# No cosmic body; a terrestrial eruption of gas or a geophysical event.

> Disputed: No cosmic body; a terrestrial eruption of gas or a geophysical event.

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Answer · 1908 Tunguska event

# No cosmic body; a terrestrial eruption of gas or a geophysical event.

No cosmic body; a terrestrial eruption of gas or a geophysical event.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- A source vent or structure at the epicentre.
- Seismic records showing a ground source rather than an air source.

## What would rule it out

- Seismic and barometric records consistent only with an explosion in the air.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[The nearest weather log records sharp cloud increase and later storms, read by one researcher as fitting a…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tunguska-event/evidence/EVD0D4ECF5A56XE/the-nearest-weather-log-records-sharp-cloud-increase-and)

Speculative

FOR

[Seismic arrivals at Irkutsk give an explosion about 8.5 km above the ground.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tunguska-event/evidence/EVD0D4ECFD4580J/seismic-arrivals-at-irkutsk-give-an-explosion-about-8-5-km)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What kind of body, if any, caused the Tunguska explosion?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tunguska-event/questions/QST0D4ECARP6DFM/what-kind-of-body-if-any-caused-the-tunguska-explosion)

Most likelyA stony asteroid some 50–80 m across that broke up and exploded about 8.5 km up

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). No cosmic body; a terrestrial eruption of gas or a geophysical event. [Answer ANS0D4ECEXG68YC]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4ECEXG68YC
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