diff --git a/code/game/objects/explosion.dm b/code/game/objects/explosion.dm
index dd18925da2..0bf146f037 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/explosion.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/explosion.dm
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ proc/explosion(turf/epicenter, devastation_range, heavy_impact_range, light_impa
 					far_volume += (dist <= far_dist * 0.5 ? 50 : 0) // add 50 volume if the mob is pretty close to the explosion
 					M.playsound_local(epicenter, 'sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg', far_volume, 1, frequency, falloff = 5)
 
+		var/close = range(world.view+round(devastation_range,1), epicenter)
+		// to all distanced mobs play a different sound
+		for(var/mob/M in world)
+			if(M.z == epicenter.z)
+				if(!(M in close))
+					// check if the mob can hear
+					if(M.ear_deaf <= 0 || !M.ear_deaf)
+						if(!istype(M.loc,/turf/space))
+							M << 'sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg'
+
 		if(adminlog)
 			message_admins("Explosion with [shaped ? "shaped" : "non-shaped"] size ([devastation_range], [heavy_impact_range], [light_impact_range]) in area [epicenter.loc.name] ([epicenter.x],[epicenter.y],[epicenter.z]) (<A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminplayerobservecoodjump=1;X=[epicenter.x];Y=[epicenter.y];Z=[epicenter.z]'>JMP</a>)")
 			log_game("Explosion with [shaped ? "shaped" : "non-shaped"] size ([devastation_range], [heavy_impact_range], [light_impact_range]) in area [epicenter.loc.name] ")
@@ -80,8 +90,8 @@ proc/explosion(turf/epicenter, devastation_range, heavy_impact_range, light_impa
 					var/atom/movable/AM = atom_movable
 					if(AM && AM.simulated)	AM.ex_act(dist)
 
-				T.ex_act(dist)
-
+				T.ex_act(dist)
+
 		var/took = (world.timeofday-start)/10
 		//You need to press the DebugGame verb to see these now....they were getting annoying and we've collected a fair bit of data. Just -test- changes  to explosion code using this please so we can compare
 		if(Debug2) world.log << "## DEBUG: Explosion([x0],[y0],[z0])(d[devastation_range],h[heavy_impact_range],l[light_impact_range]): Took [took] seconds."