diff --git a/Content.Server/StationEvents/Events/MeteorSwarmSystem.cs b/Content.Server/StationEvents/Events/MeteorSwarmSystem.cs
index 6a67930c4d..3f51834e3a 100644
--- a/Content.Server/StationEvents/Events/MeteorSwarmSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/StationEvents/Events/MeteorSwarmSystem.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,14 @@ public sealed class MeteorSwarmSystem : GameRuleSystem<MeteorSwarmComponent>
                 : new Random(uid.Id).NextAngle();
 
             var offset = angle.RotateVec(new Vector2((maximumDistance - minimumDistance) * RobustRandom.NextFloat() + minimumDistance, 0));
-            var subOffset = RobustRandom.NextAngle().RotateVec(new Vector2( (playableArea.TopRight - playableArea.Center).Length() / 2 * RobustRandom.NextFloat(), 0));
+
+            // the line at which spawns occur is perpendicular to the offset.
+            // This means the meteors are less likely to bunch up and hit the same thing.
+            var subOffsetAngle = RobustRandom.Prob(0.5f)
+                ? angle + Math.PI / 2
+                : angle - Math.PI / 2;
+            var subOffset = subOffsetAngle.RotateVec(new Vector2( (playableArea.TopRight - playableArea.Center).Length() / 3 * RobustRandom.NextFloat(), 0));
+
             var spawnPosition = new MapCoordinates(center + offset + subOffset, mapId);
             var meteor = Spawn(spawnProto, spawnPosition);
             var physics = Comp<PhysicsComponent>(meteor);