im that friend, imma add to this) My point is made in the post im replying to, however, the asteroid could be extremely large or very small. Based on the clear sky that lacks light pollution, there are no major cities within lets say, 40-50 miles. This means a large asteroid and the earthquake that results from it would kill at the most 50,000 people. There is also the thought that it is a asteroid fragment that has been burning up in the atmosphere, which would only kill the 2 people at most. The moon being completely visible means that there are no heat lines, which enforces the fact that the asteroid is either really large and far away, or small and close. The man in the comic at first points out the "shooting star" which would be this particular asteroid. This could mean that there is a different situation where the asteroid is of any size, but is traveling at around 1700 miles per hour (after subtracting drag). This would mean that there are drastic effects no matter the size of the asteroid. Yes i have no life