Tunguska event

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf explosion event
gptkbp:affectedArea 2,150 square kilometers
gptkbp:casualties no confirmed human deaths
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Titan
gptkb:asteroid
airburst
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:craterPresent no
gptkbp:date 1908-06-30
gptkbp:effect atmospheric effects
forest destruction
nighttime skyglow in Europe and Asia
shockwave
gptkbp:energyReleased 10–15 megatons of TNT
gptkbp:firstExpedition gptkb:Leonid_Kulik
gptkbp:firstExpeditionYear 1927
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tunguska event
gptkbp:inPopularCulture gptkb:X-Files
science fiction literature
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tunguska_River
gptkb:Siberia
gptkbp:notableFor largest impact event in recorded history
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Chelyabinsk_meteor
gptkbp:significance raised awareness of asteroid impact hazards
gptkbp:studiedBy geologists
planetary scientists
astrobiologists
gptkbp:treesFelled about 80 million
gptkbp:witnessedBy local Evenki people
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Meteor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4