MEGA-Quake & Tsunami Disaster Threatens Pacific Northwest

A "megathrust" earthquake and tsunami would devastate the Northwest United States, a geologic region of the Pacific Ocean's "Ring of Fire" called the Cascadia Subduction Zone, where major tectonic plates collide.
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When you think of the big earthquake that will devastate the Western U.S., you probably assume it will hit California. But the massive one we’re supposedly long overdue for will actually hit the Pacific Northwest, devastating Seattle and much of 700 coastal miles from Vancouver to NorCal’s Mendocino Cape.
This area lies on the Cascadia subduction zone. The Cascades are the volcanic mountain range that run parallel to the fault, some 100 miles inland, and are formed by the Juan De Fuca tectonic plate colliding with, and sliding underneath, the North American plate. This geological battle will eventually result in the weaker North American plate buckling violently as it gives way to the mounting pressure, dropping several meters in a few seconds.
This will cause a 9.2 magnitude megathrust earthquake that will last around 4 minutes and will be 30 times more powerful than anything California’s San Andreas fault can produce.
What happens after that is truly terrifying.
Since the event will happen in the ocean, it will send a tsunami, a wall of water more than 15 meters high, rushing back toward coastal areas like Puget Sound and the heavily populated Seattle area. As it washes ashore it will destroy everything in its path.
The catastrophic tsunami triggered by the 2011 Tōhoku 9.0 earthquake in Japan was responsible for the vast majority of the 18,000+ deaths suffered in that disaster. And Japan even had an early warning system that sensed the initial tremor and automatically activated to save countless lives by shutting down power plants and railways, and performing various other vital services before the full quake and tsunami struck.
The Pacific Northwest has no such early warning system.
In fact, three years ago the citizens of Seaside, Oregon rejected a plan that would’ve raised their taxes in order to move three schools out of the tsunami inundation zone. [Show clip of devastated school administrator describing why that’s such a mistake.]
The voters came to their senses this November and funded a version of the plan, but the story is representative of the lack of awareness those living in the Cascadia Subduction Zone have about the uncertain ground they actually live on.
Part of the reason why the region seems to be in a complete state of denial is because the Juan De Fuca plate hasn’t caused an earthquake in 317 years. It’s a sleeping giant that’s 75 years overdue for an awakening.
To get a sense for how destructive a 9.2 quake would be, we need look no further than the 1964 Great Alaskan Earthquake of the same magnitude that sent tsunami’s rippling throughout the pacific, one of which killed 12 people in Crescent City, California, some 1,600 miles away from the quake’s epicenter.
The biggest problem is that seismology was in its infancy when much of the Pacific Northwest was built, so Portland - for example - didn’t have a seismic building code until 1974. More than a million structures in the region would collapse or be irreparably damaged by a megathrust quake, three thousand of them schools. Other critical infrastructure that will either collapse or be greatly compromised will be half of all highway bridges, fifteen of the seventeen bridges spanning Portland's two rivers, two thirds of all railways and airports, one-third of all fire stations, half of all police stations, and two-thirds of all hospitals.
There will also be land liquefaction, a phenomenon whereby partially saturated soil loses strength and stiffness. Not only does 15 percent of Seattle lie on land vulnerable to liquefaction, but so does Oregon’s Critical Infrastructure hub where miles of gas lines converge.
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[@lillyie]

North Korea:WE WILL DESTROY AMERICA! Yellowstone and the Cascadia:hold my beer

[@kimjongun7015]

Schooking Skel-CentrixPVP damn

[@lou697]

Schooking Skel-CentrixPVP lmao

[@drowsymexico]

Schooking Skel-CentrixPVP true oh and the hurricanes!

[@yeahoh2222]

Schooking Skel-CentrixPVP XD

[@blankshorto]

hurricanes are basically florida's wife now

[@Tastypieinyourmouth]

Great. First the Yellowstone super volcano, now this. The US sure has a thing for natural disasters

[@KBowWow75]

and the most devastating tornados on the planet.

[@canadianking2959]

And lots of crime and terrorism. And orange clowns in disguise. (Don't take this seriously!)

[@user-vf3cb7vk8z]

Canadian King Crime is actually pretty low it's just that we have a lot more guns so it's more deadly. I think in terms of total crime we are the country right after Canada.

[@Tastypieinyourmouth]

Nia Thompson Nobody knows, but if push comes to shove, one super disaster could trigger the other. On the bright side, there's nothing we can do about it anyway, we might as well worry about things we can improve^^

[@stmerkelofmigrant1458]

And starting wars by accident and on purpose

[@netdog12channel]

when u live in Washington and been hearing this from 2010

[@marcelsmith213]

netdog12channel R e l a t a b l e

[@dwightanton]

Didn't he say it's 70-something years overdue?

[@ragellejean]

Uran [AM] well most of the quakes occur every 275-420 years with a 37% chance (I think) of a 9+ striking within the next 75 years according to one video.

[@xxhydra_stormxx8189]

netdog12channel IKR FORGET ABOUT IT THIS WARNING WAS GIVEN IN 2017 ITS 2017

[@moejoegaming9838]

netdog12channel What part of Washington you live in? I live in Vancouver.

[@munyaf]

I JUST MOVED TO PORTLAND AND IM SO SCARED WHY DIDNT I STAY IN NY

[@sagewilde-mcdowell4218]

i ve been there for 7-8 years

[@TheCrappyZipper]

Hippo Pirate been here 16 , my whole life

[@southpaw3sox635]

....not a good decision, I left Pacific North West for that reason. Keep in mind; we have some major experts warning us, they are professionals and have great ethics, it is ethical to offer fair warning...it would be highly unethical to just carelessly frighten people, to ensue panic. I was looking for perspective in regard to this, however, experts gave me clarity. I left.

[@chalkfourtyfive]

Munya Fashu-Kanu Go to Atlanta m8

[@elisabethsalamy8528]

Munya Fashu-Kanu i moved from mass to nm 2years ago then started to wake up i think i moved to be okay(my life is werid) but god bless you and ypur family and friends to be safe i hate how many innocent people will die but i hope you find safety

[@canadianking2959]

Why did you only talk about the US's suffer from this, when obviously it's also hitting the ALSO heavily populated area of Vancouver Island?

[@SilverEyeOfTiger]

Canadian King feel yeah dude, Vancouverites by screwed too

[@michaelburgarino]

Canadian King No one cares.

[@ericquast7563]

Michael Burgarino actually 27 people care

[@michaelburgarino]

Eric Quast Which is no one when compared to the world's population

[@AyayaTenshi]

Michael Burgarino Victoria is the Capital of BC. So there is way more than 27 people.

[@IamJay]

and *_Philippines_* too.

[@IamJay]

You're so right!

[@randomasmr1038]

FRANTIC NUUUU MY GRANDMA LIVES IN THE PHILIPPINES

[@equaygaming229]

FRANTIC no1 cares about them xD

[@MellowMakos]

FRANTIC - WAT

[@IamJay]

Where in Philippines she lives?

[@NatureShy]

Still glad I live in the Northwest! We have the best scenery. You can hike among rugged coastlines, glaciers, mountains, desert canyons, rainforests and old growth trees, rivers, alpine lakes, islands, volcanoes... we have it all!

[@purpdrank8230]

i live in ny will i be okay?

[@princesscarnate6187]

ElementalFX It will affect you too lmao. Everyone in USA because of the ashes. So basically we gonna die because of the pollution

[@biscuitalex829]

I think so, let’s just hope for now

[@TheMrMelon27]

ElementalFX boi your city will be gone due to global warming

[@elitenplayer3735]

What about 110 degree weather? No ok lucky you. Texas has great fall and spring weather but the rest the time it sucks

[@superskyron19]

could you do a video on Detroit's comeback

[@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel]

I'll look into it, any suggestions on where to start my research?

[@sirhcl8357]

313_God Comeback from where?

[@rainsweptflower]

michigan is an amazing state, a microcosm of our nation in it's diversity and the problems that face it.

[@pesterlis]

what comeback?

[@MossadDid911]

It ain't coming back boi

[@dabbingmannequinsgaming7030]

Well, guess I might be doomed in the near future. Unfortunately, I live in the Seattle area as of today.

[@marcelsmith213]

TorqueDawg Gaming Same

[@nadienecouragewithin1617]

Dabbing Mannequins Gaming come to New York

[@ashlee4720]

Nadiene Courage within is it okay if I live near NY I live in Minnesota

[@Aaron-fr5di]

Dabbing Mannequins Gaming Same I'm scared shitless :^)

[@huntdog8649]

Dabbing Mannequins Gaming I live near Sacramento so I think I should be good

[@lrodshrek6086]

I live in portland and have been hearing about this for years

[@outofideas4824]

i wish i could move to alaska right now

[@sagewilde-mcdowell4218]

me too

[@ragellejean]

Orest Palter so you'd rather have dozens of active volcanoes and earthquakes and more? Okay not my problem.

[@KBowWow75]

It's nothing we haven't been continuously made aware of up here in Seattle. We know, and one lady in the NY Times or New Yorker wrote an article that sent everyone in a panic a year or two ago.

[@xJanx1000]

But still, seems like you are not prepared for such an event

[@KBowWow75]

F-ck_Spyware The soil will liquify, the hills will collapse into landslides and mudslides, buildings will collapse, and the water level will rise. Nothing will stop it even if you prepare. Japan was prepared. They even said in this video that there were warnings, yet countless people died and cities were completely wiped away. Preparing cannot prevent.

[@xJanx1000]

Sure it cant prevent, but compare the tsunami in Japan with the one that hit Sri Lanka. Japan: 18 000 Dead; Sri Lanka: 230 000 Dead. Sri Lanka wasnt prepared, Japan was.

[@austinblount7415]

Brian There is no god. stfu

[@haretyper4954]

F-ck_Spyware NOBODY anywhere can be prepared for this kind if event. They'd have to level Seattle and rebuild everything to "be prepared", don't be absurd. How could anyone be prepared for a 9.0+ earthquake? Sounds like you've never experienced the power of one. The bigger issue that nobody mentions is that when this massive earthquake hits here, it will likely trigger one or many of the volcanoes in the area to erupt. If Mount Rainer blows, it is likely to trigger a chain reaction to the others in the area. The impact of that would be so loud it would blow out all of our eardrums in the state....all this according to scientists that did a show or documentary about this I watched over 10 years ago.

[@zaxkcmous]

Well yeah, we don't have an alarm system like that but everyone is so glued to their smartphones now, they'll know about it before the government system tells us about it.

[@toomanycooks7836]

“Oh, people died in an earthquake? Those damn smartphones!”

[@themightylemming]

could this earthquake trigger yellowstone

[@user-vf3cb7vk8z]

Ben .Codrington No it won't.

[@xxpertzcommentary6608]

Ben .Codrington hopefully not

[@brandonvaldez7934]

Ben .Codrington Most likely yes

[@fiend2society]

If it is strong enough

[@larsnordhagen5271]

If it hits it hard

[@davidschultz1562]

Let's hope Trump actually sticks with his promise to fix infrastructure. Please Donald!

[@Cameron-hu6hg]

He won't, you can't promise hundreds of billions in new spending while cutting taxes for the rich, but his voters weren't intelligent enough to see that.

[@dd9781]

fflip8 It is EXTREMELY APPARENT, you never had any type of education beyond grade school, it's your lack of understanding how to make money that's scares the sheet out of you.. Your kind will never comprehend the simple way to generate profit without being a thief and stealing from others to support deadbeats and losers...what a shame...unlike your idiot obutthead that stole daily from this country and gave it away to Muslim countries free, how did that generate anything but debt??? go figure that out if ya can..

[@Cameron-hu6hg]

+David DuVall English, please.

[@dd9781]

fflip8 Relax snowflake.. I know it's a strain reading words that don't spew hate and disention... take it easy and stay in the safe zone...

[@Cameron-hu6hg]

I said English please because I can't understand what you're trying to say. Here's what you've said so far: You don't have an education, you have a lack of understanding how to make money, your 'kind' never comprehend the simple way to generate profit without being a thief and stealing from others, and your 'idiot obutthead' that stole from this country and gave it away to muslim countries for free didn't generate anything but debt. What exactly does this have to do with infrastructure and Donald Trump making economic promises he can't keep?

[@mistermood4164]

love this channel, keep it up.. :)

[@xivwords5448]

The scrap metal business is going to be amazing after this

[@calebflegel5429]

As a person who lives in Washington I'm less concerned over the tsunami (in the sound not the coast) then the earthquake. Seattle is very hilly and only the surge, not the wave from the tsunami will hit the Seattle area. Waves can't turn corners into the sound.

[@haretyper4954]

Caleb Flegel you should be more concerned about the volcanoes that could be triggered by the earthquake. And if Mt. Rainier blows, it could trigger Mt. Bachelor, Mt Adams, Mt St Helens, Mt Hood to also blow...

[@mikoisok5263]

Who is here from the 7.1 and 6.4 in cali?

[@breadcomputer1618]

Look, living in WA you've been hearing this for 7 years.

[@isabellaallen7245]

Oh God.... I live less than an hour away from Seaside, Oregon.

[@bruhmann719]

always good information and reasearch

[@sanonboi]

great! I moved from GA to Tacoma WA 3yr ago and now I'm hearing of this. 😫

[@SubaruOutback-gi6jn]

Bro you’re good I live in federal way

[@intelis9613]

Great video like always

[@HealthyKadenOW]

3:26 “2/3rds of all hospitals” *shows a picture of Komo4 news station*

[@kaickf.r.goncalves2846]

The USA: A blessed economy, a cursed geographic location. Thank God here in Brazil we barely have natural disasters.

[@catstie1985]

Kaick Filipe *has tornado out break*

[@DogStreet]

When ur gf stabs u in ur sleep

[@TheArmchairist]

Didnt you guys upload this a few minutes ago

[@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel]

Had to make a little fix that we didn't notice until it was public. Apologies.

[@shot1dr]

Nuclear Weapons And Mega Natural Disasters : we are the best at destruction God : Hold My Beer

[@Jayton]

This makes me very happy I'm in CT xD Nice vid!

[@chrishansen2409]

Minnesota is the inly state with no threat I live there

[@ryanphillips5525]

Tiggy Tiger lucky

[@sadmidniite7640]

Tiggy Tiger Michigan is good tob

[@menot6245]

lol I'm not touched etha

[@avimae4225]

ND is good as well

[@noriiannn]

i live in washington and have anxiety about stuff like this. why did i click on this?!

[@twenty8608]

szkitty Don't worry, Washington has many mountain regions and isn't too costal, there will be minimal tsunamis and only major buildings will suffer damage

[@mostwantedslime59]

*Guy in video “The most destructive natural disaster in history, Hurricane Katrina” *Hurricane Irma “Hold my beer”

[@jpkjnn6733]

This terrifies me. I moved up to Washington a few years ago.. When I first heard about it I looked up the tsunami inundation zone and learned that I was living directly in the lowest spot possible on some of the worst soil. I moved out to Bellevue a couple of years later, but things here are not built with Earthquakes in mind, and while I no longer worry as much about tsunamis, I still worry about a freaking 9.2, which is ungodly.

[@davidschauer8861]

Great im 11 and live in Portland...

[@davidschauer8861]

actually it doomed to happen in the next 50 years

[@vita1461]

The Bear Lover im 12 in seattle 🙁

[@twenty8608]

ffs let me live my life mom Don't worry buddy, Seattle isn't nearly as costal as Japan, it would be more of the earthquake that would have the problem, and even though it's unlikely, if I did happen you'd most likely be fine, since it would mostly damage bigger older buildings rather than the mainly new and better structured Seattle building. I still suggest learning about plans and safety if earthquakes happen though!

[@jacobc4798]

12 yr old in california....

[@clearwave9453]

Alec Joseph we can't predict when it will happen mabye a solar flare will awake the earthquake like the one in Mexico

[@james3950]

Luv ur vids

[@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel]

Thanks James!

[@james3950]

The Daily Conversation the good you tubers are the ones that respond :D

[@JohnLennonvsNuclearBomb]

I live in New York and I’m just waiting for whatever to happen. Usually the earthquakes around here are so small you can’t even tell there’s one going on. That could change.

[@clayth]

This makes me scared because I live in the northwest 😭 especially an HOUR AWAY FROM SEATTLE

[@No-gj8uk]

Ahhhhhh! I live in the area. Right in the middle! Sooooooooooo I might die soon so reply and like plzzz

[@xgelitedev]

You are spreading a little bit of misinformation. There will be no major tsunami reaching Seattle. It is much too far inland not to mention the mountain range between it and the Pacific. There will be infrastructure damage but it will be nothing like what went down around the coastal cities of Japan. There is also concern around the old brick mason buildings but many of those have been or are being reinforced over the next few years. Be smart and have a few days of food and water and you'll be fine.

[@Blakezilla594]

Ayy we got a rainforest to protect us

[@daddymortal5554]

xgelite I think you watch rick and morty

[@raeerry4827]

xgelite whats the point of having water when a tsunami happens?

[@samuelefesoa7317]

xgelite Did you look at Japan? What you are denying happened over there.

[@finlandball1939]

xgelite .......... did u look at google maps. There is a river that the tsunami would funnel through to get near Seattle....

[@SputnikCrisis]

finally someone made a video on this!

[@jennlynn8173]

great message!

[@joseestrada8362]

shout out to Portland,Oregon 503

[@donna-xg1fs]

Earthquakes,tsnuamis are done for. US now BUILD A WALL AROUND THE US!

[@Goatix1954]

But earthquakes can appear anywhere lol

[@blankshorto]

dude u forgot about volcano and hurricanes and tornadoes, why is the us such a hotspot for natural disasters?

[@ryanphillips5525]

Blue Flame Flame yes please!

[@samuelefesoa7317]

they will only build a flood barrier over Puget Sound.

[@panzerbuchse1828]

As a joke, I call the Juan de Fuca plate the Juan de FuckYou plate because that's what it will do to the northwest.

[@rebeccaswilling1771]

Awesome video

[@thebarbie676]

At least im in Minnesota

[@AnimeBlahness]

Brian winter is normal lol

[@james3950]

Oh crap there are videos everywhere

[@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel]

:)

[@mariselafellingham1697]

8 months later nothing has happened

[@ph11p3540]

Vancouver and Victoria are expected to get hit with a super earthquake of at least 9.0 in the next 30 years. Such an earthquake is expected to last at least 5 minutes and heavy open the ground.

[@tranquilomusic6650]

Let us pray for the US and may God help us all to get through this. 🙏🏼

[@unscriptedrex9018]

Nah Just now America got smashed by 3 hurricanes.

[@death3159]

iRexBot || Welp, it's hurricane season sooo.

[@michaelreisch3612]

oh god one of the biggest storages we got for our nuclear weapons is on the coast of Washington closer to the tectonic plate then Seattle xDDDD Over 400 nuclear weapons i believe.

[@TheCrappyZipper]

Michael Reisch do you really think the government stores nuclear weapons where they say the do?

[@wolfemanbog4176]

Wow great info hopefully people will realize and prepare

[@Kenny_Cope]

Keep the Infrastructure Videos coming. There my favorites.

[@chargedup5455]

Dang I'll die

[@alvaropuerta5283]

WHEN?

[@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel]

It's anyone's guess, but the region is overdue.

[@KBowWow75]

Alfredo Puerta my coworker heard from someone who knows seismologists that they may think in a few weeks, and they can't tell anyone due to public panic. I take comfort in the knowledge that it is usually the boy who cried wolf, but there only needs to be one time when they're correct.

[@rmcd823]

Second half of Sep

[@death3159]

rosely covali || Ha, September's over.

[@mariselafellingham1697]

Zero Kiryu and it's October the 3rd and nothing has happened

[@user-ty6we2sp2m]

I LIVE 10 MILES FROM SEATTLE! ugh I already learned about this stuff...

[@tudorjason]

Yeah, I live in Washington! Oh crap. But, the Puget Sound area is an inlet, so a tsunami has to travel through the Strait of Juan de Fuca first. Damage will be FAR more severe on the coast, relatively, considering there are fewer and less development there.

[@bmis1]

Will anything bad happen to New York? That's where I live...

[@dlo2stunna]

Billy // BMIS hurricane Irma has chances of getting over there. 😐

[@bmis1]

Wonderful Swiftie I think it will

[@dlo2stunna]

Billy // BMIS stay safe

[@bmis1]

Wonderful Swiftie irma shouldnt hit here, it made a turn

[@vintagefits2712]

Billy // BMIS getting shot and or robbed

[@XArthieX]

Re-upload?

[@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel]

Had to fix a minor problem with a clip on a hidden layer in Premiere ;) Sorry 'bout that!

[@XArthieX]

No problem, I was just hoping I got the ability to see future youtube video's :)

[@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel]

Haha, what a skill that would be!

[@zalphero618]

I need to be prepared for this. I live 20 miles north of Seattle.

[@shukrmessage7640]

I had hoped the millions of Americans saw this video and similar like it. It is now beyond believe with how many earthquakes and hurricanes have impacted North America just within a month!

[@cgtube97thebunnytower6]

I am scared

[@neonflashsparkotron5435]

CGTUBE97 The bunny Tower fake tho

[@jkingg8244]

Im a lvl 23 on roblox

[@rio5866]

Ehhh...

[@mpendulomhlongo516]

4:17 😂 I'm sorry but who else saw the guy fall off his bike I died when I saw that

[@mattkroening7964]

4:06 That's White Bear Avenue just north of I94 in Saint paul. I'm like two feet away from there haha

[@tyorca5854]

So... according to your video, Vancouver won't get hit by the mega earthquake even though it's in the red zone? It seems awfully bias to only focus on America. After all, Vancouver counts as being on the West Coast of North America.

[@CharlieND]

BigBallaShotCalla true

[@zoneofender1268]

Lets build a wall!!!!

[@megs111694]

Wow. Well that was absolutely horrifying. Thanks to my community college class for directing me here.

[@rob-nj9ie]

New Jersey is chillin’

[@PaulGeorgeFan13]

Reason #1 why Denver is better than Seattle and Portland

[@NatureShy]

Joe Kahana Denver lacks a rainforest and a coastline, plus, the Northwest has more rugged mountains than Colorado (look up the North Cascades). ;p

[@viengsamphet]

Reason #1 why Denver doesn't have a coastline.

[@AK-tv2jt]

*yellowstone*

[@momomomo1950]

Stop telling people this. People will keep moving to Denver 😂

[@samuelefesoa7317]

Joe Kahana Whats better; Seattle that gets hit by an earthquake and tsunami but can still be rebuilt or Denver when the bomb in Wyoming goes off and crushes the city within 3 feet of volcanic ash which will render it uninhabitable for decades?

[@TysonE]

Wow, very interesting

[@huntdog8649]

Cascadia:it's planted Yellowstone:allahu ackbar

[@Connor-xu5hk]

You can’t predict a earthquake til it happens

[@nothingtoseehere896]

You know that the last few times either the cascadia or San Andreas fault went, it triggered the other one, so they both basically went off together.

[@nam_jesus7157]

*looks at texas, sees we're good. Goes back to watching other videos*

[@yesyouheardme8949]

GAMER _GRL lol

[@RosaMaria-ui1ef]

Wow I love how I live 45 mins away from Seattle

[@GROOVYFOXY1]

Will the tsunami hit Bakersfield and if so how much?

[@prod.erebus]

Imagine someone watching this then feeling the earthquake

[@danielsawaked2019]

Hurricanes, Yellowstone, now this? man as a coloradian I feel really lucky to be landlocked but with Yellowstone a state away I'm always paranoid

[@jocypierce4064]

I'm glad I don't live near an ocean at all or any major tectonic plates 😳

[@yewricproduction1213]

Don't worry people from Vancouver, we got Vancouver Island on our side

[@ladycharlenegrace8023]

It blows my mind how they can just not prepare I visited WA and I could feel all that pent up energy just pinned up waiting to let loose.

[@B3burner]

Lady Grace >>> Good one! 😅 I’m not sure many here got your dry sarcastic wit, but I found it pretty funny.

[@cheeseballs5812]

If you are 150 miles away from the ocean in Northern California will you be okay?

[@thekibowolfangels7196]

I live in Massachusetts and thats part of when it hits.........IM MOVING

[@alexzabala2154]

Cool video

[@ChaseCharaba]

We've known about this for years in the Seattle area. It's going to be bad.

[@imawasteoffuckingspace1776]

I love living just to the west of i5 in a time like this

[@phelidaifrost6019]

"The *Weaker* North American plate" LOL SO TRUE

[@marionmorgan5972]

Yes we do have a tsunami warning ststem in the pacific northwest. So I don't know where this person gets his information. We also have lahar warning system and evacuation routes in place for both.

[@jamesramirez5512]

Im glad its not hitting southern CA but my uncle lives right next to Seattle

[@siravon8902]

Let's build a wall around the Pacific Ocean so their would be no tsunami

[@lincolnthinking]

how about a comparison with plate collisions that formed the west coast of the united states ? for example, wasn't California actually formed over time by horizontal additions of vertical layers of seabed materials through the resistance from collisions of the involved clashing plates ?

[@user-gm2qh1td4c]

does anyone know how affected vancouver would be by this earthquake?

[@stathikatehis154]

Why you deleted it and re-uploaded it?

[@davidschultz1562]

He found a mistake after he uploaded it the first time.

[@luzy1761]

Will this damage all states? If not, may someone tell me the states it will damage?

[@benjitf2962]

Bruh, I live in Olympia and close to puget sound, any idea when this might happen?

[@hectorgaming03]

I am screwed, I am in Southern California preparing ourselves for the 8.2 quake expected to arrive on November

[@adventuredude7145]

When is this going to happen? I live in the state WA...

[@diegosaucedo2626]

Let's pray everyone

[@JDW0]

I live in WA still waiting for this bad boy

[@riot4486]

It's September now and I'm a bit scared because I'm starting to hear about an 8.5 earthquake about to hit Northern California