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  2. 1883 eruption of Krakatoa - Wikipedia

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    The third explosion has been reported as the loudest sound in history. [6] [7] [8]: 602 [4]: 79 The loudness of the blast heard 160 km (100 mi) from the volcano has been calculated to have been 180 dB. [9] Each explosion was accompanied by tsunamis estimated to have been over 30 metres (98 feet) high in places.

  3. Bloop - Wikipedia

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    Fox's hunch is that the sound nicknamed Bloop is the most likely (out of the other recorded unidentified sounds) to come from some sort of animal, because its signature is a rapid variation in frequency similar to that of sounds known to be made by marine beasts.

  4. This is the loudest recorded sound in the history of Earth - AOL

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    The post This is the loudest recorded sound in the history of Earth appeared first on BGR. To call sound an important part of human life would be an understatement. It’s so important, that MIT ...

  5. Krakatoa - Wikipedia

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    Ash was propelled to a height of 80 km (260,000 ft). It was reported that the sound of the eruption was so loud that anyone within 16 kilometres (10 mi) would have gone deaf. [citation needed] The combined effects of pyroclastic flows, volcanic ashes, and tsunamis had disastrous results in the region and worldwide. The death toll recorded by ...

  6. List of unexplained sounds - Wikipedia

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    The name was given because the sound slowly decreases in frequency over about seven minutes. It was recorded using an autonomous hydrophone array. [8] The sound has been picked up several times each year since 1997. [9] One of the hypotheses on the origin of the sound is moving ice in Antarctica. Sound spectrograms of vibrations caused by ...

  7. NASA offers explanation for bizarre 'trumpet noise' phenomena

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    Eerie noises have been recorded all over the world recently. NASA is now offering up a possible explanation. NASA offers explanation for bizarre 'trumpet noise' phenomena

  8. Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions - Wikipedia

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    The explosions constituted what was then the loudest human-made sound in history, and could be heard in London. The largest single charge was the Lochnagar mine south of La Boisselle with 60,000 lb (27 t) of ammonal explosive. The mine created a crater 300 ft (90 m) across and 90 ft (30 m) deep, with a rim 15 ft (5 m) high.

  9. White bellbird - Wikipedia

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    According to a study published in 2019, the white bellbird produces the loudest call ever recorded in a bird, reaching 125 dB(A) (at equivalent 1m distance). [3] [4] The record was previously held by the screaming piha, which was recorded at 116 dB. [5]