Hearing Some of the Loudest Sounds Ever Recorded May Cause Permanent Hearing Loss The Volcanic Eruption of Krakatoa (310 dB) Website used as a source is DW.com. Tsar Bomba (224 dB) Saturn V Rocket (204 dB) Thunderscreech, a Republic XF-84H model (200 dB) Tunguska Meteor (197 dB) Male Sperm Whales (188 dB) Chelyabinsk Meteor (180 dB) LEAF stands for the Large European Acoustic Facility (154 dB) Additional things.