Determining the "loudest recorded sound" depends on how you define sound and on which measurements you choose to include.

Here’s an anniversary to make your ears ache. On Aug. 27, 1883, just after 10 a.m., the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia made the loudest sound known to history — a terrifying roar that ...

Volcanic island in Indonesia "Krakatau"The large eruption that occurred in 1883 is recorded that the greatest eruption that human beings recorded was the largest eruption. From the meteorological data ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The chief of geology at the Energy and Mineral Resource Ministry (ESDM), Rudy Suhendar, asserted that the explosive sound heard by people in several parts of Jakarta and Bogor was ...

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KRAKATOA is not a foot condition, nor the ape that destroyed Honolulu, nor an illegal substance consumed at dance parties. It is in fact a volcano, which erupted in Indonesia in 1883, with ...

How loud can sound really get? The human ear can safely hear up to around 120 decibels. Beyond that, it starts to hurt. At 150 decibels, eardrums can rupture. But history has witnessed sounds far ...