In Star Wars (1977), after the destruction of a planet, the character Obi-Wan Kenobi feels a "disturbance in the Force," knowing something terrible has happened despite being physically far away from the event.
George Lucas, director, Star Wars, 20th-century Fox, 1977, 56:40-57:08
LUKE: Are you alright? What's wrong?
OBI-WAN KENOBI, VISIBLY SHAKEN: I felt a great disturbance in the Force. As if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.