Will the Cascadia Earthquake be the Worst Disaster North America’s Ever Seen? | Weathered

[@smoldragon339]

When this happens, the immediate response by politicians will be "No one could have predicted this."

[@DogsRNice]

“Our prayers are with the people we didn’t do anything to help”

[@guyinthesky6696]

Plausible deniability 😱🤣

[@HH-ru4bj]

And political finger pointing over whose fault the lack of preparation is, who didn't respond fast enough, and stuff like that. Pretty much what happens everytime there's a disaster.

[@teo2975]

Almost all the preparedness is the responsibility of state and local government. California has been massively developing some of the most at risk areas

[@commiessuckballs2287]

"Because.. You know.. The thing."

[@darkhighwayman1757]

My mother in law was a girl during the 1964 Alaska earthquake (9.2) and she said she saw bricks shoot out of buildings like bullets

[@abelis644]

Wow! I believe it, I've seen images and footage, it was an amazing!!!

[@darkhighwayman1757]

@@abelis644 yeah I think she still has a little ptsd from it. There is a place called Turnagain arm near anchorage...check it out. There is a chunk of land that sank and a bunch of trees got poisoned by salt water

[@JustMR.R34P3R]

@@darkhighwayman1757 if its that bad to where you can get PTSD that's terrifying not looking forward to whenever it happens

[@darkhighwayman1757]

@@JustMR.R34P3R I think with that quake is that it lasted for about 4.5 minutes.

[@robrod7120]

@@darkhighwayman1757 I saw it in person before I knew what it was. Tens of homes, coated in salt, collapsed and dilapidated along the coastal plain. It was brutal

[@PincheBrayan101]

Me living in my 1921 house in Portland “You know what, my room is going to be a nice grave, it has all my favorite stuff.”

[@taiyoctopus2958]

lol xD

[@hujanair2]

I'll remember you buddy.

[@SteveinSanFrancisco]

Hmmm... all kidding aside this is why I live on the top floor my San Francisco apartment... I'm going to ride it down like a surfer on a wave of bricks and timber

[@davecrupel2817]

Me in my 1754 house in Southeastern Massachusetts:😁

[@rev.dr.dayspring7805]

@@davecrupel2817 bruh, Massachusetts is not big enough to have SouthEastern. I dont even think it has a South. Ur whole state is the size of a county in Missouri.

[@watsonwrote]

I grew up in Seaside, Oregon and we did tsunami drills in preparation for The Big One. Never once did we make it to high ground in time, and that was with the bridges intact. They told us the bridges would collapse and our odds were extremely slim that we'd survive. Great way to grow up, lol

[@rubengarrido4478]

WTFFF

[@freja9398]

Why are people still staying there? It's a 100% certainty that the earthquake will come eventually, so why don't ban people from living outside the river and move all houses? Maybe this a very european way of seeing it, I'm just genuinly curious cause sometimes I don't understand how people think in the US 🤷‍♀

[@VermisTerrae]

@@freja9398 Probably American individualism :/ We tend to favor dying on our own terms over living under that kind of restriction. Also probably our capitalist mindset. It would be really expensive to ensure everyone is safe and healthy, so it's definitely not going to happen, lol. I live near Portland and I worry about the earthquake all the time. I don't think I could stand the anxiety of living on the coast!

[@himabimdimwim]

@@freja9398 because the houses that are currently there cost a lot of money and have a great view, therefore people are unwilling to leave.

[@wllm4785]

I just looked at the map. Yep. They're screwed.

[@briangarrow448]

I helped to install tsunami warning sirens on the Washington Coast before I retired. I took part in disaster planning exercises for my employer. I now make emergency bug out bags for my family and friends as presents. My adult children no longer call me over cautious. Everyone on the Pacific Northwest Coast needs to be prepared for a disaster.

[@ElementalWildfire]

Love it. What's in your bag?

[@ElementalWildfire]

@@briangarrow448 Nice! We made an episode of Weathered on Go Bags last month. I'd love to hear what you think about it.

[@briangarrow448]

@@ElementalWildfire I’ll check it out. Thanks!

[@carriesilveria-kirby9155]

I just got a lahar warning siren placed at the bottom of my hill. They test it every 1st monday of the month at noon, hope the volcano doesn't decide that's a good time to blow since we pretty much ignore it at that time, but I also got a nice new shiny green USGS box placed around the corner too, think someone is watching something closely.

[@carriesilveria-kirby9155]

I'm prepared, but not sure how much it's going to help if the earthquake is huge and Mt. Rainier decides to go too......I'm right in its path, I have 22 mins to make it over 3 bridges over the White River.....and they just keep building out here, yet there is only one way out....one lane in both directions on hwy 162, yup....half of us are not going to make it, thought about a small plane but with all the ash, your not going to get far either.....I guess jump on the razor and head through the woods.

[@ya_b0ye868]

The fact that the fault is estimated to be within a mile from my house, I think its safe to say that if it hits, I'm completely screwed.

[@sebsant1348]

@Larry Richards people can last multiple days beneath rubble so I’m not sure about quick

[@uyhawirt]

@@ascendantjustice1173 bro i like your optimism

[@monoho8204]

Run while you still can.

[@falnightmere2772]

just move bro

[@CLEE52]

Get right my friend

[@dethmaul]

They were so chill and happy, and explained it in a peppy way that makes you want to prepare. No doom and gloom, just reality. I like it. And her voice is smooth.

[@ridingworld6750]

Haha, this one is good

[@Kanitoxx]

that's the way, I live prepared for the worst since 2010, and have lived 3 over 8.0 earthquakes in this period, so yeah, being prepared is the way, panic doesn't help.

[@matrescence_motherhood]

It was a fair amount of doom but no gloom lol 😂

[@aaronyandell2929]

Lol. What? How does a peppy personality not make a thing doom and gloom?

[@bekennejesusdeinesundenund2427]

Only JESUS CHRIST can save your soul from the flames of hell!

[@akittenplays4104]

the crazy thing about a magnitude 9 earthquake is that it can resonate through the *entire earth* like the on in Indonesia in 2004. That earthquake triggered other earthquakes around the world, as far away as Alaska. The power in an earthquake this size is just truly unimaginable. The 4-5 minutes of earthquake releases more energy than humans have used in their existence, including fires, actually more like 1000x more.

[@allanegleston4931]

these are now known as planetary aftershocks. there were 2 mag sevens , 1 7.9 and i will just call it an 8 an d there are gazillions of planetary aftershocks going off all over the place .

[@Noodles4L]

😮

[@peacelove9716]

PEACE UNITY CALM HONESTY PROSPERITY LOVE ONE ANOTHER FREE THINKING GOOD HEALTH FORGIVE RESPECT WISDOM KINDNESS SOBRIETY OPTIMISM

[@nunyadambusiness3530]

or the 2011 earthquake in japan shorted the day by 1.8 micro seconds.

[@NeroMai]

Is that why the earthquake in Turkey caused an earthquake in Buffalo, New York?

[@dragonofdragons1720]

if yellow stone doesn't erupt Cascadia: "Fine I'll do it myself"

[@michelleelaine799]

honestly fr yellowstone is my biggest fear

[@somethinglikethat2176]

@@michelleelaine799 it's not going to happen. Due to continental drift the magma plume has moved out from directly under Yellowstone. Edit: Scishow did a video on it if you're interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGHGaKqZpa-mosk Edit 2: yes maybe all the experts are wrong and you have uncovered "the truth" in your 5 minutes of googling the topic. Maybe the people which years of study in the field and years of researching that area specifically couldn't see what you found on a couple of websites. Just to add, a super volcano explosion has never been linked with an extinction event.

[@dragonofdragons1720]

@Александр Лазарев that's kind of the point if Yellowstone doesn't on its own Cascadia can do it for it

[@im_random_seriously]

@@somethinglikethat2176 not only that but nasa is going to implement a mitigation solution, which is going to cool the magma chambers in 2028 which will basically kill the volcano. However certain volcanoes elsewhere are going to erupt soon, those such as Tambora, and Krakatoa which can cause worldwide devastation based on what will come out of the volcanoes

[@lanalovesjesus3143]

In the bible we are Babylon in revelations

[@jasonbennett5120]

Sadly, if/when this goes off we will have politicians pointing fingers at one another blaming them for readiness or lack there of. It’s my hope that our country comes together because when Katrina hit my hometown, politicians bickered. When Texas froze last month, politicians bickered. As an American, I will answer the call if my governments fails us.

[@andrewthegoat9383]

Be ready, the government tends to do that a lot

[@Pyxis10]

One wonders why we even keep then around.

[@chadsteele1]

Perhaps this will kick start civilization to change g9vts and the way we do things. Top to bottom.

[@kam2894]

@@andrewthegoat9383 yikes a commie

[@leithanorris]

Taking bets on how many people will blame Trump...🤣

[@punker4Real]

Turning off the gas would be the last thing on my mind while trying to run away from a 100ft wave

[@BonaparteBardithion]

That advice is more for people living further from the coast. We won't need to outrun a tsunami, but we will suffer structural damage. Even a house that's mostly intact could end up with a broken pipe.

[@terenceokane]

Yea, but like how they showed the house being upgraded, some of the later tips were for non-tsunami zone people. Pretty pointless to upgrade a beach house for an earthquake with a tsunami coming for you 20min later.

[@akostarkanyi825]

Even if there is no tsunami on the given area "only" a 9.0 earthquake one would hardly think on such technical details in the midst of a violent catastrophy. Although it seems to be a rational precaution.

[@helium3782]

@@BonaparteBardithion It is still valuable - can't evacuate in 20 minutes if one have to spend 10 minutes digging a family member out of the wreckage of a collapsed house

[@BonaparteBardithion]

@@helium3782 Yeah, it's definitely a valuable post-quake precaution either way.

[@jimreiter3103]

I was at a social dinner in Astoria (population 10k). The mayor of Warrenton (pop. 8k) was talking about the efforts of installing a tsunami early warning system. Warrenton is located where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean...it's basically a wetland. What he said stopped me in my tracks. The mayor said they paid a consultant to provide a study about a possible tsunami event...the not if but when event. The consultant predicted a 70% non survival rate (6000 deaths). I'm not hear to create fear. I'm yacking to heighten awareness.

[@fattoria_di_bastoni]

Nobody survives this earth.

[@skinutts]

I live in Warrenton. My elevation is about 16ft. My evacuation route is about 1.5 miles to the closest high ground. 2 miles to actual high ground. Yeahhhh not great

[@RyanHDR]

"These bridges were built before plate tectonics." Wow, that's old!

[@word42069]

...were implemented in code because they themselves weren’t even fully understood

[@DogsRNice]

@@word42069 you must be fun at parties

[@TenaciousTentacruel]

Plate tectonics were discovered in the 1970’s, a lot of bridges predate plate tectonics

[@TenaciousTentacruel]

@Warlightor I was referring to the term and theory of “plate tectonics” not the physical phenomenon which it describes.

[@realrareap2420]

@@citetez come again

[@goggleheroomegamaple820]

Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since the Fukushima quake😰

[@andrewhooper7603]

Besides towers go down day, it's probably the earliest event that I can remember exactly where I was. Chain smoking cigarettes in my garage, and checking my phone every two minutes to see if my friend in Sendai was alright.

[@abelis644]

@@andrewhooper7603 Don't leave us hanging! Was your friend ok?

[@goggleheroomegamaple820]

@@andrewhooper7603 i remember 911 too i was about 7

[@andrewhooper7603]

@@abelis644 Yep! He had pressing issues to attend to first, but eventually checked in with us.

[@f.d.6667]

In which part of the world is it called the "Fukushima" quake? Quakes are called by the location of their epicenter, thus it's commonly (and correctly) called the *Tōhoku* quake. Alternative names are known (like Great East Japan Quake) - but Fukushima isn't one of them.

[@darchendon7926]

Me, living on the east side of washington: "You know what? This place ain't half bad"

[@elijahouldhouse5706]

Spocomton

[@darchendon7926]

@@elijahouldhouse5706 nah, tri-shitties

[@steevierenando8249]

It really isn't bad. Much better than Seattle suburbs

[@ItsVect]

@@darchendon7926 me too brotha haha

[@bioswalesbioswales3004]

oceanfront property! :D eventually.

[@rosesleeps]

Watching the end made me realize something. There really should be a new preppers show, but without the subtle mockery, ensuring there are science-based, realistic examples coupled with helpful advice. I'd definitely binge watch that.

[@TomCraigRunamuk1]

With a prediction of 30% survival rate it's not good odds of making it out alive. Then after this disaster does happen and you are still alive. All your survival stuff is in your garage or basement and it's gone splinters or dust. Oh yeah you ran for high ground without loading all that stuff cuz you have 20 minutes MAX to reach that high ground. Just get a really good life jacket or survival suit is best and get a helmet with face protection. That way you'll be at least protected. Without taking that survival gear to a stash site, it's worthless. Just appreciate the PNW and enjoy life because; it's better than Kansas.

[@mixiekins]

Also important to mention that you should add a date to your calendar to check the expiration dates on your go bag once a year. Even if it's not expired, it's good to refresh it.

[@ElementalWildfire]

Oh man, you're so right and it's hard to remember to do! I mean, I'm the producer of this show and I'm sure some of mine is overdue... Thanks for the reminder.

[@RealBradMiller]

Good idea!

[@razorransom1795]

Yes, rotating is key whether at home (with cans or canning, or with packaged or dried items and with seeds too) or working at a store, always keeps things fresh.

[@denyspoyner4150]

@@razorransom1795 I was a "stocker" at a local grocery store when I was in my teens. Rule of thumb was to always rotate the stock, oldest stuff went to the front of the shelf - newest went to the back. That way the older product gets sold first. Most probably are not aware of this, if you want the "freshest" products go for the stuff in the back.

[@razorransom1795]

@@denyspoyner4150 um I am a stocker and yes I do know that rotation trick besides putting newer stuff underneath older so the easier to get sells faster and keeps the rotation going.😔

[@kathyl9222]

“Make sure your furniture and TV is secured to the wall”. Apartment companies: “How dare you screw things into our walls.”

[@jeffouellette9946]

States will disappear.

[@HH-ru4bj]

How dare you assume you'll have a wall, lol.

[@guyinthesky6696]

@@jeffouellette9946 👀

[@grammaticalchainsaw7318]

@@jeffouellette9946 alabama? Hip Hip Horaaaayyyy!!!

[@ShanGamer1981]

fine!

[@elyornai]

One of the problems with evacuation is you won't be the only one running.

[@eeee3029]

Thats exactly what I was thinking about the Portland area, I expect almost all of the people on that island will die.

[@Duck-cm6rq]

I was gonna say Portland isn't on an island, but with the tsunami, it probably would be.

[@eeee3029]

@@Duck-cm6rq I mean this part of the video at 5:52 the entire part of the city is seperated fron the main land by a river that links back up in a circle with the ocean, making part of the city on an island.

[@elizabethsullivan7176]

@Jo Most likely the killer would be "smashed up" too

[@eeee3029]

@Jo yea, although with the recent state of Portland I think they could just do it now lol

[@millbrick]

As a Chilean, You guys need to prepare your infrastructure for this. Not particularly just to resist, nono. You have to prepare plans to get out of there. Evac routes, Safe zones, etc. It'll come, so don't get caught lacking.

[@l00per]

i was gonna say the same thing!! also they should begin teaching people how to behave during an earthquake, so the citizens arent completely lost in the panic when the moment arrives

[@Jacubamustoff]

I guess you would know, huh?

[@whatsinaname23]

Most infrastructure is old buildings and houses that are not built for this. Traffic is bad. Lots will die. There is no way people would be getting to safety. The concrete is cracked everywhere. Most foundations lean, are sinking/sliding, or crumbling from age, moisture, and salt.

[@enriquericomolina5552]

Viva Chile mierda!

[@joshuastrozzi737]

Born and raised in Seaside, I can say it’s always wild seeing my town as an example of worst towns to live in during the big one. GO GULLS!!

[@corincrawford819]

I live a mile away from seaside over the mountains and still feel like I’m fuc*ed

[@jacktheIV44]

The Banks Braves are better

[@tinkhamm7251]

Hahahaha, like having a ugly daughter you can't marry off

[@MrTodfoulk]

ima in the mook. death zone too. u will die first so u win! Blessings neighbor!

[@MrTodfoulk]

@@jacktheIV44 i luv this reply and i am a trroudale reynolds lancer! '82 rules!

[@ThatOneCorvusKing]

Dude, I live somewhere that had a 5.5 earthquake somewhat recently, and not only was it terrifying, but it also made us realize how unprepared we really were. My mom got super paranoid and still thinks she hears an earthquake whenever a plane flies by.

[@martiejernegan7177]

The earthquakes I experienced sounded like a train as the ground beneath my feet literally rolled.

[@FishKepr]

It get even scarier when you realize the Richter scale is logarithmic. A 6 is TEN TIMES more powerful than a 5. A 7 is ten times more powerful than a 6, and so on.

[@supercoolmunkee]

@@FishKepr I may have never experienced an earthquake in my life, but just reading your comment, I think that during an earthquake you probably don't even think about the numbers, during the moment, you just feel it getting stronger for every second passing by and you rush for safety and try to prepare for the aftermath.

[@Ipomoeas]

I’ve been through a CAT 5 hurricane twice living in Florida but I am much more scared of a earthquake/tsunami living now in the pacific northwest. Very paranoid about it for sure.

[@FishKepr]

@@supercoolmunkee Yes, during the earthquake you don’t really think about it. You get under whatever cover is available and ride it out. Back in HS we experienced one so minor we actually had to think if we needed to get under our desks. (We did). However, I should mention that the time to prepare for any natural disaster is BEFORE the event happens. That way you don’t stress as much on putting together a plan, you execute the one you have. Of course, no plan is perfect and you still may have to improvise.

[@suehowie152]

Better to be prepared 10 years too early than one day too late..

[@jg5001]

Miami government looking at this comment like: 👁👄👁

[@letterslayer7814]

@@jg5001 huuuuuu wat u saaaaaaaai

[@yarg8906]

as a california west coast born and raised, can confirm ive only ever heard this quake be referred to as "the big one" by everyone i know. all my family not on the west coast is terrified for us, and all my family here stopped caring about it bc of how many times people have falsely predicted it

[@AyeBeAPirate]

You're mixing up faults! In California, "the big one" is the San Andreas fault. Different regions have their own "big one," and for the Pacific Northwest, it's the Cascadia Subduction Zone. California's "big one" is a different earthquake than this. A different style, too - the biggest earthquakes in California are just under magnitude 8.0, although something like an 8 is possible. The one in the Cascadia Subduction Zone can be up to 9.0 or even bigger, which is more than ten times as much energy as an 8.0. In other words, the "big one" in California is only a fraction as powerful as the "big one" in this video is talking about.

[@ashakydd1]

@@AyeBeAPirate "The one in the Cascadia Subduction Zone can be up to 9.0 or even bigger, which is more than ten times as much energy as an 8.0." Except that we don't actually know. It could end up being a series of smaller earthquakes over decades. I live in the region above the Cascadia Subduction Zone and I've heard about 'the big one' here for my entire life with warnings that it could be any day, but I've been hearing it for over 40 years now with predictions that it could happen in the next few decades to the next couple hundred years.

[@gailhasler8435]

The predictions are never false. Unfortunately, this quake will definitely occur, but when, is always in question. 🙄

[@yarg8906]

@@gailhasler8435 if youre referring to predictions made by seismographs, then you are correct- seismograph predictions are fairly accurate in telling us that an earthquake is coming. However, im talking about predictions made by people based on past events. Ive been hearing for my entire life that “the big one” will certainly strike within the next decade- theyve been saying that for at least 3 decades, therefore, those predictions have all been false.

[@sherimatukonis6016]

The reality of the timing of the Cascadia fault is a game of averages. Historically, it has fully ruptured it's entire length 11 times in the last 10,000 years. And just the southern half and additional 19 times. That's once every 200-600 years. It's been 323 since the last one. So, accurate to say it COULD be any day, however it may not be for quite a while yet. The closest together they've ruptured is 150 years. The longest is nearly 1000. It's all a game of averages. That's why scientists say % chance withing so many years, rathers than specific timelines.

[@JayMartian]

Living in Western Oregon, going to the beach is kind of eerie because you know that in 50-100 years, everything along our coastline will be unrecognizable. It's almost like we live on a time limit but nobody knows when the countdown ends.

[@yuhyuhtheindigo7085]

Nahhhhh man. “Long overdue” in universal time means it could take another 10,000 years before those plates break free. It is almost a statistical certainty we won’t experience it. Humans may not even exist on earth anymore by the time it happens

[@timothyhingham3672]

@@yuhyuhtheindigo7085 did you not watch the video? There have been a massive quantity of these Cascades quakes in the last 10000 years. The average time between quakes is almost half of the time that it's been since the last one in 1700. I'll be surprised if I don't live to see it.

[@joebobmarley2854]

@@yuhyuhtheindigo7085 they happen on average every 250 years. It's been 320 years since the last one. Like they said we have a 37% chance of it happening within the next 50 years. .

[@TheGuyWhoDidUrM0M]

@@joebobmarley2854 depends on who is giving the chance of it happening. Another source I heard a while back is that there is a 100% possibility in the next 25 years or so.

[@adamarycurtis7016]

I would have the same feeling everytime I visited Wellington in NZ, its designed for earthquakes but it has a 8.0 potential and if that doesn't do the job the follow up tsunami might just. Christchurch was a real wake up to enjoy what it is now as it may literally be levelled at some point.

[@stanettiels7367]

Cascadia earthquake worse disaster to hit America. Yellowstone Caldera: “Hold my magma.”

[@discoj7112]

The good news is that Yellowstone won't have enough magma for a super-eruption for a few thousand years, if ever. Scientists do think it could erupt again, but like a regular volcano, not the big one. The build-up to another big one would probably take lifetimes and be very well-documented and anticipated.

[@stevenmoyers3586]

let's hope so

[@ellascheiderer3489]

@@discoj7112 I hope u know that u are a lifesaver. I have ocd and have been obsessively think that any moment it could erupt. This eased my mind so much. Thank u

[@alcapone3212]

@@ellascheiderer3489 Lol

[@TheCriminalViolin]

Well hey, if we get a record setting megaquake, you have to remember that the subduction zone, the faults that run from it, and the Cascades lava tubes are all interconnected like a network to Yellowstone. So if it sets off our volcanoes in the Cascades, it likely will set off some sort of event in Yellowstone too.

[@MelioraCogito]

06:45 A 100+ year old unreinforced concrete foundation is not going to measure up to an M8+ earthquake no matter how much you attempt to secure the building load onto it. The concrete mix 100 years ago is of poorer quality than you'd get today (aggregate back then was more often cleaned river gravel which was rounded from river erosion/friction, not the crushed gravel more often used today which has sharp binding edges). This kind of remediation is nothing more than cosmetic. It won't help when the foundation crumbles under the seismic loading. The best option for homes this age would be to lift the house and replace the foundation to meet current building code standards, then lowering and reconnect the house with seismic anchors already in situ in the new foundation.

[@koriko88]

Of course most of these houses will need to be demolished during the rebuilding phase after the earthquake. The goal of retrofitting is twofold 1) Give people a few extra seconds to get out before the building collapses (say, 25 seconds rather than 15 seconds) and thus reduce casualties overall and 2) Increase the number of buildings that are still sort of standing following the earthquake and which can serve as makeshift shelters, or can be picked through for usable food and tools, while waiting for the relief effort which could take months to get to everyone. Rescue workers will be coming in from the entire world, and it will still take months to get to everyone.

[@sticklarry]

Guessing your an architect or safety consultant for building codes?

[@thesmellofbacon7595]

River sand is actually the good stuff, it is jagged from water/weather cycles breaking it down. We are running out of it unfortunately. Desert sand is useless because it is smooth from just wind erosion. However, I do agree. I doubt a single building will be left standing if its a full on 8-9M quake.

[@chillncrochet5762]

I'm not an architect or anything like that but that was my first reaction, that wouldn't you have to lift the entire house and reinforce the foundation instead of just adding on to it? And it made me think, wow, that would be so expensive to do, it might be better off to just demolish and start all over. But then: that's someone's home and if they could afford to do something like that, chances are they would've already done so. It's almost like a lose-lose situation when it comes to the older buildings and homes and that's really sad.

[@madbrad6282]

I watched epoxy get installed from the top of a 100 year old foundation wall, only to see the epoxy ooze out of the wall 3 feet from where it was being placed. Talk about voids.

[@pbarangu]

Maiya is an excellent presenter. Really does a great job speaking and presenting the info. She turned a possibly boring subject into something wayyyyyy more interesting. Just subscribed to the channel.

[@kinte1870]

Wonder of that's why they used a meteorologist instead of a geologist. She probably does more speaking to the public and was the best choice they had for narration.

[@Dementia-Gaming938]

The only thing I don't find boring about these disasters is the death toll, lol

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

It's crazy to think that any of this was boring! I thought it was fascinating.

[@santoast24]

Hey, thats my backyard subduction zone. Woo

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

I’m planning on being fossilized.

[@carriesilveria-kirby9155]

It's a lot of ours, I also am in the shadow of the Volcano......Mt. Rainier.

[@SeventhAlkali]

I can see Mt. Hood and St. Helens from my backyard. If I climb a hill, I can see Adams, Rainier, and Jefferson. I'm planning on dying

[@mactastico1818]

Still better than moving to Canada

[@abelis644]

@@SeventhAlkali Thing is that you won't die, so prepare or you'll starve, be thirsty and freeze...

[@huntrrams]

2020: I was the worst year for these humans 2071: Hold my earthquake.

[@orangelake2268]

2100: *Laughs in apocalypse*

[@naydsoe27]

@@orangelake2268 5 billion years later: hold my red giant

[@orangelake2268]

@Jaime Alvarez 1700's: BRUH

[@newspaperbin6763]

cyberpunk 2077 makes sense now

[@calvinonmc]

@Jaime Alvarez Don't even get me started on the dark ages

[@davidanthony6408]

I definitely do not want my 43" screen to fall and break during the big one. That would just be devastating.

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

It won’t, you will secure it really well. But after the tree falls on the house, and you watch the entire things float away , from a nearby church roof, you won’t care at all.

[@Livetoeat171]

Don't you think that the lack of electricity for a week or longer would be more devastating? No air-conditioning or heat, no TV, no stove to cook on, etc. I think your priorities are mixed up

[@coffeehi]

Lol I don't think they got the joke

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

A tv can be replaced. Your life cannot.

[@xS.K.]

The sarcasm was so clear in this .. yet it went over their heads

[@DomyTheMad420]

8:30 such a grounded and chill guy

[@mattv3668]

Scientists: we need to prepare for the big one. Americans: we don't do infrastructure preparedness.

[@merbst]

"Late Capitalism" is a bitch

[@londeners3321]

@@merbst still better than communism and socialism.

[@skeleex]

@@londeners3321 not really each has its good and bad.

[@hochimane6535]

@@londeners3321 you don't know what either of those words mean

[@Gormfork]

@@londeners3321 define either and i'll eat my shorts, but you won't cause you can't

[@vesstig]

Growing up on the west coast my folks always told me about the inevitable earth quake and to be prepared but a 30 meter wall of water is a shocking reality check

[@jmstheman]

Bit late, but it won't be quite as bad as a 30 meter wall of water. It will be a surge of water inland that rises to roughly 30m above sea level at its highest.

[@dzerkle]

@@jmstheman It might, but that depends on the topology of the coastal seafloor, the shape of the shoreline, the size and direction of the quake, and the distance of the epicenter. If it's a big, nearby subduction quake, a steep seafloor, and a V-shaped inlet perpendicular to the direction of the incoming waves, watch out! There could easily be something pretty close to a wall of water.

[@keriezy]

That bridge simulation is terrifying. There is a rail stop under there, stores, and more, plus two days of the week ten months of the year a market is set up under the bridge. My family is still in PDX and they worry more about me in LA than they should.

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

Eh.... LA has major earthquakes far more frequently than Cascadia. It is near-certain that a large devastating earthquake will hit LA in the next 50 years. It is only 1/3 likely one will hit Portland in that same period. Yes, Portland's will almost certainly be worse than any LA has had - but it's less likely to happen in a current adult's lifetime.

[@elizabethhenning778]

In a worst-case scenario, the bridges falling into the Willamette are just the beginning of the fun. The ground under downtown Portland will liquify, the old unreinforced masonry buildings on the east side will collapse, and all of those luxe homes on stilts in the southwest hills will go sliding into the gullies. It's going to be an unbelievable mess.

[@peterbelanger4094]

I live outside Portland (used to live down in Los Angeles, so I'm familiar with earthquakes). I really don't think this is that big of a deal for inland Oregon. yeah, if Cascadia gets a 9+, the coast is a disaster, but as the seismic waves move inland, the coastal range of mountains is going to dampen them significantly. By the time it gets to Portland, the shaking will only be a 5 or a 6. That's not that bad. It gets your heart pumping, but damage is minimal. Even if inland shaking is at a level of 7.0, that's not as bad as you think. I think many people don't realize just how quickly seismic waves and fade out when traveling through mountains. Most of the damage from a Cascadia earthquake will be tsunami damage in coastal towns. I'm not worried. I only concern myself with the threat if I happen to be visiting one of the towns on the coast. Los Angeles still has WAYYYY more to worry about in the subject of earthquakes. It's a gravel pile of fault lines down there. After living there, I realized that earthquakes are not that big of a deal. Kind of exciting actually.

[@miljeuta]

@@AnonymousFreakYT the more frequent earthquakes are, the less energy they contain. The big one is overdue.

[@elizabethhenning778]

@@peterbelanger4094 The problem inland is this: "When the next very big earthquake hits, the northwest edge of the continent, from California to Canada and the continental shelf to the Cascades, will drop by as much as six feet and rebound thirty to a hundred feet to the west-losing, within minutes, all the elevation and compression it has gained over centuries." Many of the structures in Portland, including at least half of the Willamette bridges, will not survive that kind of force. This will also rupture the water tables, liquifying the soil and creating more instability for structures that remain standing. There's also a smaller north-south faultline through the southwest hills that could slip as a result of a Cascadian subduction event. Portland won't get hit with a tsunami, but a big earthquake would be a catastrophe.

[@Frank-ki4nx]

How the heck did they think we lived in a "quiet spot" when we are surrounded by mountains, volcanoes, and native history of tidal waves?

[@Izithel]

Japanese historical records contain a lot of information on Tsunamis and the earthquakes that preceded them, the correlation was understood going way back. However, Somewhere in January of the year 1700 a record was made of a 16ft tall 'Orphan' tsunami hitting Japan with no earthquake preceding it. Untill 2 and 2 were put together in the 90's and it was realized that it was caused by the 1700 Cascadia earthquake. Just to put into perspective how massive the Tsunami could be and how far it would reach. Oh, and these kind of Megathrust earthquakes tend to cause volcanos in the region to erupt, let's hope like the 1960 Valdivia earthquake the Big One will set one of that's not going to endanger lots of lives.

[@TommyTheCat_05]

The largest volcano around us that is currently able to erupt is Mount St. Helens… last time it when off it blew a massive fucking hole In itself

[@garybulwinkle82]

The buildings in the northwest are not built to be earthquake proof!! They don't experience smaller quakes regularly like we have in California, so their building codes are fairly lax. For this reason, it is going to be particularly bad! It may not matter though, the Cascadia quake may be so large, nothing will be left standing!!!

[@LC-sc3en]

There were also stories from the natives about earthquakes and tsunamis that were ignored b/c old timey people were racist.

[@x808drifter]

@@garybulwinkle82 There is no such thing as an earthquake proof building. Earthquake resistant, yes. But earthquake proof, no.

[@dreadedkitty980]

@@LC-sc3en that has nothing to do with his point. He's saying an earthquake in America had devastating effects across the ocean. Plus it could trigger volcanoes which can cause all sorts of issues.

[@simpleinstinct]

Pro tip: Keep supplies in your vehicle, like a hiking backpack and food. Maybe walking shoes too. The roads are going to be gone.

[@supercoolmunkee]

And long pants so that you don't get scratched every time you weave through plants and tall grass.

[@theTylerMorale]

And even if the roads survive, there’s going to be so many fallen trees. It will be a mess

[@pleasanthill924]

Few months ago vandals broke into my vehicle that won’t work for me…

[@simpleinstinct]

@@pleasanthill924 Depending on your work/life situation, try to store it at your work place. Like under your desk at the office or in your locker.

[@orangelake2268]

And some batteries, a hand powered generator and an extra extension cord

[@punker4Real]

4:28 they even animated the typical Washington driver amazing on how realistic it is..

[@Dani_1012]

I thought that was the fake driver being affected by the shake of the earthquake

[@brendenlothamer1680]

Well we know he wasn't from Oregon cuz he was going above 30mph

[@Excalion88]

*typical California transplant driver fix'd.

[@currahee]

@@brendenlothamer1680 LMAO

[@tommynobaka]

@@brendenlothamer1680 oregon drivers are so fucking slow

[@xostler]

3 minutes?!?!?!?!? That’s got to feel like an eternity in earthquake time

[@carolegeorge7040]

I think I would throw up. It would be sickening.

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

I bet experiencing an earthquake as a geologist is one of the coolest things you can experience, despite the impact it has on society.

[@annabobanaasmr8411]

kind of like storm chaser, though to be fair, storm chasers are often the first to help people and be on the scene.

[@razorransom1795]

As long as what happened in Italy with those seismologists doesn't occur again with the public.

[@edwardcardinal4328]

Definitely. Getting lucky and seeing a wave in the road bed rolling down the street towards you at the speed of sound in rock while you're walking then having it sweep under your feet is pretty darn impressive, geologist or not. The geology mostly adds a sense of scale and directionality.

[@jr4chargers]

I really like Mother Nature, so even if I’m not a geologist, I do get some kind of excitement when experiencing these things. I’ve only experienced earthquakes, volcano eruption and a tropical storm.

[@kswsquared]

As a resident of the Pacific Ring of Fire, I can confirm it is both cool and scary. And a humbling experience too...

[@Balin_James]

I appreciate you guys focusing on Oregon! It seems like so many of these “big one” videos have a tendency to focus on places like Seattle and Tacoma, but never the Oregon coast

[@SparkyOne549]

The last Cascadia event occurred off the coast of Oregon. So i don’t know why most don’t mention Oregon either, usually only in passing.

[@brandonholt6717]

@@SparkyOne549 I think most of the research has been done in Washington. This stuff hasn't even been known about that long, as surprising as it may seem. The guy who discovered that mag 9 quakes were even possible along the Pacific NW figured it out in the late 1980s and the bulk of his work was in Washington.

[@ElementalWildfire]

Well, most of the production team is in Portland... one grew up in Astoria and 3 of us went to school at UO AND we love this place so much, so we're definitely biased.

[@razorransom1795]

@@SparkyOne549 its mentioned with cascades, but wasn't much of a focus was on it until after Japan 2011 quake with big ones earthquake wise and super volcanoes/mega caldera disasters as well. I'm surprise no one mentioned or very few caught what happened in March 2010.

[@razorransom1795]

@@brandonholt6717 well that and it was thought theoretically impossible till Japan 2011 showed otherwise and other ancient mega disaster sites were uncovered.

[@andrewthompson5728]

Purchasing real estate in Colorado: Realtor says, "Look at the beautiful view!" Me: "It will be so much better when this becomes beachfront."

[@andrewthompson5728]

@Connie Shelp It will so ironic when the the Blue parts of the coast slide in and take all the tree huggers with them.

[@lewizzrocks]

Won’t it be ironic when Yellowstone takes the middle Of the country out ?

[@daredevil9745]

Reason why all the corrupt people moving to colorado. Denver Colorado airport has a part of it, the new world order. They have control of the US, presidents will be created in Colorado instead of Cali

[@themetalhead1463]

@@lewizzrocks Yeah, where all of your food comes from in the Midwest.The food doesn’t appear magically moron. Dumb city rats are doomed. No survival skills!

[@lewizzrocks]

@@themetalhead1463 uhhh pretty sure the Central Valley is more than enough to support the west coast lol try again....

[@johannatrahan6613]

SO MANY thoughts and prayers will be required.

[@Chris-55]

Japan: MY 9.0 IS STRONGER Cascadia: BUT MY EARTHQUAKE WILL BE STRONGER Chile with a 9.5: Amateurs

[@FlatlandsSurvivor]

The Aleutian Islands laugh in the distance

[@Chris-55]

@@FlatlandsSurvivor Why? It's biggest earthquake was just 8.6

[@Gorlokki]

@@Chris-55 Valdivia's (Chile) Earthquake was a 9.5 on the Richter scale, just so you know

[@aarspar]

Indonesia: *sips tea* Hey, want some tea?

[@bodaciousskies]

@@Gorlokki bro the original comment already says chiles record earthquake was 9.5 do you just want to comment on thing

[@chudleyflusher748]

I hope that the government is stocking up on rolls of paper towels to throw at the survivors.

[@mikevids8107]

Lmao that Trump clip 🏀

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

I'm gonna buy a portable bidet, cleans your body better than toilet paper.

[@DanksterPaws]

@@RedRoseSeptember22 I really dont understand how westerners even expect paper to clean anything at all. Bidet is much better, though from where we are we mix water with soap too

[@arnoldstallonereeves7469]

@@DanksterPaws Man Westerners are gross It's just ridiculous that they still use toilet paper even if smartphones were already around.

[@seethebutter]

TDS alert!

[@ronkirk5099]

The worst earthquake I experienced as a kid growing up in So Cal was while I was kneeling beside my motorcycle working on it while it was on the center stand. It started rocking back and forth and almost fell over on me before I could scramble out of the way. It is very unsettling to feel the Earth beneath your feet shake. I left CA when I turned 18 and haven't lived there since.

[@scleeb]

As an Oregonian I think about this every time I’m on the coast. I always keep an evacuation route in the back of my mind.

[@jeffreyhill1011]

As a person that lives in the New Madrid fault's effected area I'm always a little relieved when it gives a little jiggle as I know it's letting off stress and not getting ready to make the Mississippi flow backwards again

[@cherylhart9370]

I live in Missouri but raised in Los Angeles. One day pumping gas I told my husband we just had an earthquake, he said no we didnt turned on car radio and boom they said we just had a 4.0 in the Madrid. Everytime I say hey were having an earthquake he listens as does my daughter and son in law. None have ever been in one. I remember bouncing on a bed as kid cause we got hit suddenly by a 7.0

[@kariechaos5382]

I live along that fault also, and its wild. It actually runs under my old high school at one point and I'm just like "Ya'll should probably build a new one somewhere ELSE?"

[@TheMombass]

I grew up on the New Madrid. It would rumble and rock some pictures or glasses every now and then, but we knew it was there and its history. We knew what it had done in the past but didn't worry too much about it. What can you do about a fault line??

[@elainechubb971]

@@TheMombass Um, move? At the least double-check exactly where it runs in relation to your house. I've seen photos of homes built actually straddling the San Andreas fault in California--it could be seen because this was inland, in a basically desert area. If the earthquake happens in that spot, your house will be split in two.

[@SadisticSenpai61]

@@elainechubb971 There's risks everywhere. The biggest risk for most ppl isn't even on any maps they have access to - oil, gas, and diesel pipelines. An awful lot of ppl only found out their house was on top of a pipeline when it started leaking or burst. And pipelines leak a lot more often than natural disasters come through town. I only live a couple miles from the Bakkan Pipeline (DAPL is what they called it in the Dakotas). They had multiple leaks in the first year of operation. Meanwhile, the last big tornado to come through our town was in the 1970s and the last time we felt an earthquake was the big earthquake from the New Madrid fault - and I live in Iowa.

[@Dan5819]

That Juan de Fuca plate that goes underneath the Cascadia has been having a series of smaller EQs lately. It's moving more, it seems.

[@jameshughes131]

The great california exodus is real. so are solar minimums.

[@jforester7]

That's actually a good thing. Smaller quakes means it should be slowly releasing tension rather than building up for a giant release.

[@justarandomperson150]

When I live in Washington 😔

[@yatokami7907]

@@jforester7 Could be, but often times smaller quakes supercede a megaquake. In fact, the larger the eventual earthquake, the higher the chance that it will have significant foreshocks.

[@bbfoto7248]

@@jforester7 Sorry. The frequent smaller quakes are mostly from the uplift & buldging of the NA plate as the subducting Juan de Fuca is caught/stuck on the leading edge and pushes it up, as per the animation. When that subduction boundary edge/intersection slips and releases is when the real fun begins. :-/ Japan's 9.0 megaquake was preceeded by a lot of smaller quakes, and then a few ~7 magnitude quakes the week before. Being prepared.and having a plan for both at home and at work is about the best and only thing you can do. Realize that 90% of communications/cell towers will probably be down as well. You'll need a way to keep them charged, too...a roll-up/flexible solar panel and USB battery bank, etc. ATMs and banking systems will most likely be out of commission, so cash & carry will be advisable. And especially in Cascadia, an event like this will most likely trigger at least some volcanic activity as well, so it's entirely possible to be a triple-whammy. I'm a hiker/camper, so I just keep my tent, sleeping bag, water, MRE's, and 1st Aid Kit in my vehicle 24/7, along with my bug-out backpack. I rotate/replentish the perishables every 6 months to a year if they aren't naturally replentished via hiking/camping excursions. At this point, the entire U.S. West coast is long overdue.

[@gearandalthefirst7027]

3:05 Native tribes told y'all there would be earthquakes and tsunamis, everyone just assumed they were making it up.

[@CenturianCornelious]

Well, to be fair, what they said was something like "The mother bear chased the coyote god causing the sacred oak tree to drop it's acorns."

[@Rockstar97321]

In 1964, a friend of mine was in Anchorage, Alaska during the 9.2 quake. He said that the ground rose and fell about 30 feet in waves, severely damaging or destroying almost every building. He said that the ground waves were like ocean waves, and where the ground waves hit the mountains further inland, it was total destruction. A group of people gathered on a 300 foot high bluff overlooking the beach - and they were all swept away. There are tsunami warning signs along the Central Oregon coast highway (Hwy-101) at 100 foot elevation. That isn't high enough along the bluffs next to the beach. The tsunami stays low only where it has someplace to go, like rivers and flat land. Where there is a bluff along the beach, the water pushes up the bluff. A man and his son rode the wave in their fishing boat up a river. They survived, but they landed 50 miles inland. Most of the boats were either out in the ocean, or they headed for open ocean at top speed to meet the tsunami out there. Most or all of those boaters survived. Cape Perpetua is an 800 foot high bluff on Hwy-101 near Newport. It may be named Perpetua because it was one of the few places along the Oregon Coast where people survived. Every or almost every bridge in the Coast Range mountains will be destroyed. Traffic will be completely stopped for a long time. The only transportation will be by air. The people are not being properly warned because it would be bad for business, particularly for the land developers and realtors. If the truth about what is coming were in the headlines every day, people would be vacating the coast in droves, and tourism would stop.

[@Jacubamustoff]

My God can you imagine?

[@AlexBigShid]

California: Is located upon a extremely volatile fault line waiting to collapse Multi billion dollar companies: 👀

[@iplxel7888]

@M Muss yeah im getting out of here as soon as i have enough money to

[@jordanw1649]

Where do you live ipixel? I was in Sacramento last week it’s so damn pretty I want to live there but I probably need to make $100,000/year

[@bradykane5922]

California isnt really at risk for a 9.0 though, the san andreas is a strike slip type of fault where the plates pass by each other in opposite directions rather than colliding or pulling apart. The biggest prediction there is around 7.0, obviously still serious and needing prep, but because the scale is exponential, the damage would be nothing close to a 9.0.

[@iplxel7888]

@@jordanw1649 Bay area, but things are expensive as hell here

[@drscopeify]

@M Muss Most houses are single family wood frame homes and they do really well during earthquakes. My house had 0 issues during the Seattle 2001 quake that was 6.8. Some 7000 houses were damaged in the 1994 LA quake so it is hard to know for sure.

[@Vonliktenstien]

Portlander here, moving to Japan. Talk about out of the frying pan and into the fire.

[@anarchyantz1564]

You have more chance to survive in Japan as they actually take care of their citizens, prepare them and spend billions in predictions, infrastructure and learn from each one. America, you are an asset to be written off, you are not worth the effort. Look at Katrina, look at a bit of snow in Texas. Best country in the world? The rest of the world both laughs and cries at your country in its ability to fuck over its population all to keep you dumb, poor and in the gutter where your rich "elite" believe you belong. Japan will welcome you, they are wonderful people.

[@haplon33]

at least they've funded their infrastructure in the last 70 years? GL! :)

[@Vonliktenstien]

@@anarchyantz1564 Truth. I guess out of the fire and into the frying pan in that case.

[@anarchyantz1564]

@@Vonliktenstien But on the bright side, their frying pans contain far better and nicer food! I seriously envy you!

[@ElementalWildfire]

Well, they just had a big quake and they're very prepared so you might be better off!

[@tinka1015]

As I have always said - "quit living on the beaches - those arent places for your homes"

[@tomholmes5242]

Depends geography of that place. For ex: Beaches of U.A.E 🇦🇪

[@herbertbrown119]

The US government disagrees with you. That’s why they subsidize insurance for beach front property to encourage building there

[@Username-le4eq]

@@tomholmes5242 all coast are prone for sea level rise, so i would still not recommend living in the beaches

[@neutronpixie6106]

40% of all people on Earth live on coastlines. You better have a room for rent with your shit logic.

[@howardbaxter2514]

Beaches and coasts are important for trade. Also, anywhere is prone to natural disasters. There isn’t a place on earth that isn’t.

[@RealMenWorshipZeus]

You guys are doing a really great public service with this channel. The information is fascinating, accurate, and USEFUL! Thank you!

[@aaronm8143]

The Boxing Day 2004, and 2011 Japan tsunamis are the most horrifying footage I’ve ever seen of a natural disaster. You look at it, but even then you can’t comprehend the pure power. May the lost rest in paradise.

[@JMRabil675]

The boxing day tsunami was just insane.. the videos you see of the sludge debris water rushing through the cities, there are tens of thousands of bodies in that water

[@samanthacallaway2276]

Unfortunately I fear what will happen to the PNW is going to be a similar ordeal, hopefully we can prepare ourselves for it so another tragedy can be avoided.

[@aaronm8143]

Name Watcher I watched a documentary that is the survivors stories. God damn it made me cry. Generations of families killed in a matter of minutes. All bodies laying around. It’s brutal :/

[@johannageisel5390]

The sheer amount of lives lost in just one day is staggering. It amounts to the population of the city I live in right now.

[@aaronm8143]

Johanna Geisel over 200,000 souls in 16 countries. That would be like a medium city being destroyed with those numbers. It’s so terrifying to think about.

[@gigicassel1804]

I take the Burnside Bridge every morning leaving my apartment downtown to take care of work everyday. Seeing that simulation scared the crap out of me

[@l.smythe6602]

LOVE Portland but I hear you. I'm north of you in Puget Sound but hey...Nebraska's looking real good about now.

[@uglyewok6715]

@@l.smythe6602 stay away leftist

[@MrTodfoulk]

like the like cuppola thing the bridgetenders are in will stand on that bridge lol like it was in the sim. good luck gigi i am in tillamook lol at me!

[@trixiebewitched]

@@l.smythe6602 Don't even fuckin play bro. Just a 7.0 magnitude earthquake is enough to completely FUCK every single sound town in Washington. Smaller towns like Silverdale and Port Orchard will be flattened. Bremerton homes will be completely washed away, all of seattle will be plunged underwater. That shit scares the fuck outta me. My house will become beach front property.

[@scottys1423]

A buddy of mine recently bought his retirement house on a peninsula off the S. WA coast. He has promised to send out goodbye text messages before the tsunami hits the coast.

[@scottys1423]

@Drukstylz ?

[@ussarng4649]

That is a very selfless plan. You have a nice friend .... .. ... .... ..... You might want to avoid visiting.

[@giancarlabautista1014]

@@ussarng4649 nankai . Most creppy earthquake

[@E4439Qv5]

Long Beach, eh? Nice place. Not for me tho.

[@jphanson]

He should invest in a hot air balloon.

[@jameswest4819]

If I remember right, after a large quake, the beach rose up enough to lift the abalone, rocks and critters, high and dry. The locals picked up some legal abalone for lunch and transported others and different living aquatic animals back into the ocean, now a bit further down the beach.

[@jayw6034]

This one is actually terrifying. It is comparatively likely as far as catastrophic disasters go.

[@spaghetti2777]

Its one that's 100% inevitable

[@cccccc1996]

Richmond, BC and most of Vancouver are built on a River Delta which is entirely sandy - the cities are going to literally sink under the sea when the big one hits because shaking wet sand has the same effect as standing in sand while the waves are going over your feet

[@TheCrimsonCake]

Well... shit.

[@dzerkle]

That’s called “liquefaction”. It’s particularly a problem when you city is built on fill (“reclaimed land”) that used to be water. The land turns to jello for a little while. If your construction is in a vulnerable area, you have to put foundations down to the bedrock to avoid risk of this destroying your building in an earthquake.

[@Boduckai]

This is why Mexico City falls apart during earthquakes

[@graydonjones6912]

Richmond and some low lying areas but not Vancouver city it's solid rock in most places

[@sophcw]

@@Boduckai They have improved it a lot since the big one in the 80s though so the last one that hit was much less disastrous. There are meeting points everywhere on the street for evacuations.

[@DH-sm7sw]

Was in Japan for that one, in my Tokyo office swaying like wheat in the breeze but everything stood and we all got home after a long walk.

[@simon-says2258]

Nice program. Good Info! Thanks

[@mrjoe27]

The basement in that house at 07:00 is the most Portland basement I've ever seen. The only thing missing is a 2 piece indie band

[@susanh.352]

What they aren't telling you is this: In the event the Cascadia should have a 9.0 or plus Earthquake, there is a possibility Mt. Rainier will erupt. A large Cascadia Quake might also trigger the San Andreas fault line to experience a very large quake.

[@tristantknight]

It would trigger much more than that too. Seattle sits on a fault capable of 7.0. Tacoma sits on a fault. Olympia sits on a fault. And these are only the ones we know of. If all that happened, Seattle might be wiped off the map.

[@KaiserStormTracking]

For all we know the entire west coast and portions of inland western states up to the rockys could be annihilated

[@workin4alivin585]

Exactly right. It's all going down.

[@jinushaun]

Yup, locals know this. If the Big One doesn't get ya, Mt Rainier will.

[@KaiserStormTracking]

@@jinushaun Washington state: Eh thats nothing We are more scared of St Helen's Me: im more scared of a mid Atlantic 8.0 or greater sending a tsunami right to the east coast

[@houghjass6885]

We watching this, living near the Oregon coast: guess I’ll die then

[@heekomogwin]

God knows why you still live there with all the radical bullshit going on with antifa and woke anarchist nonsense 🙄

[@houghjass6885]

My guy just got political on a geology video

[@keepmoving1185]

30 meters up a hill....

[@Peace-lr7mt]

I'm 15 min north of Seattle and at this point, I'm more than ready to leave this world.

[@steeldriver5338]

No point in worrying about something you have no control over, right? That's a philosophy that I try to live by as well.

[@bobthebuilder9553]

Also, if a large/long tidal surge is expected, only the homes at higher elevations are less likely to be affected by a large wave of sea water. The quake itself will affect everyone within range of seismic wave activity, so the further you are inland, the better, too. Locking down and shutting off at the level of the sea, or coastal regions, is not likely to do any good at all. Just escape and evade will be your last and best resort.

[@thomassmestead6424]

25 miles east of Mt. Vernon Washington. Been studying "the big one" since it was discovered that the P.N.W. wasn't as geologically stable as previously thought. Cascadia event WILL be a major natural disaster, so my advice is to prepare for a long term survival scenario, because aid may take weeks, to months, to get mobilized and operational. The big one is not an IF - but a WHEN. Remember hurricanr Katrina?

[@Gutterrat69]

I live on the San Juan islands and recently notice the town putting up a lot of tsunami evacuation signs, makes sense now

[@TGSamantha091]

I grew up in Port Townsend, Wa (class of 1988). We had Tsunami evacuation routes. I never paid attention to them or asked, until around 2007 when I was reading the online newspaper talking about testing new sirens. =)~

[@falnightmere2772]

ayo I live there also I'm from Lopez island and there are tsunami evacuation signs everywhere even though there is only one hill that is barely above 100 feet

[@Lugermonger35]

First 10 seconds "over 320 years"... I guess that's a long time on a geological time scale. LOL

[@poopjeans1135]

Considering the Cascadia fault ruptures on average every 250 years...Yeah, 320 is a LONG time.

[@blakena4907]

Well, you're just a bright bowl of sunshine, aren't 'ya?

[@seethebutter]

No, it isn't

[@neutronpixie6106]

If you live in a 100 year flood zone and it hasn't flooded in 120 years, then yeah.... on a geological time scale, you're due for some trouble.

[@AutumnBosco]

@@neutronpixie6106 Not due. 100 year flood zone means 1% chance of flood each year. You are applying the gamblers fallacy to potential of a flood. A flood happening there one year does not decrease the chance of it happening the next year, and vice versa. This earthquake however, has to do with gradually building pressure, so time does play a role.

[@joshuaG_Sea]

I live in Seattle. This is another good reason to get outta here

[@jaredclarke4976]

Magnitude 9 earthquake: I'm about to tear these houses down! Some dude with plywood: Boutta end this earthquakes whole career

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

Hey, good to see Mark with an interview! The program he's part of (I'm in it, too,) is called "NET" in Portland, but almost every city/town has a similar program under the name "CERT" (Community Emergency Response Teams) that gives free disaster preparedness training in exchange for the expectation that you'll act as first responder for your neighborhood when a disaster hits. I've been called up with NET multiple times over the years, from guarding downed power lines after major storms to helping clean up after a gas explosion. (Portland's isn't called "CERT" because our police riot response force is called "CIRT" instead of "SWAT," and they didn't want "community volunteers" acronym to sound the same as "police riot response".)

[@tiredofallthis7716]

I’ve been in a 7.9 in Alaska. Something like that in a populated urban area would be devastating. I know people that survived the 9.2 in 1964. It’s a memory that still frightens them today.

[@ShadowsOfTheSky]

That 7.9 is crazy, but the Richter scale is logarithmic… so the 9.2 is more than 10 times as powerful. Scary thought.

[@LexiconAk]

Even worse, the earthquake was only a 7.1, not a 7.9. So that means even a 8.0 is still nine time stronger.

[@GH-oi2jf]

The 1964 quake created a tsunami which took out a bridge in my home towm in Oregon (the 4th Ave. bridge across the Necanicum in Seaside). Remnants are still visible.

[@x808drifter]

@@ShadowsOfTheSky Also something overlooked by a bunch of people is depth. We had one here in HI in 08. 6.7 and shallow like the 9.2 in AK.

[@schalitz1]

You're better off in Alaska then Cascadia though, far fewer buildings that could collapse and kill you instantly. Far fewer skyscrapers up there.

[@salravioli]

Earthquakes are truly humbling.

[@Alexander-is9jo]

I love how this series always gives advice to let people know what we can do.

[@razorransom1795]

If never saw bbc's 2005 super volcano movie, please do. Good for volcanic senerios as well with all the volcanoes going off with the seismic rumblings.

[@Alexander-is9jo]

@@razorransom1795 thanks. Will do

[@razorransom1795]

@@Alexander-is9jo welcome, the 2012 fact that is glossed over is some rivers beds are ancient faults. Not sure if totally is with Colorado, but the allegheny, big buffalo creek and the Susquahanniah are such in Pa, just like the Mississippi.

[@justusforrster9264]

Yeah if you live on the coast and see the water line pull way back, run to higher ground.

[@maiyamay_]

Yup! Every episode. Thanks Alexander 😃

[@Brett_S_420]

Greetings from the beautiful coast of Whatcom County, Washington! We don't (normally) have to worry about stuff like hurricanes, tornadoes, bomb cyclones, floods, droughts, locust swarms, blizzards, etc. Just the occasional forest fire and every 250 years or so an earthquake followed by a tsunami that is so bad that all the local tribes have an entire mythological story structure based on them. 🦅 🐋💢 🌊

[@YTubeChannelonYT]

Saying hi here from Snohomish County! I'm pretty concerned about the Whidbey Fault lately!

[@theishaanandankitashow]

🦅 🐋

[@ddwalker3744]

I'm in Ohio where nothing happens, then in 1985 when I was 10 a F-5 tornado ripped through my city of Niles Ohio, so yea u just never know

[@H4me7215]

I think your in denial cuz it's happening everywhere NOW..be ready.

[@Livetoeat171]

Sounds like Idaho

[@sverec1205]

Last year I wrote a paper about the 1700 M9 quake and the potential of another M9 mega thrust Cascadia quake coming soon. I’m glad to see coverage and preparation for it.

[@Exquailibur]

I lived in Seaside Oregon, and trust me there are communities that are far worst off. Some of these towns are in areas that may be impossible to evacuate and therefore everyone there would become a casualty, a great example is Ocean Shores WA due to its location on a sea-level peninsula that is made of sand.

[@cranksetwrench]

Your former community is still pretty much screwed because the coastline will drop

[@Exquailibur]

oh you are entirely correct, but there are many communities that are far more screwed. My current one will be obliterated, though it isn't hard to escape the splash zone and can recover, unlike my former one. But the casualties will be massive when it happens and the environmental impact will be catastrophic. many of the towns will never recover and all that will be left are foundations buried in the sand. They will make for some very interesting ghost towns, so long as there is anything left that is.

[@victoria653]

nope just get a boat

[@trentongardner2106]

I for one am thankful that the environment fights back against humans so we dont overpopulate and destroy the planet. Also glad i live at high altitude and dont have to deal with that

[@SchangelinaJolie]

I am a geologist from Germany and made a roadtrip from Seattle to SF. We followed the coastline from the Olympic Peninsula until Astoria before we moved inland. When we arived at our hotel in Ocean Shores i told my travelmate, that we would probably be dead if the Cascadian Thrust rips apart now... Super creepy and i can't imagine living there... I read up that they need to build 17 tsunami towers. The plans are 20 years old... they have one by now. Just bizarre

[@PK1312]

I live in Portland. When I bought my 122 year old house, I had a home inspector take a look at it. He remarked "Your house isn't bolted to the foundation, but I wouldn't bother, because it's going to come down in the big one no matter what" lol. My earthquake survival plan is mostly just "run into the backyard and hope I don't get crushed by a falling tree". I don't plan on staying in this house long term, though- I'll probably get my forever house properly retrofitted.

[@elizabethhenning778]

I hear you on that one. I recently moved out of a place where I went to bed every night thinking that if tonight was the night, I was screwed.

[@stevenlester2606]

@@elizabethhenning778 I just heard a home inspector speak in your comment who knows for whom he actually works. Maybe not so much for you even if you were the one who paid him.

[@PK1312]

@@josuearnold9652 the home inspector i got missed a whole lot glaringly obvious stuff... so i'm not super happy with it overall

[@rebeccapierson5498]

I used to live in Ocean Shores, Wa. There’s only 1 way in and out. There’s no way to escape because it’s so low and people would crowd that 1 road. Also all the trees, they would probably block any escape. Then add the tsunami, I believe that it would travel as far inland to at least Olympia. The reason I believe that is due to the tsunami from the 1700’s. We have something called ghost forests that show the damage. Also there’d be no way for anyone to get help. It’s a nightmare waiting to happen.

[@stevenlester2606]

@@rebeccapierson5498 In the past I was invited to Ocean Shores and I begged off for that very reason. Just in case, you know? The place would be a death trap.

[@prettypic444]

I’m Californian, grew up in washington. I’ve been living with the big one my whole life!

[@daorignaldumbucket]

There's really no one to blame for how developed the areas around Cascadia have been inhabited. No one knew about it and so much was built around it before its discovery.

[@Stonewren]

Indigenous folks in the area had stories about how if the sea recedes you need to go to high ground and hold on tight to your loved ones or it'll all be swept away by the ocean. The passing down of oral history was disrupted by colonialism and residential schools. The tale was written down by a single anthropologist and nobody thought much of it until physical evidence of the fault was discovered.

[@x808drifter]

@@Stonewren And even if you don't listen to them the scientific community has known about this since at least the 80's. Anything built after that should be able to withstand it. But we know "should" doesn't equal "is".

[@dreadedkitty980]

@@Stonewren lol. So we're supposed to not build on prime coastland because the sea has a high tide and low tide? That has nothing to do with earthquakes. And native people did not have ground penetrating radar to discover these tectonic plates. They didn't know. Get your head outta your ass.

[@Stonewren]

@@dreadedkitty980 We can usually infer a fault line from tectonic activity like earthquakes & tsunamis. That fault line has been quiet for the last 323 years, but there's physical evidence of incredibly severe tectonic activity in the year 1700 before white settlers ever showed up there. And there are multiple native legends in the region about floods, one which mentions a receding tide preceding it (a detail which really would only be known by those who experienced a tsunami). Oral history isn't great for recording specific details with perfect accuracy, but it was a tool that's far from useless as transmission of the past. Secondly, I said nothing of whether people should or shouldn't build along a faultline. Ideally the structures will be built to withstand it, but I don't know why you whined about that like a child

[@Stonewren]

@@dreadedkitty980 A layer of salty sediment buried under freshwater lakes in the region suggest a wave of seawater contaminated them. Maybe, oh I dunno, a tsunami happened just like in the stories of the tribes who have resided there for countless generations. Like I'm confused, did you just not know that tsunamis are preceded by the ocean receding far more than it ever does at regular low tide? Or is it that you just didn't know that tsunamis are caused by earthquakes? Inquiring minds want to know.

[@CreatorDrews]

I've seen this one before, but still so amazed everytime.

[@jaxonryder]

Being an Oregonian and regular visiting seaside and hearing the severity is just astounishing

[@xaviotesharris891]

I moved to Portland eight years ago, and I swear, every time I've gone to the coast, the whole time I'm scouting out paths to high ground and hoping they'll still be there after the shaking stops.

[@Mary-uz2tz]

Bug out bags need to be adjusted seasonally. We in Alaska know our bags are different in winter than summer. Be prepared folks!

[@deborrahshiffer9582]

You're right about that I also live in Alaska

[@rhianimal19]

@@deborrahshiffer9582 If you live west of I-5, the USGS said leaving will not be an option. They expect almost all bridges to go buh-bye. It's a kill box.

[@TheEnneagram]

The whole idea of the bug out bag is stupid unless you have a place to go and the means to get there ... within 72 hours, Since Portlanders are Socialists, their idea of bugging out will be the nearest FEMA camp, and you don’t need a bug out bag for that. Most reasonable folks will “bug in”, therefore what they need is a “get home” bag.

[@deborrahshiffer9582]

@@TheEnneagram you really are absolutely right on that, I have family in Oregon City

[@Sp00kq]

@@rhianimal19 thank god I live east of it, but not by too much. Luckily I am fairly certain I know exactly where to go, but I don't really think I need to as there's the whole Olympic Peninsula to take it down, and in the Juan de Fuca Strait there's islands that'll break it up even more. The problem for me would be the houses. And the fact pretty much anywhere you go is a forest in my area.

[@lagunalaguna]

I've had lived two 7.1 earthquakes and I can't imagine how much worse an earthquake that magnitude is gonna be like

[@danlorett2184]

Going up one magnitude is a factor of 33. So a magnitude 9 is almost 1100 times more powerful than magnitude 7.

[@l.pietrobon3925]

Momento chile

[@xostler]

@@danlorett2184 factor of 33? I thought it was logarithmic? So 8 is 10x stronger than 7. So a 9 would be 100x stronger than a 7. Which is still absolutely terrifying.

[@Jacubamustoff]

Think 9.0

[@parkwoojin1875]

Her intelligence, well spoked-ness, and her beauty. A whole package

[@Talleyhoooo]

❤

[@taylorgontkovic4543]

Please, please when given early warning ,please take heed and listen and have all important papers , meds ready to grab and go, dont forget your preps for pets...Bug out bags, let your lil ones pack a toy, favorite items bag..Cause you're not the only ones.... Be safe and alert..

[@yuhyuhtheindigo7085]

Being “overdue” in universal time means it could take another 10,000 years to break free. Extremely unlikely this happens in our lifetimes. Humans may not even exist in earth anymore by the time it happens

[@masonfarnsworth6730]

Why not just move away? Lol

[@mrjamfy6862]

There is no early warning for a quake. That will be the actual warning for the tsunami.

[@simbasad2]

@@mrjamfy6862 japan:

[@the8bitbuilder_486]

@@masonfarnsworth6730 not everyone can do that, buying a new house and paying for moving costs a lot and some people are just trying to scrape by

[@BlGGESTBROTHER]

I was around for the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake. That one was only a 6.1 and I still remember looking outside to my back lawn and seeing it literally rolling in waves like it was made of liquid. I can't even imagine how terrifying a 9.0+ would be! That'd be roughly 93 times more powerful than what we felt in 2001!

[@Sp00kq]

My teacher was in the school building and she was watching the waves on the floor. That sounds absolutely terrifying but good to know because the school is still standing

[@Empathicveteran]

I felt that quake.

[@aliekeegan6865]

Wow I didn’t know that’s what happens during Earthquakes.

[@BlGGESTBROTHER]

​@@aliekeegan6865 Western Washington is almost completely covered with glacial till from the ice sheets that covered it during the Ice Age. I've read that this lends itself to this phenomenon known as liquefaction; which basically means the soil behaves like a liquid from the combination of being shaken so intensely and being saturated with water. If you look up liquefaction on youtube you can see what it looks like!

[@mikehancho5286]

I was in a large tilt up building with concrete floors in fife wa when this quake hit. power poles were bending back & forth, and the ground rolled.

[@taiyoctopus2958]

2:30 "so as an Oregonian that's really hard knowing that that's what our coastline is going to look at." As a Californian... with all of our coastline owned by wealthy people most who don't even live in the beachfront properties because they are some rich person's umpteenth property they own... The idea our coastline could be wiped clear like that is actually kind of appealing.

[@JETZcorp]

It's just as bad in Oregon. There are surprisingly few places you can even see the ocean without trespassing. That said, we're talking about tsunamis big enough to clear areas miles back from the beachfront. It's really whole beach TOWNS that will get it, not just beach houses.

[@juanmelo4150]

it wont really effect California maybe just the top of California which is barely populated

[@ktakashismith]

Unfortunately it's less of a possibility because California has a slip-fault running near its coastline, as opposed to the subduction zone that's off the Oregon/Washington coast. Not enough potential energy in the San Andreas to slide the billionaires into the ocean, I'm afraid.

[@Oddi0]

@@JETZcorp That's completely untrue. The Oregon Beach Bill established that all land up to 16 feet above the low tide mark is public property.

[@JETZcorp]

@@Oddi0 Sure, but that doesn't necessarily mean that there isn't a wall of private property between the road and the beach. In practice, it's hard to get on a beach unless they've built a little parking area and a trail for you.

[@wentrogue3207]

It’s so surreal to listen to people talk about a horrific incoming disaster and to be mentioning cities and towns you grew up in

[@raw1465]

"And they call it the big one" bru sounds like your describing a trip to the tocobell restroom

[@TonyPlease]

Abuse your toilet

[@budlight2969]

there will only be 7 planets left after toco bell destroys URANUS

[@johnc.wrigley6147]

U ever been to tocobell? I shit all over da poo poo

[@awsomemodels]

@@budlight2969 lol

[@robertlavallee591]

Of course they never about how the elderly,disabled and sick are suppose to run up to high ground in less than 20 minutes,being disabled myself there is absolutely no way I could manage that.

[@cardiofun03]

Please help with this, Robert. I've never heard of this advice, probably, because it makes no sense.

[@kyjo72682]

So maybe think ahead and move to a safer spot while you still can?

[@imarchello]

Invest in an apartment in an earthquake-proof high-rise building. That or move to the mountains.

[@italktothetrees]

@@imarchello @kyjo72682 Not every one has the luxury of moving to a safer place.

[@jinushaun]

The video implies this, but doesn't outright say it: much more than 17,000 Americans will die.

[@victorc777]

Moral of the story: Don't live on the west coast. Got it.

[@skwebsalt]

Few guess I'll live

[@isaskak9751]

Im in Vancouver Canada idk if it will be ok lol

[@Sp00kq]

@@isaskak9751 oh you'll feel it for sure. Where I live (greater Seattle area) I'll be likely fine from tsunamis, as there's the Olympic Peninsula that'll take a hit with it, and then there's a bunch of islands in the Juan de Fuca Strait that will break it up even more. However I don't know about the buildings here. I don't know how many are set up to help earthquake survivability

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

The West Coast is the worst coast, which is why God's wrath seems to smite them most. Abysmal place, don't recommend letting it continue existing.

[@Sp00kq]

@@DISTurbedwaffle918 eh, Washington is the best of any of the west coast states. When you don't consider the fact there's a fuck ton of fault lines and active volcanoes in the state. Economy is nice here. California burns every year, and Oregon has crackheads and in Portland, domestic terrorists that throw IEDs at federal buildings.

[@matttaylor4803]

Imagine being the one person who lives in that area watching this video for the first time when this happens.

[@Bayliss21]

When this happens. People won't be shutting off their gas. They'll be running for their lives

[@katherineraina7344]

Not me, I will definitely be shutting my gas off, why would I run? Where to?....

[@klubstompers]

No, they will be buried under their house and burning alive.

[@welcometothemonkeyapezone7797]

@@katherineraina7344 The hills

[@ceber54]

Everytime time it trembles, I check gas and water installations. I'm from Mexico city, and if is safe to enter the building, you must shutdown the electricity and check those installations. Even more in dense areas is safer to power off the electricity first because you are not sure if some neighbor has a leaky pipe.

[@05TE]

Astronomers: Let's go out and watch the stars! Meteorologists: Let's go out and watch the clouds! Geologists: Let's go out and watch the earthquake!

[@oddarqade]

Volcanologist: Let's go out and watch the volcano!

[@ElementalWildfire]

PBS Producer: I HOPE NONE OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN AGAIN!!!

[@eleethtahgra7182]

Geologist; lets dig some dirt

[@esotericanomoly3]

Geologist here and I feel very attacked 😂

[@timjimconnolly7sda]

@@eleethtahgra7182 and look for gold

[@jada.uhlexis]

Locals: we call it “the big one” Patrick: hey, that’s what the used to call me

[@user-eh2hj8bx6O]

Excellent video. Excellent narrator/meteorologist!