I used to live 50 miles from Mendocino Triple Junction in Eureka, California. "They" say that is the most seismically active place in California. I moved there in 1982 and over the next 40 years, there were hundreds of earthquakes, but only a few that I can remember. There was a 6.5 and a 6.8, a few 5.0 and the rest were all 4.0 or less. What really made a difference was the depth. Anything more than 20 miles down was barely noticeable. But 10 miles or less would get your attention pretty quickly...
Wonderful presentation to explain that it ain't that simple. Every generation seems to receive this alarm anew. As we add current information I hope that it helps resident and planners make appropriate decisions.
Ok video. I think he is obsessed with the word “toast” and yes the overhyped media. Facts show that the proposed 9.0 will be deadly and the worst disaster is US history. Will every person west of i5 be dead? No. But the public needs to know how serious the problem is and sometimes “worst case scenario “ gets more attention.
I am watching this in the fall of 2023. The laughter at the seeming absurdity of Fox News is somehow completely wholesome, and simultaneously a sorrow to watch because of the enormity of damage that was occurring underneath. Sort of like a subduction zone, I guess. The only clarity comes with hindsight.
There's a ghost forest near Ocean Shores. I'm glad that there's so much research being done. I saw him in person when he went to Ocean Shores, and he was trying to educate the residents. If this earthquake and tsunami happen, I worry for the coastal areas because I honestly don't know how anyone could survive.
I feel like making a BLT on pumpernickel.... toast.🍩 and really good donut.😊 Rumble, rumble, what was that...AN EARTHQUAKE!! All kidding aside, I live in West Michigan, Grand Haven, I don't think I need to worry about a tunami hitting us any time soon, but you never know what the future holds.
Absolutely love these lectures. My favorite geologist. Great teacher... but, please... FOX NEWS was the most sane of any of the alphabet stations. CNN was batsh*t crazy.
This is very true about Westport and Ocean Shores, but I think it is important to also include the areas around Hoquiam, Cosmopolis, Aberdeen, ect. It is based on what these local communities are built upon. A lot of these areas are not solely built on bedrock. Much includes discarded backfill from the timber industry. Living about 20 minutes from Copalis Crossing, I have no doubt that our area will be wiped off the map if a nine point plus earthquake occurs. Thank you for this presentation, Nick!
I used to live near Ocean Shores, and many people think that if they get to higher ground, they'll be safe, but as often as Washington gets landslides, the higher ground probably will slide. Then there's the liquidation that will happen. I also lived by the Columbia River and realized that living along the river and close to the ocean, that place wouldn't be safe. Trying to deal with liquefaction while dodging trees and whatever else may come loose during an earthquake would be so difficult, if not possible.
Hi Nick. I'm an earth scientist living in new Mexico. You said southern Oregon is more overdue for a great quake . How much overdue is northern Oregon. Thanks you're a very good lecturer.
The southern 1/4 or so from Cape Mendocino to about the middle or Oregon rupture AVERAGE every 250 years. The whole thing averages closer to ever 400-500 years. The answer to your question depends on where you are and where exactly the fault ruptures. There's no clear answer.
I went through the 1965 quake in Seattle. It didn't do much damage but sure woke everyone up. The lesson is to learn and prepare. So much more is known now but is a drop in bucket of what needs to be learned. I'm very glad to see so much research is going on. I'm picky about what geology videos I will watch. I search out only good factual scientists. It is shocking how much junk science and mythology is promoted online. What is more shocking is how many people believe that garbage because they couldn't bother to learn anything when they were in school as children and teens. They also didn't bother to learn to think. I'm so glad for the scientists who are teaching.
Carefully placed energy weapons could maximize the Big One and right on schedule. Theoretically, it could raise the continent of Mu, especially if it is during a plate rotation like we had 12,000 years ago. Downtown Portland is only about 50 feet above sea level. The Portland airport is only about 22 feet above sea level.
It'll come up near the river. Also, I understand much of Portland is land fill... loose soil... that will shake and suffer liquefaction as well as amplify the shaking. So even if no tsunami in Portland itself, it will like suffer significantly.
I’m an east coast old man. A few videos by Nick are worth watching multiple times. Covid? Nick has us covered and teaches us from home. I’ve met few real educators in my life, and Nick is in my top 5. Actually, top 2. I’ve watched this video a few times. Lessons here apply to many areas worldwide.
You'll drop your note pad and haul it out of there if one of those jokers come at ya.Are yous the same intelligent bunch that turned wolves loose? I do believe you had all the common sense educated out of yous!!!
This is the second video I've watched of him on this exact subject and I still can't quite figure out if he is slamming the article/writer or not. He keeps saying 'beautifully written' but I don't think he means it. lol.
According to the Bible an unprecedented massive earthquake will come upon the earth. IT says: "No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed." Revelation 16: 18-19
I have a question. Considering the strength of the 1700 Cascadia quake when it reached Japan, are some of the sand breaks that Atwater surveyed sent to us from Japan, or can they all be definitely nailed on the door of the Cascadia fault?
Virtually all tsunamis produce sand layers so the Orphan Tsunami of 1700 undoubtedly produced its own sand layer. Virtually all tsunamis in Japan were preceded by a strong earthquake felt locally, with the exception of the Orphan Tsunami. That’s why it was called the Orphan Tsunami, the Japanese never felt the earthquake. As an aside, tsunamis can also be caused by asteroid impacts in the ocean. The Cascadia earthquake of 1700 produced a sand layer on the west coast of Washington and Oregon too, iirc. Undoubtedly it produced a smaller sand layer in Japan because the tsunami was probably smaller, on average, in Japan than in the USA.
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