The Tunguska event was a large explosion of between 3–50 megatons TNT equivalent that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate, Russia, on the morning of 30 June [O.S. 17 June] 1908.
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| Subject | Tunguska event |
| Category | 1908 air burst explosion in Siberia, Russia |
| Reading time | 1 min · Beginner |
| Key date | 1908 |
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