It was heard nearly 3,000 miles away and the shock wave circled the globe three times
Sound and Fury
Depiction of the sky after the eruption of Krakatoa. (Public domain)
This remarkable sound was created by the ancient volcano Krakatoa. On August 27th, the mountain blew itself to pieces in one of the most violent geologic events in Earth’s history. What had been an island mountain rising over 2,600 feet above the waves of the Indonesian islands was reduced to nothing.
The combination of the powerful explosions that ripped through the volcano and the subsequent collapse of the rock into an undersea magma chamber resulted in the loudest sound ever recorded.
It clocked in at 310 decibels.
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