People 3,000 miles (4,800km) away described the sound as “cannon fire from a nearby ship”. The pressure wave circled the Earth more than 3 times, blowing out the eardrums of sailors 40 miles (64 km) away. (2/2)

The loudest sound in the world happened 140 years ago today, when the months-long 1883 eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia came to a climax, exploding 4 times, registering 172 decibels at 100 miles (161 km) from the source. (1/2)

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