What was the biggest explosion in the world?

Answer 1

The biggest man-made blast was the Russian nuclear test of the Tsar Bomba. The 50kT weapon represented a scaled down (by 50%) version of the original design.

The largest natural blast in modern time may have been either the Tunguska blast, or the explosion that destroyed Krakatoa, depending on which version of the events you review.

In the past, there were impacts on earth of big (really big!) rocks from space that made any of the cited events seem tiny by comparison. And there is a theory about the origin of the moon being a collision between earth and a massive body that fell into the earth gravity well. This dwarfs any other "blast" that the earth could have experienced if it is true.

Another theory is that the earth itself was made from an explosion called the big bang theory. There are so many variations of theories for the largest explosions.

Answer 2

The largest man-made blast so far was that of a large nuclear weapon detonated by the U.S.S.R. It was their "Tsar Bomba" that had a yield of about 50 megatons. It was set off at Novaya Zemlya on 30 October, 1961.

Answer 3

The biggest explosion in the world was the Tunguska event, which occurred in Russia in 1908. It is believed to have been caused by a meteor or comet entering Earth's atmosphere and exploding in mid-air, releasing an estimated energy equivalent to 5-15 megatons of TNT. The explosion flattened an estimated 80 million trees over an area of 2,150 square kilometers.

Answer 4

50 Megatons. Russian made. See the "Trinity" video and you can watch it along with many others.