Talk:Richter scale
Many values on this page are incorrect: see Richter magnitude scale (Standard English version).
The simple English version states "an earthquake which scores 3.0 on the scale is ten times as powerful as one that scores 2.0", while the standard English version states " a difference in magnitude of 1.0 is equivalent to a factor of 31.6 () in the energy released; a difference in magnitude of 2.0 is equivalent to a factor of 1000 ( ) in the energy released.[1]"
The 10x value is the measured value, not actual energy released. Perhaps 'feels ten times as powerful' would be more correct?
The mass of TNT values in the in the 'More examples" table are inconsistent with the values used Standard English version. The current explosive size description seems incorrect; 5.6kg of TNT seems like is very large for a hand grenade; the Standard English page lists 84.4 g for magnitude 0.5.