https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetacean_stranding
I read somewhere it's about 240db. For reference, a jackhammer at about 1m (3.3ft away) is 130db and is classified as Painful for humans,
http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/Noise/
I am not knowledgeable on acoustics, let alone acoustic dissipation or acoustics in water - but I can see logic behind the argument that LFA sonar causes a problem for whales.