A 5,000-pound stone lion leapt over the city gate. The sound of the blast reached the Great Wall of China more than 90 miles away. ... Krakatoa Eruption of 1883. Fajrul Islam/Shutterstock.

Multi-coloured skies. The volcanic eruption in the Indonesian island of Krakatoa in August 1883 led to a series of tsunamis that wiped out coastal villages and killed almost 40,000 people.

Reflections. The story of the 1883 Vasse "gunfire" reminds us that WA, despite its geographic isolation, remains connected to the wider world.Krakatoa's eruption was a stark demonstration of how ...

On 27 August 1883, the earth shook again. This time the volcano Krakatoa, in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, erupted. News of the colossal eruption was quickly carried on gutta-percha ...

The Krakatoa eruption of 1883 was so powerful that it wiped out entire communities, created massive tsunamis, and altered Earth’s climate for years. ... The Loudest Underwater Sound Ever Recorded.

For comparison, when the Krakatau (or Krakatoa) volcano, also in Indonesia, erupted in 1883, it created a sonic boom that could be heard 5,000 miles away and which traveled around the world seven ...

Many books on noise mention the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa, which, in August, 1883, disgorged what is commonly called the loudest sound in modern history. The eruption was audible from as far as ...

Dive into the astounding world of sound and explore the loudest noise ever recorded - the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883. From the humble decibels of everyday sounds to the earth-shattering 310dB ...

1883: Krakatoa, Indonesia. In May 1883, after years of intense seismic activity in the Sunda Strait, the massive volcano on the uninhabited island of Krakatoa exploded in a furious eruption. It ...

Volcano watchers across Indonesia are on high alert after Mount Merapi erupted once again today (Nov. 2). It was the volcano's 10th eruption since Oct. 26.