Before revision: Mw ES(Joules) TNT-equivalency(tons) equivalence Hiroshima-bomb(12,5 kT TNT) 3 2.0 · 109 - - 4 6.3 · 1010 15 0.0012 5 2.0 · 1012 475 0.038 6 6.3 · 1013 15,000 1.2 7 2.0 · 1015 475,000 38 8 6.3 · 1016 15,000,000 1,200 9 2.0 · 1018 475,000,000 38,000 10 6.3 · 1019 15,000,000,000 1,200,000 The end of the scale is at the value 10.6 corresponding to the assumption that at this value the Earth's crust would have to break apart completely.
After revision: ,Mw ES(Joules) TNT-equivalency(tons) equivalence Hiroshima-bomb(12,5 kT TNT) 3 2.0 · 109 - - 4 6.3 · 1010 15 0.0012 5 2.0 · 1012 475 0.038 6 6.3 · 1013 15,000 1.2 7 2.0 · 1015 475,000 38 8 6.3 · 1016 15,000,000 1,200 9 2.0 · 1018 475,000,000 38,000 10 6.3 · 1019 15,000,000,000 1,200,000 The end of the scale is at the value 10.6 corresponding to the assumption that at this value the Earth's crust would have to break apart completely.