US Navy releases video of moment bomb explodes off coast of Florida
9News Staff
An explosion from a bombing exercise performed by the US Navy was so powerful it caused an earthquake.
The US Navy released footage that showed how water reacted when a 18,143 kilogram bomb was unleashed off the coast of Florida.
The explosion was conducted underwater with a navy ship above the water as part of a trial to test its war-time abilities.
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An explosion from a bombing exercise performed by the US Navy was so powerful it caused an earthquake. 9News
It was intended to show how durable ships are when confronted with a bombing.
The explosion was so big it caused a 3.9 magnitude earthquake roughly 160 kilometres away.
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