 Several ships were thrown on land and "Voorbode"s anchor was later found on the mountain Sandviksfjellet at at a distance of 3 km away from the blast area.The air pressure from the explosion and the tsunami that followed flattened whole neighbourhoods near the harbour; then fires broke out and further destroyed the wooden houses, leaving 5,000 people homeless; 160 people were killed and 5,000 wounded, mostly civilians.The Nykirken was among the buildings which were severely damaged.