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Thomas Gold, of Cornell, long known for his provocative theories, has
not disappointed us in this paper. Jupiter's moon, Io, exhibits an
anomaly that seems to call for a radical explanation. Io's volcanos
erupt with such violence that molten material is flung to heights of
250 kilometers. These outbursts proceed from caldera, and one is led
to assume that normal volcanic action is to blame. Unfortunately for
this simplistic idea, Io does not seem to possess low-molecular-weight
substances, such as water, that could serve as a good propellant at
reasonable temperatures. Sulphur is common, but its atomic weight is
so high that temperatures exceeding 6000=B0K would be required to shoot
matter out to 250 kilometers. Gold suggests that Io's volcanos get
their firepower from electrical sources. He points out that Io
short-circuits Jupiter's ring current periodically. Gold estimates
that 5 million amperes flow through Io when it passes through the ring
current. The energetic eruptions and caldera might therefore be
electric-arc phenomena. The electrical energies available are
sufficient to account for the observed outbursts.

(Gold, Thomas; "Electrical Origin of the Outbursts on Io," Science,
206:1071, 1979.)
1821 radius of Io in km
1821^2 surface area of Io, radius squared = 3316041
5000000/(1821^2) amperes per sq km for Io = 1.50782212885787600334
(5000000/(1821^2))*(6378^2) a/sq.km * surface area of Earth = 61336521
61,336,521 possible amparage to Earth