8 milligauss (8 mG)
8 milligauss equals 0.008 gauss, 8 × 10-7 teslas, 0.8 microteslas and 0.0008 milliteslas.
8 milligauss = 0.008 gauss
What 8 milligauss means in practice
8 milligauss sits between the human brain's magnetic field (0.00001 mG) and the Earth's magnetic field (500 mG).
- The human brain's magnetic field: 0.00001 mG
- The Earth's magnetic field: 500 mG
- A fridge magnet: 50,000 mG
- A strong neodymium magnet: 12,500,000 mG
- A hospital MRI scanner: 30,000,000 mG
- The strongest continuous lab magnets: 450,000,000 mG
- A neutron star: 1 × 1015 mG
- A magnetar: 1 × 1018 mG
8 milligauss in all magnetic field units
| Unit | Value | Scientific notation |
|---|---|---|
| Gauss (G) | 0.008 | 8 × 10-3 |
| Teslas (T) | 8 × 10-7 | 8 × 10-7 |
| Microteslas (µT) | 0.8 | 8 × 10-1 |
| Milliteslas (mT) | 0.0008 | 8 × 10-4 |
| Nanoteslas (nT) | 800 | 8 × 102 |
| Kilogauss (kG) | 0.000008 | 8 × 10-6 |
| Gammas (γ) | 800 | 8 × 102 |
| Picoteslas (pT) | 800,000 | 8 × 105 |
| Webers per square meter (Wb/m²) | 8 × 10-7 | 8 × 10-7 |
| Femtoteslas (fT) | 800,000,000 | 8 × 108 |
| Lines per square inch | 0.0516128 | 5.16128 × 10-2 |
Other amounts of milligauss
About the milligauss
The milligauss is used in the US for EMF exposure measurements near power lines and appliances. Read more about milligauss.