5th April 1958: Ripple Rock underwater mountain destroyed in one of the largest ever non-nuclear explosions

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The blast, which was broadcast live on television, broke apart the submerged peaks of the Ripple Rock underwater mountain, sending 635,000 metric tons of rock and water 300 metres into the ...

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