It was followed almost immediately by a smaller and higher-pitched blast.

A small blast against the Voyager's shields shook the bridge.

Its small blast was followed an instant later by a big one as the panzer's ammunition went off.

He noted "There was a small blast heard by local people but this was not strong enough to create the crater".

Later on however several other smaller blasts occurred across the city.

Another, smaller blast sounded moments later as smoke poured from the structure.

Certainly one nuclear blast, however small, is much worse than any global network glitch.

What of small blasts that somehow managed to escape detection?

As he watched, a small blast took out a far corner.

It was a small blast by industrial standards but in a place like this there is no margin for error.