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A measurement of 100 on the Richter scale is absurd. Since the scale is logarithmic, each unit increase is 10 times larger than the previous. So a 9.0 is ten times greater in power than an 8.0. Humans have never experienced an earthquake larger than a 9.5. An earthquake at 100 Richter would be 1091 times stronger than a 9.0, which makes no sense (I doubt there is enough energy in the earth to create such a force).
The chart below shows the energy yield of an earthquake in equivalent TNT weight. Looks like a 12 would theoretically tear the earth apart.
Richter TNT for Seismic Example
Magnitude Energy Yield (approximate)
-1.5 6 ounces Breaking a rock
1.0 30 pounds Large Blast at a Construction Site
1.5 320 pounds
2.0 1 ton Large Quarry or Mine Blast
2.5 4.6 tons
3.0 29 tons
3.5 73 tons
4.0 1,000 tons Small Nuclear Weapon ( 1 kiloton)
4.5 5,100 tons Average Tornado (total energy)
5.0 32,000 tons
5.5 80,000 tons Little Skull Mtn., NV Quake, 1992
6.0 1 million tons Double Spring Flat, NV Quake, 1994
6.5 5 million tons Northridge, CA Quake, 1994
7.0 32 million tons Hyogo-Ken Nanbu, Japan Quake, 1995; Largest Thermonuclear Weapon
7.5 160 million tons Landers, CA Quake, 1992
8.0 1 billion tons San Francisco, CA Quake, 1906
8.5 5 billion tons Anchorage, AK Quake, 1964
9.0 32 billion tons Chilean Quake, 1960
10.0 1 trillion tons (San-Andreas type fault circling Earth)
12.0 160 trillion tons (Fault Earth in half through center,
OR Earth's daily receipt of solar energy)
A 9.9 magnitude earthquake would be extremely rare and catastrophic, causing widespread devastation, especially in coastal areas near the epicenter. It could trigger tsunamis, landslides, and infrastructure collapse on a massive scale, leading to loss of life, displacement of populations, and long-term recovery challenges. Efforts to prepare for and mitigate such an event are crucial to minimize its impact.
If you mean on the Richter scale, the scale does not go that high in the real world.
It's a logarithmic scale.
The highest measured is below Richter 10.0, about equivalent to a nuclear explosion with a yield of one teratonne (1 000 000 000 000 tonnes) of TNT, so a Richter 100 would be 10^10 (10 000 000 000) times more powerful than the most powerful event ever recorded.
Earth-shattering comes to mind.
That would be a very powerful quake. In 1906 San Francisco was destroyed by a 7 point quake. So, nearly 10 point would mean a very destructive quake if one hit in a populated center. Not only would buildings crumble, but gas and water lines would break. Roads would buckle and overpasses crumble.
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