Cascadia Megaquake: How The ‘Big One’ Could Wipe Out the Pacific Northwest

[@InsaneCuriosity]

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[@mrdo_LA]

@@InsaneCuriosity Don't you have anything terrible for Florida?

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

Um,,,,,,,,How does 58.4 inches,,,,, equal 48.2 Feet??? =============== Since 58.4 inches equals 4.8 feet. At 20:30 in the video.. someone needs to fix the math,,, those numbers are very important (understatement). and that a real pity since the video is very good.

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

@@mrdo_LA Florida is sinking,,, hurricanes aren't helping. people should get out now,,, before they lose everything.

[@luddite333]

notice how media dorks say nothing relating to the status of the aging and decrepit nuke plants on the cali coast after the recent quake ?

[@pruneclair7ChristianforTruth]

@@JustMe-gs9xi IS THE HIGHEST PLACE IN FLORIDA AROUND 230 FEET? ALSO,WHY IS IT SINKING? OR IS THE SEA RISING? THERE ARE SO MANY POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIES ON EARTH!!!! IS THIS THE GREAT TRIBULATION? OR HAS EARTH ALWAYS BEEN A HARD PLACE TO SURVIVE ON? WE MUST PREPARE FOR ALL KINDS OF CATASTROPHIC THINGS, BUT CAN'T PREPARE FOR EVERYTHING.BE SURE TO ASK FOR HELP AND GUIDANCE FROM CREATOR GOD AND HIS SON JESUS OR YESHUA AND HOLY SPIRIT AND FROM GOOD ANGELS TOO! READ THE BOOK THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF PRAYER BY ROGER J MORNEAU AND READ THE BOOK ANGELS AMONG US BY THE CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL PEOPLE FOR HELP IN THESE MATTERS .

[@deborahfortin4032]

Honestly life has been hard enough just to get by so when it happens just take me quickly Lord-I’m done

[@tracybrasuell2470]

@@deborahfortin4032 I almost ran out of things to worry about!!

[@shadowspond3488]

@@deborahfortin4032 same friend, same

[@DavidGonzalez-uq1ti]

I’m on the same boat

[@veryluckybid]

Yes all I ask for it that i don’t suffer when it happens

[@SparkleBlows8732]

I can agree that life in total is enough 😢

[@guidedmeditation2396]

There is no way to truly prepare for what is coming except to get out of the zone.

[@A-Grammie-On-the-ROCK]

I am fully prepared because I have another place to live if I die....Heaven. Getting Jesus in my life was the best choice I ever made at university of Victoria years ago. If I live , He is with me . If I die , I am with Him and its a real place with mountains and water and places to enjoy all over Paradise. I would n't mind going right now but God will take me in His perfect time.

[@suehowie152]

Prepare anyway.

[@vls3771]

I choose to live in the southern hemisphere far away from the north of the planet thats where the big problems of threats of war and many earthquake zones are nowhere is absolutely safe but i feel alot more comfortable down here and distant from any nuclear country ...

[@NottDuque]

@@A-Grammie-On-the-ROCK lol

[@mikebushnell4598]

@@A-Grammie-On-the-ROCK absolutely 💯

[@Robynhoodlum]

2:08 congrats! This is the first of these videos to explain what averages are and how we both are, and are not “overdue” for “the big one”! Props for keeping it real!

[@tornadokegan]

There was a 7.0 earthquake yesterday December 5th 2024 it was just on the southern tip of the cascadia subduction zone. It could be nothing to worry about it could also be a foreshock. Be ready to run to the hills

[@captaingenerica6351]

@@tornadokegan shhh. Don't warn 'em.

[@aaronha994]

Exactly, shhhh.

[@suell1090]

@@captaingenerica6351 You can't say "shh!"-they already know.

[@suell1090]

@tornadokegan, If you have a disability, such as the absence of a leg or an arm, how can you prepare to run up a hill?

[@FourHuskyHomestead]

I’m concerned! Because they are evaluating the beaches today. I think they know something is about to happen. I pray everything gets to higher ground.

[@ranrunnn5280]

I remember back in the 1970's when my father a Geologist, would wear a T-shirt that read "END SUBDUCTION NOW". I totally get it now.

[@DavidGrantCA]

Who's fault is it?

[@LoonyYunie]

I need that shirt 😆

[@StephenGrover-zc4hp]

I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for FEMA to help after a disaster!

[@pedigreeann]

Not after the budget cutters have slashed their funds.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

It’s always important to have a personal plan in place just in case.

[@tracybrasuell2470]

That would require funeral insurance!

[@AuroraSunna]

There will only be help from your Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), which will not include water, food or meds. Everyone should have at least one month of extra food, water, meds, some form of heat and light….. The problem won’t be FEMA, it will be the lack of access on major roads due to the down over-passes causing concrete debris. There will be no emergency vehicles. If one can get to a hospital they will most likely be set up with a triage system beginning outside. It will suck for a while. Helicopters may drop some supplies but again, one should not count on any help, at all. People will have to fend for themselves meaning that those who don’t have will try to take from those who do. It could be ugly, it could bring people together. Every neighborhood should have a team that knows how to deal with the immediate aftermath. Taking the FEMA CERT course ahead of time is the best thing one can do for their survival, especially if they have kids.✌️

[@nancybraybrooks5509]

oh heck no they run on money and politics. i got annihilated by my county cuz them and fema wanted to run a flood study for 10 years. we were never notified. then comes my new manufactured home and my nightmare plus 60,000 plus. oh no worries thou. i’m just the owner. i was just there to keep everyone else happy!!! i wish i was exaggerating 😢😢😢

[@taritabonita22]

In 89 I was working downtown San Francisco. Walking home to my apartment I stopped on Polk Street overlooking the marina to stand in line to use a payphone to call my mom. When I finally got her on the phone. All I said was I can see fire and stars. Keep in mind living in the city you rarely could see the stars. The City was blacked out.

[@kaytefurling123]

Every year, the magnitude of the earthquake in 1965 in Seattle is downgraded to a lower magnitude. At the time, it was over an eight maybe 8.2. Then it dropped down to a seven and now it’s something like a six. Let me tell you, I was standing in the basement of a building that Was probably 200 feet long. And it looked like I was in the ocean with title waves coming at me that were six or 8 feet tall. It was not a lot of fun. It was really scary and a lot of people were screaming and falling down. I can’t imagine what an eight or nine would be. The earthquake in San Francisco in 89 is supposedly greater. But frankly, I can’t imagine what an eight or nine would be. I’m sure you would be knocked to the ground.

[@rayfridley6649]

The 89 quake was very destructive. It still doesn't equal the catastrophe of the 1906 San Francisco quake.

[@harrietharlow9929]

@@rayfridley6649 It was a 6.9 in San Francisco (1989) while the 1906 quake was 7.9.

[@phoenixpv]

I lived in Sacramento at the time and the tremors from the ’89 quake shook books off the shelves, and even broke a couple windows in my classroom.

[@Adoubletrippletap]

My mom was pregnant with me during this quake. I remember the tone she took whenever she spoke about it, must have been something, can’t imagine. Yet.

[@WoodyKoning]

Moving away from potential disaster could be a perilous decision. Getting away from tsunami zones could expose one to other disasters: tornado, hurricane, geopolitical concerns. Here on Kodiak Island Alaska we retrofitted all of our schools to mitigate imminent collapse. So the buildings don’t fall on all students at once when the big one comes.

[@pfwag]

yeh they just drown in the subsequent tsunami

[@jerrymoore838]

​@@WoodyKoning Now I'm wondering about how big that Valdez quake was back in the 60s

[@InsaneCuriosity]

True, every place has its own risks.

[@Julian-hy7tn]

Im in texas we have high winds and tornadoes. No where is safe.

[@MarioLuigi-vb3rp]

I swear it doesn’t matter what I watch I’m always being told I’m going to die soon

[@12GAFL]

@@MarioLuigi-vb3rp “soon” is subjective

[@cbass2755]

Good. Now you know how precious every day you lived….😊

[@MarioLuigi-vb3rp]

@ I’ve had a life of eating shit so I could care less. It’s just annoying to hear it everywhere

[@Rob61253]

Tomorrow is not guaranteed…

[@BlueTickCH]

I live for today not tomorrow .

[@donaldfrazier5244]

In 1963 Alaska had a 9.2 and I remember it we felt it on the coast of Washington state ,Grays Harbor county!

[@InsaneCuriosity]

That must have been a crazy experience.

[@blazingstar9638]

Woah!

[@pedigreeann]

@@blazingstar9638 It's spelled 'Whoa!"

[@deecawford]

Wasilla alaska here. I was in anchorage for the nov 30 2018 7.2 and I couldn’t imagine a 9.2. I was in Fred Meyer parking lot and laid in the floor of my truck then hauled tail to my sisters yes the ground was still shaking. Scary stuff

[@joeblow5087]

I felt the 1964 Alaska earthquake in San Jose CA. The tsunami created by that earthquake killed 8 people in Crescent City CA, where the downtown was 6 to 8 feet under the ocean.

[@bonnieballew7762]

There is a theory that the earthquake from cascadia may trigger some of the volcanoes in the cascade mountain range to erupt. So that would be a double whammy.

[@kimberleelee9141]

@bonnieballew7762 The earth is cycling. And all the volcanoes are connected. And the vents are how they are connected. Where I live in Northern California, there are two volcanoes within about 200 miles max. One to the north, and the other to the east. They say one is dormant, but there are sulfur pits bubbling away. I am not educated on these things, but it sure makes a person wonder. Anything's possible.

[@brianannheine9728]

While that is possible, none of the major volcanoes in Washington and Oregon erupted following the 1700 quake. Eruptions happened in the 1800's and 1980-90's. Just a quick search shows none in 1700's. Vent systems are less connected than kimberleelee9141 suggests. Study the Icelandic volcanoes erupting now. Scientists talk about different magma chambers and vent systems for volcanoes just a 10s of km apart.

[@christianvalentin5344]

@@bonnieballew7762 they may not be directly triggered to erupt if/when Cascadia ruptures, but as long as the subduction zone is there the Cascade volcanoes are getting fed magma

[@christianvalentin5344]

@@kimberleelee9141Mt Shasta and Lassen Peak?

[@meekshallinherit3966]

As above so below....pressure

[@TR-zx1lc]

The bigger issues with roads aren't the bridges, but rather the approaches/ramps leading to the bridges. The Marquam Bridge, which carries I-5 over the Willamette River, has been retrofitted, but the approaches haven't. This means that it is reasonably likely that the bridge will survive, but no one can use it because the bridge is now isolated 130' in the air. Also, highways will all be blocked with overpasses collapsing.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Yeah, the highways and overpasses could get blocked, which would make things even worse.

[@secretzelda7198]

@InsaneCuriosity I remember the large earthquake in Jan 71. A bridge went down near my home but because it was early morning there weren't many people out yet when it fell. It could have been so much worse!

[@LarryOrtwine]

⁠​⁠@@secretzelda7198 another huge problem is there is hardly any companies in the usa who can make the beams for the bridges. Just recently in Cincinnati, OH, a homeless camp was moved out of a public park that happened to be under a major Bridge that connects Cincinnati, OH to Kentucky ( I71 to I471). Days after they were moved out,a huge fire just happened to break out under the bridge causing the beams to melt. Now the beams have to be removed and replaced. Its going to take 5 months to make like 8 40ft beams. And no one is being held responsible

[@secretzelda7198]

@@LarryOrtwine That's concerning on more than one level.

[@colekken]

Now you should talk about the New Madrid Seismic Zone. :)

[@TomRedlion]

@@colekken He did that one 6 months ago.

[@sandydiller4828]

Can’t wait for that one; I left Chicago for SW Michigan, but I don’t want to think about what will happen to my former area, which sits on landfill. Been working on my bug out bags…

[@michaelb2279]

@@sandydiller4828 Legend says when the Bears and White Sox both have a winning season in the same year the earth will tremble... I think we'll be safe for a looong time.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

We actually already have a video about it. Feel free to check it out. Thanks for watching!

[@Dane-o7q]

I will ride my pineapple express down the atmospheric river when the big one comes.

[@leonorsanchez8232]

I’ve moved years ago to another state that’s land locked. I experienced the quake of 89 was living in San Jose when it hit I was just leaving work about 5 p.m in Los Gatos. Took me about hour or so to get home because we had no electricity.

[@GirlPilot7]

@@leonorsanchez8232 I remember that one. I was 9 months pregnant brushing my teeth and the water 💦 kept moving back and forth

[@logicae4096]

I'm with both of you! Grew up in the SF Bay Area (Milpitas) and was in high school when it hit in 89. I have moved out of state not because of the earthquakes but the ridiculous home prices and cost of living.... I'm landlocked to the Great Lakes now. Not sure if that's considered landlocked!

[@DC-cv9ch]

@@leonorsanchez8232 I was there too. I will never forget the rocking it gave us.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

It’s crazy how quickly life can change in moments like that. Glad you made it home safely. Thanks for sharing your story.

[@shastina5493]

I also experienced the Loma Prieta Quake of 89 in San Jose! I had a newborn in my arms! Can you imagine a 45 ft land jump to the south east to start when Cascadia subducts! Each magnitude higher is 1k times stronger! Imagine a 9+ mag! FEMA did say "everything west of Highway I-5 is toast" I heard it live! Tsunami will follow as well as power outages, gas leaks, fires, liquification, etc and even volcanoes can erupt! 🙏

[@ChrisReher]

I don't think I've ever heard anyone (AI or otherwise) recount such incredible tragedies with such great cheer and relish.

[@Rkenton48]

Well, it is washington and oregon. Won't be missed.

[@Ronniejamesleo]

Surely you forget katrina

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thank you so much Chris! We are 15 Humans :)

[@Mr05Chuck]

@@Rkenton48it will not hurt “Greater Idaho”

[@thebooknanny]

😂

[@tmsrobabbott]

Very Well done. I live in the region on the Olympic Peninsula. The threat is very real and no one should take this lightly. Where in many parts of the country, the term prepping and Prepper is thought of as some nut who thinks the sky is falling. Here it is simply part of being responsible to our families. In an area where winter weather saturates the ground, those who built homes in Oso , Washington saw water erosion and a landslide that killed almost everyone and buried the community. In 1980, Mount St. Helen's erupted and blew 1 mile of the mountain, off of the top. Natural disasters happen and this one will be bigger than imaginable. Many of us who live in the Pacific Northwest are preparing on a continual basis. We add extra food supplies to feed our families for 3 to 6 months recognizing that aid reaching us will take up to that long. Storage of primary and secondary clean water and secondary water filtration is a real need in this region of wet and rainy climate. We build alternative heating and lighting, add solar and wind turbines, putting deep cell battery banks together, one battery at a time. For me, the cost of a whole home battery back up system similar to what Elon Musk sells is infinitely too expensive to just buy and install. So, we try to prepare the best we can with money left over from the cost of normal living. We know that bridges and overpasses will fall, leaving islands people where it will take months to reach and they must survive on their own. Medical supplies and trying to harden our homes to withstand enough that we can return to get the supplies we have stored. We talk regular with family members about getting of our the house as quickly as possible and where to gather if and who to contact for family information, if we are separated. We have go bags of emergency supplies and equipment in our cars, when we are away, in case we are away from home and need to find our way back to a gathering point. There is a large and growing number of Armature Radio Operators in the area, as messaging is critical. The need not imagined desire to have primary and secondary back up sources for everything necessary for independent off grid living on a long term basis is very real here, even though other parts of the country may feel as though such prepping is foolish. Your brief explanation simply lays it on the line accurately. Great FACTUAL piece. Short, sweet and to the point.

[@JosephC-qg5fc]

After the 12/05/2024 earthquake in Northern California. I think it's only the beginning of what's coming.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Let’s hope for the best while staying prepared.

[@BlueTickCH]

Yo stop scarring me

[@preppingforendtimessurviva6326]

@@InsaneCuriosity yup , we are going through a pole shift , it’s documented. Please research this. ☮️

[@peppergrand1072]

Well all I have to say is something will happen right after this second and this second, and something is going to happen after this and then this. And so on

[@davidkerk5676]

As an Oregonian all I can say is as long as Portland gets washed away, im down to ride it out. Hit me Gaia

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Let's hope it doesn't come to that. Thanks for watching!

[@kaytefurling123]

@@davidkerk5676 You must be living in eastern Oregon. I think a lot of them feel that way.

[@ImJustAutistic]

@@kaytefurling123 as someone whos lived in eastern Oregon for the last 10 years and recently dipped my toes in Portland and all that, they can get washed into the ocean and I doubt anyone will notice

[@MikeHunt-qu6sk]

Portland would be missed about as much as the United Healthcare CEO.

[@drkrazzy1646]

@@davidkerk5676 with you there 😂

[@cpcattin]

Luckily in Seattle we have a liberal government that has enacted common sense laws that outlaw major earthquakes.

[@Mgb1999]

😂😂😭

[@kyleanuar9090]

Ironically the libs leaders already grabbed the money and made their escape plan elsewhere but too greedy to leave yet.

[@Swagalious689]

😂😂😂

[@samhenke4923]

😂

[@Jerkasoid]

Giggle

[@addismanley8271]

Thank you for the thorough research and explanation. Most videos on this subject are doom and gloom with few facts and figures. You have done an excellent job and I am excited to share this with the family.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for watching!

[@julianmansell2379]

Brian Atwater a true genius in geology and plate tecktonics.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Yes, his work has really helped us understand the risks of a megaquake in the Pacific Northwest. Thanks for the comment!

[@Ronniejamesleo]

Tectonics ,

[@sandydiller4828]

Let’s see…family in Seattle, bffs in Portland and Oakland…terrified isn’t strong enough a word.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Totally get that.

[@Oldcrow77]

@@sandydiller4828 yes but earthquake’s in Oklahoma now due to fracking and disposal wells Blizzards back east Fla and SE hurricanes Midwest tornadoes So letting the fear of “what if”dictate life is a waste of time. It takes away your ability to be in the moment as you may die any second from a heart attack Stroke Mass shooting (only in Murika) Car crash Insurance company denies your treatment There is land in the Mohave dessert pretty cheap But no water, just snakes and scorpions etc.

[@sandydiller4828]

@@Oldcrow77 a full rupture and I’m not hopeful

[@Oldcrow77]

@@sandydiller4828 I’m not familiar with a “full rupture” what is that

[@sandydiller4828]

@ the explanation I heard on a channel was that the entire fault quakes, not just a portion, thus “The Big One” as the locals call it.

[@WV-TimidCow]

Errrrr.... Hate to be the barer of bad news. But there is 53 million people that live west of Interstate 5, from Washington to San Francisco, which is written off the moment this event occurs. So tens of thousands is selling it short, tens of millions will be lost the day this lets loose.

[@donadams8345]

Not so. It's unlikely that the quake will occur along the whole fault line all at once. It's unlikely that the quake will be at the maximum possible magnitude. Earthquake preparation in building construction and infrastructure has been going on continually. Don't fall for this fearmongering. That's how these jerks get people to watch videos like this, they love to scare the hell out of you.

[@VanillaMacaron551]

Well they're not ALL going to die. FEMA estimates 12,000 deaths.

[@Winterfur1]

Live in Washington live in the area where it will either not feel the quake or it will be a magnitude 5 maybe a 6 hard to tell when I am as far inland in eastern Washington. Will say anywhere near puget sound will totally be decimated like Seattle ,Tacoma, Olympia, or Bellingham or many other cities in the area

[@dapetik]

@@WV-TimidCow don't tease me!

[@Sailor376also]

@@dapetik He is not teasing. I do not believe 53 million are at risk,, but a substantial number are. The Cascadia Subduction zone will relieve its pressure. The historical record,, a record arrived at by tree ring dating or carbon 14 dating, has occurred as many as 20 times or more. And at a frequency of between 300 years and 800 years. I relay this from memory.. so take all of this with a bit of (How good is his memory?) The center of it is the west US is creeping westward. and it is over riding the Pacific plate. A demo might be,, Place your hand palm down flat on the desk. Now slide your hand forward and bump into something/ The finger tips stay in about the same place and the knuckles and the hand bow upward The finger tips have kind of stuck against the top of the Pacific Ocean bottom,, they are trying to ride over,, slide over the bottom of the ocean (subduct it) But every so often, it over comes the stuck,, and the Juan de Fuca plate snaps forward and the knuckles fall back to flat on the desk. The shoreline , at this moment is high, the knuckles bowed upward. When it slips the knuckles will fall and what is shoreline today, will be under 2 or 3 meters of ocean suddenly. Areas along the coast that are now high and dry will settle suddenly and become the new shoreline,, often yards or miles farther inland than the current shore. This slow rise, and sudden fall has been repeated about 20 times over the last 7,000 years. The last time was at about 9PM on January 26th in the year 1700. So, 325 years ago. So now,, or 40 years from now,, or 400 years from now,,, it WILL happen again It just makes people nervous when part of the fault, mechanism,, makes a big noise,, 7.0 R Is just a precursor,, a warning that things they are a poppin' Still moving. There WILL be a tsunami with it,, how large,, anyone's guess. The generational stories told by the coastal tribes of 1700 AD talk of villages below the waves and lost forever, people that ran away from the ocean and to high ground survived,, those that were slow did not. Is Seattle at risk,, I don't know, because Seattle is well back in the Sound from the ocean,, It may make the waves bigger, it may make the waves smaller. Same for Portland,, the direct coast,, they better a start a runnin' immediately after the first big shake when the shoreline sinks. Don't wait for forecasts or predictions,, or rescue just run like hell inland for high ground.

[@BerthaESCOBAR-xc7mi]

Whoa! if never prayed. It's a good time to start. I believe very much in prayer❤ praying for state's in real danger 🙏

[@brian5762]

Any rupture during the cold outflow winter weather would easily double the low casualty estimated by the officials. Exposure from either wet cold weather or freezing temperatures will be a huge contributing factor. Then there are those that have been injured whom will be unable to receive the appropriate medical care.

[@VanillaMacaron551]

Yep this will be the most dangerous time. People will be injured and freezing and starving to death.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Yes, it could make things worse, especially if people can't get the medical help they need. It's an important point to think about after a big disaster. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@Supershark83]

Great presentation: well informed and also showing the scenic vistas of the coast

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks! Glad you liked the video.

[@petemiller519]

20:31 ....58.4 inches does not equal 43.3 feet or 13.17 m. It equals 4.86 feet, or 1.48 m. Also, as a structural engineer working in Western BC, building codes had seismic design requirements prior to 1994. It is true that residential buildings in early 90's did not require seismic design, but commercial and institutional buildings did. Your video however is very well done, and very informative. Sorry to be a nitpick, but I guess once an engineer, always an engineer. ;) Cheers from Canada.

[@zwhtan]

13 metres is approximately the displacement - don't know where the inches calculation came from

[@lightreign8021]

I appreciate your folksy politeness, when you become another American state that will come in handy. I mean it’s either US or being a vassal of China or India. North Americans have a lot more in common. You’re welcome 🫡

[@neutralcommenter7800]

He was referring to Seattle and Portland. Blue states here in the US are completely mismanaged and have terrible infrastructure.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for the correction. I’ll make sure to be more careful next time. Glad you found the video informative, though.

[@ananiasacts]

I was about to leave a similar comment and appreciated finding yours. Them’s some mighty big inches I thought.

[@dlvox5222]

No seismic upgrade will defend against a 8.3

[@michaeldance6879]

Doesn't it make sense if you build on the very ground that is moving then whatever you build WILL fall?

[@InsaneCuriosity]

8.3 quake is massive, and no upgrade can fully protect against that level of shaking. But even small upgrades can help reduce the damage and save lives in the long run.

[@NW_Ranger]

@@dlvox5222 It is actually known that it could be as high as a 9.3. Which is much greater than an 8.3.

[@luddite333]

nuke plants can have extra power sources in reinforced areas or just be decommissioned too due to age - but cali lawmakers are dumb climate idiots so they are solely focused on crap like ev car mandates etc

[@AyushPala_81]

Out of four megathrust points in PROF, 3 have already exploded in 2010 and 2011 ( Newzealand's 6.2 magnitude earthquake in 2011, Japan's 9.1 magnitude earthquake in 2011, and Chile's 8.8 magnitude earthquake in 2010)..So, it's obvious the fourth point will explode some day... And since there's a 7.0 magnitude quake yesterday, we can see that megaquake within a short period of time... Be ready for it...

[@PhilRable]

Was the huge earthquake that hit San Francisco about 100 years ago linked to this fault line?

[@admrob]

@@PhilRable no. The 1906 San Francisco quake was on the northern San Andreas fault. This doesn't start for a couple of hundred miles north.

[@harrietharlow9929]

@@admrob Right. The epicenter was 1-2 miles off the Golden Gate and the rupture ran as far north as Cape Mendocino.

[@mikecadman-u9r]

@@PhilRable no that was the San Andres fault

[@InsaneCuriosity]

The earthquake you're referring to is the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which was caused by the San Andreas Fault, not the Cascadia Fault.

[@russ549]

I live and have always lived in northern California at the very southern tip of this fault. It is a very interesting area, it is the farthest west point of the lower contiguous 48.. there is a very active fault line that extends straight west under the ocean. There is literally always small earthquakes on this fault line, but there small and hard to even feel. Lately they have been stronger though, we just had a 7 and we've had 5's 6's and now a 7 every winter now for the last 4 or 5 years. It has to mean something! Maybe this is a sign the big one is coming?

[@harrietharlow9929]

Yes, they could be foreshocks.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

It's hard to predict exactly when the big one will happen, but the increase in activity is something to keep an eye on.

[@tobins6800]

Minor means movement, which is good really. When it dies down, that means pressure is building.

[@russ549]

@tobins6800 yea but if one of the faults has alot of movement and the other one right next to it on the same plate has no movement what does that mean? Seems scary to me!

[@tobins6800]

@@russ549 There'd be elevation change. After the quake? A lot of elevation change

[@MrTommyboy68]

I've been hearing this for years. AND it's still there and minor quakes all the time. AND we are woefully unprepared.

[@A-Grammie-On-the-ROCK]

only way to be fully prepared for death is to give one s life to Jesus Christ. If a person dies, they go to Heaven or Hell depending on what they do with Jesus Christ

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Yeah, it's been a concern for a long time. The fact that there are still small quakes shows that it's active. It’s definitely important for us to be more prepared, and hopefully, more attention will be given to that. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@jpete3027666]

We moved from the Seattle area to upstate NY earlier this year. While there are natural disaster threats anywhere you go, I’m glad our family got out of there.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

It’s true, every place has its risks, but it’s great that you feel safer now.

[@lisao6928]

Why would anyone move to upstate NY by choice?!

[@jpete3027666]

@@lisao6928 lots of reasons. The area we moved to is infinitely safer compared to where we came from, the cost of living is far less, the school system is better, need I go on?

[@theladybugline]

@jpete3027666 my husband and I left Portland Oregon in 2021 for upstate ny too! For my entire life I have had a feeling that the west coast will be forever changed due to "natural disasters" in my lifetime. Whenever people move TO the west coast- especially near the ocean- I say a prayer for them. It's crazy to me that anyone wants to live on the west coast at all- between the horrid politics and the fake wildfires, the water and the quakes...not to mention the prices-- why on gods green earth would anyone do that?! Enjoy your time in upstate! I know we have loved it so much!

[@Kurt1969]

@@lisao6928 I was shocked after driving through upstate NY while living in NY city for about a month. I assumed the entire state was a mess. Of course I was an idiot. Upstate NY is so different and beautiful.

[@chadb9270]

20:32 this equates to 58.4 inches, or 43.2 feet??? I think one of your units might be broke…

[@martinwalker9386]

@@chadb9270 they had a typo I believe that changed 584 inches to 58.4 inches.

[@TheBillyBlack]

518.4”

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Sorry about that. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@hibaakaiko3888]

Omg, the 'dive for cover or freeze' part of the video is so realistic. We had a rather minor earthquake in utah in 2020 (just as everyone was locking down for covid). We were only a few miles from the epicenter. About like, 6am? So still in bed when it hit. Having lived in California and Japan, i've been through a few earthquakes. I dive for our hallway as it was at the center of the house and most reinforced. My husband just lays there....frozen. its the damnedest thing i've ever seen. He knows what to do, has trained to duck and cover all throughout his childhood.

[@madalynbelzowski6884]

My husband does that during tornado warnings. We have a basement with a finished family room. The 2 cats and I go down stairs. They just think they are macho. Tornado sound like a freight train drove over you, we have only lost 2 75 ft. Trees at 2 different times.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

That must have been such a scary experience.

[@ValinPrezkowski]

I used to discuss this probability with a regional disaster official in the Seattle area back in the 80s. He was very concerned how overdue “the big one” was even then.

[@rickponsetto3443]

I worry more about New Madrid because it caused damage near me a couple hundred years ago. But it would pale in comparison to a mega quake and tsunami from the Cascadia subduction zone. It would be like the Japanese tsunami but on a larger scale.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

It's something that we really need to be prepared for.

[@GMRG6]

Will Vancouver proper (metro downtown) be shielded thanks to Vancouver island? If not, to how far inland and to what height will damage occur? I’ve read many materials on this subject and it’s tough to get a consistent answer.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Vancouver Island might provide some protection by absorbing some of the tsunami's impact, but it depends on the size of the earthquake and tsunami. Damage could still reach Vancouver, especially low-lying areas near the water. As for how far inland and high it could go, that depends on the wave's strength and the landscape. It’s hard to predict exactly because studies give different estimates.

[@jamesdixon8589]

if you look at the live earthquake map where the 7.0 earthquake happened in california you can see a cluster of over 50 earthquakes that have happened in that spot over the last week. With atleast 20 in the last day. It's actually the most I've ever seen in one spot.

[@kimberleelee9141]

@jamesdixon8589 I counted 72 earthquakes (on the USGS site) magnitude 2.5 to 5.0, within 12 hours of the 7.0 magnitude quake on the 5th of December, 2024, in Northern California.

[@TheRoafer]

@@jamesdixon8589 I believe it's a few hundred quakes since the 7.0

[@kimberleelee9141]

@TheRoafer "a few hundred" is exaggerated. My count of 72 was within the 12 hours after the 7.0. I did count them.

[@TheRoafer]

@kimberleelee9141 Nope,according to the USGS...,at least a few hundred. I'm talking about the 24 hours after the initial quake.

[@PatriciaBrewer-ub7ix]

Born and raised in California yet at 83 I’ve never gotten used to earth quakes they are very denerving am sure others must feel the same way the worst one I’ve ever felt was a .7 and now that is scary this 5.7 today was nasty for haven’t felt one in so long

[@christopherpyles8381]

I live in Japan. I know what a 9.0 earthquake feels like. I was here for the March 2011 quake. NOT FUN!

[@InsaneCuriosity]

That must have been really intense. I can only imagine how scary it was.

[@dax9799]

This video was really cool! You did everything right making this!!! Following now!!!!

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks! Appreciate your support.

[@wallace3953]

Move away if you can afford to move....this is NO JOKE.

[@keithinaz9769]

@@wallace3953 Just not to Arizona!

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Definitely something to take seriously. Hopefully, more people will be aware and prepared. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@tarn1135]

Unless you vote democrat, if yes do us all a favor and stay there.

[@harrietharlow9929]

Already did...3 years ago.

[@Norcaloutside]

@@harrietharlow9929 from where to where?

[@seadragon3350]

Boulders smashed to bits miles inland in California shows extreme violence . Hell Unleashed.

[@sophirichmanfletcher4657]

People reported significantly feeling the quake in Redding, Yreka, Santa Rosa and Ashland yesterday 🥺😳

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Nature is truly intense.

[@russ549]

​@@sophirichmanfletcher4657we've had a bunch of them recently here in Humboldt. Acouple years ago the 6.4 I think it was was much much more devastating than the 7 we just had. The 7 was a gentle rolling shaker that lasted for a long time . The 6.4 felt like my house got hit by an 18 wheeler. And the whole city of 100k were in the dark for days. People were walking through grocery stores with flashlights to stare at nothing but empty shelves.

[@harrietharlow9929]

@@sophirichmanfletcher4657 Not too surprised.

[@kaileim970]

I was a kid living in Bellevue during the 1964? Seattle area earthquake. No huge damage, but it gave us all a jolt.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for sharing!

[@lilaccilla]

yes I was in Auburn

[@DianeW-gd7dl]

I lived through the 1964 Alaska quake. At the time, they didn't really have the equipment to measure it. A force of nature. Don't live in fear of another quake. Just prepare.

[@dlvox5222]

Add Mt. Rainier blowing and wow

[@cherylfox6765]

@dlvox5222 Yea, I've wondered what would happen to the Volcanic mountains around the area, as well!?

[@paulad.4578]

Interestingly enough, the man who predicted Trump getting shot at the ear, has also predicted a large earthquake in the Cascadia zone, starting at Yellowstone and reaching from just north of San Francisco up to as far as Alaska. I hope he is wrong because what he said he saw was just beyond devastating.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

It could make the situation even worse.

[@Ifyoucanreadthisgooglebroke]

An important thing for anyone in the area that is outrageously under communicated: That old cold war "lets just copy and paste 'drop and cover' to this one too" advice has asterisks when it comes to a megathrust. The gentle P waves will arrive a ~minute sooner than the violent S waves. The building you are in has an iffy chance of standing by the time the S waves are done. If that gentle shaking lasts more than 30 seconds, a duration that is longer than a mild earthquake would last, you have choices to make about if you can get out and into the open or want to brave it out in a building. Moving once the S waves hit might not be very possible - well, moving in a controlled manner anyway. (Or hope it is one of those deep ~7s like the 6.8 a couple decades ago; those are the one type that shows up a couple times a century or so in a subduction zone and can check both the "longer than 30 seconds" and "comparatively mild shaking" boxes. But if shaking exceeds ~45-50 seconds then even that is off the table and the megathrust sized S waves are imminent.)

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Agree. Thanks for sharing your insight!

[@bartobo]

Hopefully that 7.2 earthquake off the Northern California coast on 5 December relieved enough pressure to prevent a 9+ earthquake anytime soon.

[@darkboxofrain]

This is a commonly held misconception. Fault stresses are not necessarily relieved by earthquakes, as evidenced by their continuing nature regardless.

[@darkboxofrain]

The recent 7.0 earthquake was also on a different fault line, thus unrelated to pressures in the Cascadia subduction fault.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

It could release some pressure along the fault lines, but it doesn't necessarily prevent a larger earthquake from happening in the future. The Cascadia subduction zone, is a complex system, and pressure can build up again over time. Earthquakes of various magnitudes can happen, but it's difficult to predict exactly when or how big they will be.

[@Badgersj]

No. Jilly-jolly gosh-wow narration illustrated by videos pinched from travelog ads padded out with a bit of AI does nothing for the subject. I'm off.

[@fleetskipper1810]

@@Badgersj I feel the same. This is not much of a video.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! We appreciate all feedback and are always working to improve.

[@hichaelhyers]

💀​@@InsaneCuriosity

[@JoeyMcSmokey]

You may want to start including the fact that there is a whole lot of narratives going on in modern geologist’s stories about our supposed past that don’t always fit the facts of what actually happened.

[@Badgersj]

@@JoeyMcSmokey I'm not arguing with the different theories and narratives but the trivialisation of them that this video represents. "And next up is this video of a cute little puppy".

[@_Chessa_]

Do you use the new ai to help reply to the commenters in your channel? And would you make it known if you were indeed using it? Just really curious if this channel is. I’m excited about the mega quake and the super volcano in Yellowstone.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

I make sure to reply personally. Thanks for watching!

[@jadedmastermind]

I wonder how a 9.3 Cascadia megathrust earthquake will split the Arabian Peninsula in half?

[@iamzeusandthisisthetruth4229]

Is it on near opposite side of the planet? Then it may be due to some sympathetic response

[@TheGermanGoldenGirl]

😂

[@jeffs2809]

@@jadedmastermind look at the thumbnail again, it’s a reversed image of North America. Florida in lower left.

[@harrietharlow9929]

@@iamzeusandthisisthetruth4229 No, it doesn't work that way. The earthquake zones (and yes, they have quakes on the Arabian Peninsula but the two zones are completely separate and unconnected in any way.

[@ManStandsAloneIsAStrongMan]

Okay so the other day there was a quake off the Cali coast a 7 if I remember and a guy filmed his pool sloshing. So I am wondering what kind of Affects could Cascadia event have on per say Lakes and Dams at with a 9 quake ?

[@pn2543]

TL/DR: most people wont be able to escape to higher ground due to gridlock

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@wiskeybear-vanislandbc1562]

Where exactly is the area shown at 9 mins in?

[@rlbrown-js9ns]

The New Madrid Fault Zone has the potential to cause more destruction than the San Andreas Fault Line because of its geologic structure and the unique geology of the Midwest❤

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Yes, the New Madrid Fault Zone's rigid geology could spread seismic waves farther than the San Andreas, making its impact potentially more widespread. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@donnakayahern3179]

7.0 on December 5,2024 and just had a 5.8 centered 14 miles near Yerington, Nevada today December 9,2024. The plates are moving.

[@jleewatts4318]

7.0 hit northern CA Dec 5, 2024

[@outbackigloo6489]

And a 9.0 earthquake would be 1,024 times stronger.

[@elizabethbarton3047]

It didn't affect much though. Depends on where you are on what fault line determines how bad it will affect the area. I'm from N CA btw

[@kevinvest9693]

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows". Matthew 24-7. A prophecy by The Lord Jesus Christ almost 2000 years ago. So accurate like many other Bible prophecies. I hope you're Saved or you wont survive whats coming.

[@tyderian25]

I'm only here for the thumbnail saying Cascadia Megaquake, yet clearly showing Africa getting ripped a new one 😂

[@eraymonds]

That would truly be "the Big One!"

[@MrVindler]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@robertfoley-runyon7415]

You were expecting film footage from 1700?

[@DuneJumper]

Don't be mean he's just geographically-challenged

[@robertfoley-runyon7415]

@ I was shooting for funny. Guess I missed.

[@DisasterResearchNotes]

Thank you for the great video. I learned a lot. THANKS.

[@Drewkungfoo]

Absolute Worst Case Scenario is the Big One ends up being a M 10.0

[@OpenDoorHypnosisHealingTV]

How will this affect Los Angeles?

[@InsaneCuriosity]

It's farther south from the fault, but strong shaking could still be felt in the area. The biggest risks would be from a tsunami and ground shaking, which could cause damage to buildings and infrastructure, especially along the coast. It’s also possible that the quake could trigger aftershocks in other regions.

[@oildrum-f1e]

the one in california recently got tsunami warned for a while, and i immediately thought of this..

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Hopefully, we’ll be more prepared if something like that happens.

[@sunahakhan7425]

When it's happened? Any idea? Tell me year?

[@laura-bianca3130]

3:42 good. Imagine how Native Americans felt - the ones in California and PNW that weren't wiped out, I mean, and had to see the destruction if their land.

[@danielmilan7213]

@@laura-bianca3130 lmaoooo get real 😂

[@sarawedel5406]

But the actual perpetrators aren't the ones who will suffer this...

[@caitneedham]

I’ve heard about this since I was a little girl when I lived in California. I used to lay on the floor and feel earthquakes from the Hayward fault all the time.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for sharing!

[@kc7brj]

Excellent report, very informative.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for watching! Glad you found it informative.

[@justme-dm7sb]

Copalis is a super cool place to see. If you get the chance, go see it. Bring food if you are staying more than a day. There is not a many places to eat. It is an outdoor adventure. Prepare accordingly.

[@moparman8254]

only the LORD KNOWS

[@aliceinoregonland3942]

Amen!

[@ALFarrell-kv6ok]

Those on the coast will have a wonderful front-row view.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Let's hope it's a view no one has to experience.

[@daniellickel9867]

13,000 people, that is a joke. If they told the real number, the areas propert would lose trillions of dollars in value. Try hundreds of thousands or more would die, half would not be found. Proves money is much more valuable than life to these people. They need to tell the truth!

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! It's true that the situation could be much worse than what the experts predict, but it's hard to know exactly how many people would be affected.

[@ricarica50]

How far inland is it expected to go?

[@InsaneCuriosity]

It's hard to predict exactly how far inland the effects will reach, but experts believe it could affect areas up to 50-100 miles inland, depending on the strength of the earthquake and the location of the epicenter.

[@lukasschultz1992]

I’m watching this while living in Seattle WA and my house is right on the beach 😂

[@googiemike1537]

@@lukasschultz1992 yikes

[@lukasschultz1992]

@ I’m not worried

[@Slod_De_Squatchmosis]

I think it was 1992 when there was a seven point whatever quake and that was pretty dam intense... - The principal at school the next day was talking about it and there was an aftershock on the spot - This was San Bernardino California

[@InsaneCuriosity]

It was a powerful quake. Thanks for sharing!

[@juandlepringle9312]

The last time it happened the tsunami was felt in Japan

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Yes. Thanks for watching!

[@marylynch4178]

Father was stationed at afb a little south pf fairbanks alaska when the anchorage 1964 9.2 earthquake hit. Even though we were close to 400 miles away, (mountains inbetween) we could feel the shaking and the sidewalks rolled.

[@nancygibson8854]

My dad said 50yrs ago, California was going to fall into the ocean. He was a Prophet... I would be worried 😮 he predicted a few things that have happened.

[@Snailmailtrucker]

I like your Dad ! 😁

[@Delusionalcry]

Let's hope he's wrong about this.

[@elizabethbarton3047]

I remember hearing this too. It makes ZERO sense. For one, we aren't an island nor can a quake no matter how big can rip an entire state away from land we are attached to

[@mistis249]

Thank you for your content 🫡

[@perryreasch1209]

YOU CAN BE A BILLIONAIRE OR A POOR MAN BUT WHEN MOTHER NATURE WANTS TO SHE WILL TAKE YOU OUT NO MATTER WHAT

[@cleveland3357]

@@perryreasch1209 unless u jump Into ur helicopter filled with champagne and caviar and leave when u feel the first shaking

[@linsioux217]

"The Big Wave" by Pearl S. Buck is a children's novel about the 'orphan' waves in Japan. Really good read even for an adult.

[@The300zxsupra]

Nothing last's forever!

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@cmasscmass]

I've been using The USGS for many years. In the last 20 years I stay close to Bug-out sites when going outside of my Zones. I could care less for all who are not doing as I have over the last 30+ years. I could Help or not help. Only time will tell. I feel in the first 24 hours some 240k to 250k will die from Seattle to Portland. And after a week over 1.2m to 2.7m from Seattle to California. Three to five miles inland of all coast lines, up and down the coast will be under water for 3 to 7 weeks. If most people are not ready now and part of a Big Bug-Out Site it may be already to late. Its taken my family starting the site 30 years ago and a total of 70 years in the making so if noting happens in the next 30 years and you start now there could be still hope. or you have a ticket with Space X. What's more important to me then money is having the resources, with the resources you'll always have money even if only a few dollars.

[@EyesOnlyxx]

I believe it was 2019 or 2020 when southern california had that 7.2 earthquake. I was sitting at the kitchen diner table, and my blinds were close, i noticed the pull string was slightly moving lil tiny bit and i was like wow thats not good, then 10 seconds later the windows started vibrating from low vibrating to a high vibrating, is like someone turning the dial from low to high, than i saw my wife in her one piece towel fresh out of the shower lol asking whats happening!! Is her first earthquake, shes from oregon lol. I was like get in the middle of the living room! I remember telling my kids to stand there they were scared but holding each other, i remember looking at the walls, and they were rolling like a wave! It looks so fake, like my mind was playing tricks. The ground was moving side to side but the walls were rolling like waves idk how that works lol. But ya crazy evening

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Earthquakes can be really scary. Glad to hear everyone was safe, though!

[@klvoshall6799]

That was July 4th and 5th 2019 out of Ridgecrest CA. That was scary.

[@tjbounce]

I'm glad you added in the mythologies in it also. I never heard of some

[@suehowie152]

Thank you for the information without crashig music.❤️❤️

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for watching!

[@rachaelbrundy3837]

Why does the beginning illustration show the Canadian fault line along the and the New Madrid fault on the Mississippi River? Please be sure this is accurate.

[@Putin-p9l]

WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED TO HAWAII IN 1700s

[@immockingu3510]

This could also result in renewed volcanic activity. Note that Mt. Ranier, Hood, Helen's, and Baker are all in Washington and Oregon, among others.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Possible. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@Querencia7779]

I can always tell when someone’s not from Washington state they don’t know how to pronounce Juan de Fuca!

[@sanctuarynaturals]

Why is the map backwards?

[@timgerk3262]

Similar quakes in Japan, Alaska, and Chile pulverized those places *so hard* they were never heard from again.

[@harrietharlow9929]

Really? They got hit hard, but people rebuilt.

[@timgerk3262]

@harrietharlow9929 exactly. These scare pieces tell less than half the story.

[@Cove-o4d]

What about the Pacific islands? Hawaii, Easter Island, and Oceania etc..?

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Hawaii and Easter Island could also be affected by the Cascadia Megaquake, but not in the same way as the Pacific Northwest. The megaquake itself primarily impacts the west coast of North America, but it could trigger tsunamis that travel across the Pacific, potentially reaching Hawaii and other islands.

[@Sir_Galahad777]

Seattle is not on the coast, it on what we call the sound which could theoretically have a tsunami but wouldnt be no wear near 100ft high...out on the coast would be different, the wave probable would reach more like a mile inland

[@ericdollarhyde3296]

Hundreds of maps made before 1700 show california as an island..after 1700 the debate was so heated that spain sent an emissary to determine that it was no longer an island..that quake in the 1700s radically and literally changed the whole west coast

[@EyesOnlyxx]

I looked it up after reading your comment and yeah crazy california was this huge island.. makes sense due to the grand canyon having fish bones, whale carcasses, and sea shells ect like there was once a sea.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Yes, before the 1700s, many maps showed California as an island. Thanks for sharing!

[@maxl5657]

@@ericdollarhyde3296 Wow! Never heard the history on the 1700 quake explained like you did; that’s really terrifying to think about considering the plates could move that much. That’s catastrophic destruction. Thanks for the information, I’ll pass it onto friends we have in Vancouver.

[@coleenburris6816]

I live in eastern Wa. What happens to us?

[@voivode2591]

Pacific Northwest (Northern CA, OR, WA, ID,, Western MT, BC, YT, and AK) doesn’t stop at the Cascades. In fact part of it includes the Idaho granite batholith. It is not an earth quake zone. Once you are East of the coastal mountains there are very few active faults. Please keep thinking there is and stay on the coast. We like our way of life as it is.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for sharing that.

[@suzettebavier4412]

Thank you for this

[@peterjermyn5785]

I'm 53 and think in my lifetime a significant event will occur similar to the one in L A in 1994 the tsunami will not be as severe but waves will reach inland further than anyone ever seen but the region will recover