Forget the geology of our planet, Nick Zentner is a force of nature in and of himself. If I had stumbled into one of his classes as an undergrad my life would have taken a completely different direction. He's that good; that's coming from a graduate of UC Berkeley with 2 degrees. Kudos to Nick Zentner!

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.

I'd love to have you present again with updated technology and research (2022)

CWU: You have a national treasure there in Mr. Zentner!

Prof. Zentner makes geology interesting. I used to always think "why would anyone want to study something as boring as rocks?" but someone like Zentner makes it worth listening to! He's a great speaker and communicator! I wish more profs were like him!

I was in the Alaska eathquake in 1964 and in the Nisqually quake in 2001 while living in Olympia. There is a hugh difference between a 9.2 quake lasting 5 minutes versus one that is 6.8 at 30 seconds. In the later I was not even concerned. I knew that it wasn't the type of quake that would cause devastation. Am I concerned about the big one possibly occurring in my lifetime? Yes! And I am always prepared although not in a crazy way. I do have a plan for my home and my car. I do have water and other supplies in both places. It is not hard to do and I would hope others find the time to do the same. You really can not imagine what a 9.2 quake feels like for 5 minutes. It is really just unbelievable the power of the earth.

As always, Nick, you ROCK!! I love your lectures and learn something new every time I watch one of your videos.

One thing not covered in your lecture series: The fact that a good deal of downtown Seattle is built on on tidal flats on fill. Even in relatively minor quakes there is a danger of liquifaction underneath the present day over lay. Will everything be destroyed west of I-5 in a 9+ quake As you point out, not likely. Not all of the overlay of Seattle is built over fill and mud flats like the downtown areas. However depending upon time of occurrence, there is a potential for loss of life, perhaps in the thousands'

We LOVE Nicks talks! So smart and interesting .. we are in central Oregon and often bypass all the other posts on this topic to watch Nicks presentations. We know he gets his info from reliable sources and appreciate his research into getting it right. THANK YOU!

Wow, I sat in on a really good college geology class and learned about earthquakes in Seattle, where my kids live. Thank you very much for making this available on You Tube!

I have experienced some of these shallow crustal shakes. I was in the library of the then Central Washington State College around fall 1965, when one occurred there. I lived on Bainbridge Island when the one came that damaged the State Capital dome. I have experienced one here in Spokane where I now live which slightly shook my condominium unit on the 5th floor of our building which was built during the 1960s. We sit on top of a lava lump which has been slowly moving because even in a short period of time ( 17 years) have moved surface rocks. I love this program because it gives information about where I live and what has come before. Thanks Prof. Zentner. You're my favorite teacher.

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.

Great lecture! I wish I had you as a professor when I went to college; who knows? I may have ended up as a Geologist!

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!

Great lecture. Great presentation. Great science. Prof. Zentner is one of the best.

The emergency planning official has to assume the worst for planning purposes. They over-predict floods also. They get in a lot more trouble if they under-warn people.

"Toast" referred mostly to the near-impossibililty of delivering emergency services - or services of any kind - after a major quake. It's due to the relatively large population and large area, and the loss of infrasctucture. There are only so many helicopters available.

I absolutely love these lectures by professor Nick 📚🤗

Watched Nick teach about toast and getting toasted on champagne - great combo

I love that when he says the next clip is from Faux "News" Channel, everyone laughs. ✊🏼

Neck crack at 3:09 steals the show lol.

Between Megaquakes, tsunamis and Mt Rainer Seattle is a disaster waiting to happen

Great lecture! thanks.

I've seen those sand layers shown at 22:30, also from a canoe. Thanks for this.

You are awesome nick!

I'd like to thank you for clearing much of the confusion there is on this subject y explaining (via you tube) the difference between the crustal quake phenomena, from the subduction zone phenomena which has perhaps been a wee bit sensationalized by media outlets.

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.

Thank You! Well put Professor!

Thank you for another interesting and informative lecture!

Excellent!! As always 🙏☯️🙏

I recently moved to the East side of I-5, just to be safe.

Brilliant man. I believe that his discussion and explanation were perfect. what was not discussed or mentioned was that many delivery systems are underground ie electrical, gas (LNG) etc. When the ground shakes and breaks causing fissures then that could mean they are toast. Bridges, elevated roads, trains will collapse making the bringing of equipment difficult if not impossible. Liquefaction presents its own issues. I have family in BC and will move to BC but not to the coast.

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.

Thank you for another fascinating geology journey! Question: the areas that are stuck under the plate... has there been active monitoring as the land above the stuck points rises? if so what is the rate of this rising?

Dr Zentner, I don't think the emergency service manager was exaggeration that much when he used the word "toast." He has to take the broad view and plan for the worst. And since he is not a geologist, he is not aware of the distinctions you are making among crustal bounce-back earthquakes (I forgot the technical term), shallow quakes on crustal faults and deep subduction zone quakes. He conflated the damage any one of them can do into one image. I was in Japan for both the Kobe earthquake and the Fukushima earthquake. After the later, I walked home along with a great many other people. And many people, used to using public transportation, didn't have a clear idea of where they were going. (Fortunately, having ridden my bike around town quite a bit, I had no problem there.) The telephone system was overloaded so personal communication was impossible (I imaging emergency services did better). Gas was out as infrastructure to prevent gas leaks kicked in. (Does the Pacific Northwest have such safety measures? Imaging fires from ruptured gas mains.) I just checked a newspaper article and train service to Tohoku is still not fully restored and is not expected to be restored until 2020. Thousands of non-Japanese left. Many in northern Japan went south and west for several weeks. Electrical power was rationed. After the Kobe earthquake, fires burned for several days. Fire crews from quite far away were sent in. The expressway collapsed. Following these earthquakes, Japan might not have been "toast," but it certainly wasn't a piece of cake. After the Loma Prieta earthquake, the Bay Bridge was closed for a month. How long will the bridge across Lake Washington be closed following a severe earthquake? What other bridges will be unusable? Will trains be able to run? How well will the power grid function? Remember the bridge on I 5 that collapsed into the Skagit River in 2013 (and there wasn't even an earthquake)? How many more bridges are there that might collapse? And losing several bridges will be much worse than losing just one. Everything west of I5 might not be toast, but there will probably be a lot of jam on the rug.

one can only hope

I'm gonna share this lecture with all my friends who are prepping for the end of the world☺

Nick !!!... Do you think the Hydro Electric Dams on the Columbia River could be (seismicly) structurally affected by a total failure along the Cascadia Zone ? (a 9 on the scale) ??? I live in No.Cal. but was raised in Yakima .

In 1964 our family and maybe 7 or 8 thousand of other families and "Men without Wives" [e.g. batch or She is at home...] took shelter in military Radar buildings that were massive and other places. The tidal wave from Alaska hit Hawaii and did trouble and our island was between 1 and 2 meters above mean water. At high high tide (sun, moon, big planets pulling) we would run water over the island in places. The 2 meter wave was running around 500 to 600 miles an hour and we were rushed. The 70 nMile long atoll might dump the Lagoon water over our island. We were 2400 n mile from Hawaii. Relief would be long in coming if the runway were destroyed. (0.7 mile long) Propeller only. Jets didn't have the range. As luck, it hit us at Low, Low tide as the mass pulling the water and dirt every which way was on the other side of the earth. Radar Ranging shows that the ground and water heave up and down with this massive gravity pull. I believe the Telescope Laser system in Hawaii showed that. Martin #CWUBiology

Get some, Nick. Unparalleled times we're living in.

Keep dropping that knowledge professor. Love you'r work on the ancient floods of the pacific nw. Go beavs !!!

If a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck the north west, it is very reasonable to assume that the infrastructure from interstate 5 west would be destroyed! Roads, utilities, and many structures.

The high walls were not useless. It kept out the boats. Water poured over it. But boats - the fishing boats didn't.

Dr. Zentner, I really enjoy your lectures on geology in Washington state, and I am a huge fan of geology and the geologic sciences!.... But I am missing someone. Where can I find the guy like you who does lectures on geology in Colorado?

The source is different but the storm surge from Katrina wiped out pretty much most of everything south of interstate 10 from south Mobile county to past New Orleans so the power of water is immense. It also cut Dauphin Island in half.

And like Katrina, we know this but are all actions taken?

Thanks for this series. I used to live in Coeur d Alene ID and drove extensively throughout the NW region. I write fiction now and it occurs to me there is a parallel to geology. It is often thought that one issue or event can drive a plot line. But, I am working on my 3rd novel now and I am discovering as I write is that a dramatic change across cultures is often the result of several issues transpiring over decads. That is consistent with the story your lectures paint about geology. My books focus principally on a biblical construct from Romans chapters 9-11 which assert that Jews and Gentiles will be unified before Christ returns. This hasn't happened yet and I use that as an argument against those who typically cite a soon returning Christ and this is almost everyone. My first book "1 Week" opened with a debate pondering the outcome if one of the world trade center towers had survived. Those towers that fell on 911 to me represent Jews and Gentiles and the Bible clearly argues that Gentiles will be blessed provoking Jews to salvation in Christ. I didn't get around to stating this more clearly until my second book "T. Wall," due out this month, that features a team stealing a pair of mothballed Russian made space shuttles. That point being is that God even cares about recovering the copies of that which is lost. The Russian shuttles were copies of our American shuttles. And as I am now beginning my 3rd novel, my character finds himself propelled into scenarios in which Russia might have to be exalted in world affairs to bring about a new wave in which future Americans take God seriously. Thus, I see world cultures rising and falling over time in this age due to several inputs from differing sources. And that tends to mimic what you present in your lectures about the geology of the North West. Interesting! Thanks. I should add, when I write, I never know the ending when I begin. Rather, I always let the ending unfold as I write. Maybe this is why I see a global change occurring​ over time as characters deal with different issues in their own unique way.

Is the Cascade subduction zone part of the orogeny of the Cascades?

Fortunately, I live five block east of I-5! lol

Is there a link to a copy of the slides ? The slides in this video are not viewable .

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.

I noticed a 4.6 off the coast of Washington yesterday. I would love to know if Nick would view that as a good thing or a bad omen.

As land based ice mass melts, raising sea levels and shifting the weight distribution of our oceans, seismic activity will increase. Good luck

can you link to the New Yorker mag article?

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.

Change it to US highway 101. It will be decimated from the coast by one big Tsunami caused by a plate moving earthquake!

3 years later you did a video on the correlation between those earthquakes and Rainier going off and that makes Seattle toast.

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?

How the hell could these students be late to his class? Unbelievable! Grins...I used to be an idiot young person as well, sigh!

Ring of fire baby comes with the territory I think it'd be all right though where I'm at Olympics act as a natural barrier I'd worry more about the base getting nuked

Is that why Fox was suggested as something I might like when I subscribed.

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.

It would not be toast, it would be warm bread. That’s to my good friend living in Seattle, who doesn’t know how to toast toast.

What is the evidence that the North end of Washington is the place where the plates are stuck/locked?

It sounded like you were saying, as far as the big one goes, that it hasn't been 500 years, so there is nothing to worry about in regards to that for now. My question would then be, if Oregon is half that time, and it's overdue, would that not affect all those same coastal regions, whether it originated there or not? If that is yes, then why give people a false sence of security that live in Washington? Maybe watching indonesia "unzip" would shed some real truth and light onto this subject. Because in reality, it wont matter where it starts to unzip from. It WILL affect WA., it will be devestating, and there will be a sugnificant loss of life. With that being said, sounds like WA, is just as much over due as Oregon, so people should understand that. It won't matter where along the cascadia subduction zone that it cuts loose, it will affect everyone along its path, and probably even clear to I-5 with damage from shaking. Be prepared, Don't be scared. Make sure you have somehting heavy to get underneath, to protect your head from falling lights/plaster / fans etc. Make sure your cupboard doors are secure with a latch of someknd. Be aware of the glass falling and breaking. Especially if the quake happens at night, you don't want to be running through broken glass. Secure your big screen, and have your emergency supplies in a bug out bag, handy by the door, in case you do have to evacuate.

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.

Class laughed at the mention of FOX News, but i bet they don't know that the presenter Shep Smith is the liberal of most of Fox personalities.

THANK GOD I DIDNT GET THE HIGH RISE

Then 2021 happened.

Question. If the tsunami of 1700 in Cascade kill people in Japan, why did the 2011 Japanese tsunami not kill people in America. The 2011 Japan Tsunami Was Caused By Largest Fault Slip Ever Recorded Clay lubricated the fault zone in the Japan trench, producing the devastating tsunami, researchers say. 3 Minute Read By Jane J. Lee, National Geographic

Google the Orphan tsunami... that hit Japan!

Fox? You watch Fox for a good laugh don't you, Nick? :) I think that NY woman gained some insider information but I don't think saying "toast" was meant to pertain to EQs. From what I've seen of the recent California fires I believe that is what is now meant as 'toast' and I do NOT believe these fires are accidental. I will try to remember the questions I have.

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.

So what you telling me who lives in Coos Bay...We are toast. Hehe

Dr Zenter, you say "Reduce most buildings older than 1950 to the ground"? What does "Reduce....to the ground" mean? What do you think people will think when they hear this? Please clarify.

why is Oregon not reporting earthquakes!?

The guy in the black hat obviously doesn't want to be there.

Does anyone know what stopped Big Bertha when drilling that tunnel through Seattle? ukposts.info/have/v-deo/rKWLpKexm2ed0Y0.html

HAHA.. "That doesn't include tourists" Fox News Fake news... After listening to Nick I really want to go back to University and study Geology. Bear in mind I have 2 life science degrees already.

only Oregon which does not have a breakwater will get hammered with tsunami.......washington has the Olympic peninsula as a wave softener ......the people living there who like the cheaper property and the wilds........will have to take one for the team

everybody stop using the word "if".

We used to call tsunami a tidal wave not that long ago.

Everything like "soggy toast"? Hmmmn. (Keep you gas tank filled and keep some life preservers handy for the kids).

Get ready for a 9.0+ patterns in seismographs indicate its coming soon. More info on my vids.

The kid sitting in the front row is distracting

i like toast

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.

Sound bad. Sad.

Would wiping out Seattle and Portland be a favor to the rest of the native Northwesterners

I think our politicians will refer to costs, and more important things.

Up to 1000 tourists could die. One is unacceptable.

12:17 he then went on to shout FIRE in a theater before screaming "WE'RE ALL GOONNA DIIEEEE AHHHHHHHH" before throwing him self out of the 3 floor stdio window he leaves behind a wife and 2 kids when asked for comment they responded "who are you, how did you get in my bath room, omg wtf is that"

Fox newsguy not helping matters. at least it was just that 1 time

Entitled woman coming in late

If I were west of the I 5 I'd be more concerned with an East wind when Mt. Rainier pops off. Depending upon my elevation of course A tsunami would not be in my mind.

What about a Geomagnetic pole reversal? Could that bring the water into Seattle?

i sure hope so

"Could..." 🤪

A lubed plate has momentum

Call it urban renewal.