diff --git a/code/game/objects/explosion.dm b/code/game/objects/explosion.dm
index e2975ad9d46..69a5e416687 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/explosion.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/explosion.dm
@@ -14,14 +14,20 @@ proc/explosion(turf/epicenter, devastation_range, heavy_impact_range, light_impa
 		epicenter = get_turf(epicenter)
 		if(!epicenter) return
 
+		
+		playsound(epicenter, 'sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg', 100, 1, round(devastation_range*2,1) )
+		playsound(epicenter, "explosion", 100, 1, round(devastation_range,1) )
+		
+		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 << 'explosionfar.ogg'
 		if(adminlog)
 			message_admins("Explosion with size ([devastation_range], [heavy_impact_range], [light_impact_range]) in area [epicenter.loc.name] ([epicenter.x],[epicenter.y],[epicenter.z])")
 			log_game("Explosion with size ([devastation_range], [heavy_impact_range], [light_impact_range]) in area [epicenter.loc.name] ")
 
-		playsound(epicenter, 'sound/effects/explosionfar.ogg', 100, 1, round(devastation_range*2,1) )
-		playsound(epicenter, "explosion", 100, 1, round(devastation_range,1) )
-
-
 		var/lighting_controller_was_processing = lighting_controller.processing	//Pause the lighting updates for a bit
 		lighting_controller.processing = 0
 		var/powernet_rebuild_was_deferred_already = defer_powernet_rebuild
@@ -74,4 +80,4 @@ proc/explosion(turf/epicenter, devastation_range, heavy_impact_range, light_impa
 
 proc/secondaryexplosion(turf/epicenter, range)
 	for(var/turf/tile in range(range, epicenter))
-		tile.ex_act(2)
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+		tile.ex_act(2)