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Lithograph of the eruption c. 1888. The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa (Indonesian: Letusan Krakatau 1883) in the Sunda Strait occurred from 20 May until 21 October 1883, peaking in the late morning of 27 August when over 70% of the island of Krakatoa and its surrounding archipelago were destroyed as it collapsed into a caldera.
The eruption destroyed two-thirds of the island of Krakatoa. Eruptions in the area since 1927 have built a new island at the same location, named Anak Krakatau (which is Indonesian for "Child of Krakatoa"). Periodic eruptions have continued since, with recent eruptions in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, and a major collapse in 2018.
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa was one of the loudest explosions ever recorded, and was heard at least 3,000 miles (4,800 km) away. Caused a 5-year volcanic winter . The island had three volcanoes.
If you've ever wanted to visit the world's biggest (and most famous) active volcano, look no further. The Krakatoa eruption of 1883 devastated the area, causing more than 36,000 deaths.
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Its biggest eruption occurred about 40,000 years ago, when it spewed 150 cubic kilometers worth of magma into the atmosphere. ... which includes the Krakatoa eruption in 1883 and Mount Pinatubo in ...
No nuclear detonation to date has ever been heard over such a distance.The Geologist 12:58, 9 April 2012 (UTC) OK, to be really blunt, the LOUDEST sound would be unsurvivable. Period. As in ZERO persons inside of ground zero of the last two atomic bombs survived the event, even IF they were "shaded" by surviving structures.
Winchester examines the annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa, which was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. Effects of the immense waves were felt as far away as France, and the sound of the island's destruction—per Winchester—could be heard as far away as Australia and India. [1]