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Description: relieved, believing the worst was behind them. The next day, August 27, four enormous explosions occurred early in the morning about one hour apart. The northern two-thirds of Rakata Island, one of the three islands which comprised Krakatoa, had collapsed. The last explosion was the loudest sound in recorded history, and was heard as far away as Perth, Australia. Its sound pressure level was at approximately 180 dBSPL at a distance of 100 miles (160km). To imagine its impact, the ...