On 27 November 1944, the RAF Ammunition Depot at Fauld, Staffordshire, became the site of the largest explosion in the UK, when 3,700 tonnes of bombs stored in underground bunkers covering …

Oct 18, 2025 · On October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the Tsar Bomba, the largest man-made nuclear device ever tested, yielding approximately 50 megatons of TNT. The explosion’s …

Jun 8, 2025 · For this list, we scoured the history books to drum up some of the most enormous non-nuclear explosions ever recorded. Some are modern, while others date back centuries.

Jul 20, 2023 · Explosions, both natural and man-made, have caused awe and terror for centuries. Here are 10 of the biggest recorded blasts.

Dec 29, 2025 · Tsar Bomba, Soviet thermonuclear bomb that was detonated in a test over Novaya Zemlya Island in the Arctic Ocean on October 30, 1961. The largest nuclear weapon ever set off, it …

2 days ago · The biggest explosions in the universe, ranked From planet-scorching stellar outbursts to cataclysms so powerful they shiver the very fabric of spacetime, these are some of the biggest blasts …

Oct 5, 2020 · Beirut was about a third of Minor Scale. The largest accidental non-nuclear explosion in history occurred in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1917, when two ships (one carrying explosives) collided.

Officially known as AN602, the Tsar Bomba yielded the most powerful explosion ever recorded in human history, with the force of 50 megatons of TNT. Little Boy, the bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima, …

Jan 1, 2026 · From tragic munitions accidents, to acts of wartime vandalism, to spontaneous cosmic catastrophes, here are the 10 most powerful explosions in recorded history...plus a surprising …

From the catastrophic Halifax Explosion to the tragic blast in Beirut, this video explores the largest non-nuclear explosions ever recorded in human history....