"We're wired to ignore high-consequence, low-probability events." Lots of wisdom packed into that statement.

@dreww8941

4 жыл бұрын

Fred W And then a great meteor hit the earth

@rsfarris86

4 жыл бұрын

Drew W I’m convinced that’s how it’s all gonna end.

@lucykwiatek5159

4 жыл бұрын

...um, yup.

@aaronboren5851

4 жыл бұрын

Boy does this now sound prophetic!

@pens87668

4 жыл бұрын

Well this could easily describe America’s thoughts on coronavirus right now

I learn more in 11-12 min long Retro Reports than I do in full 1hr long documentaries.

@NASCARFan18_

4 жыл бұрын

The Dude I learned more in this video then a three day school project.

@suzanneaufang4976

2 жыл бұрын

You don't watch much TV or you are seriously brainwashed to come up without THIS STUPIDITY!!!!!

@suzanneaufang4976

2 жыл бұрын

@@NASCARFan18_ brain dead from all that booze during the races.

@TheDudeAbides1776

2 жыл бұрын

​@@suzanneaufang4976 You ok?

@JudeMarchisio

2 жыл бұрын

@@suzanneaufang4976 Silly woman

These Retro report are great. Very good journalism.

@michaelmagic988

3 жыл бұрын

my butts been wiped

@Ian-pn1ff

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmagic988 nice

It’s been almost 30 years since this happened. It’s only a matter of time before those tectonic plates slide past each other again. I’ve been paranoid about it ever since I learned that this happened in the early 2000s. I live way too close to San Francisco for that crap.

@philrabe910

6 жыл бұрын

You didn't know about the SF '89 quake till the '00s? How is that possible? Are you not from this country?

@forrest6562

6 жыл бұрын

+Phil Rabe wasn't alive then?

@Kni0002

6 жыл бұрын

Too young?

@forrest6562

6 жыл бұрын

Kni | Thats what I said, copy cat, lol.

@mackc4616

6 жыл бұрын

I’m from Oakland right next to San Francisco

I remember someone telling the police that they could hear someone left between the two free way floors. The police responded "Everyone is out of there now". Three days later you could still hear people screaming and calling for help, the guy told the police again and they said they could not get the people out.

@GabrielTheMagolorMain

9 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's awful.

@Chicagoguy1984

6 жыл бұрын

Sad but true, I was in the 89 SF quake and remember that same story, The cops/rescuers couldn't help them, So they had no choice and left them pretty much to die. Horrific to be in that place

@nerysghemor5781

6 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand why they couldn’t cut the upper deck into pieces and lift each piece with a crane. Or some other, better solution I don’t know about.

@jessicadeines

6 жыл бұрын

Nerys Ghemor it is hard to understand but the lack of stability meant that any action could cause further damage to the already badly damaged structures. It also has to do with responsibility for the deaths if actions were taken. It not right or ethical in my opinion but it was the reality of the day.

@nerysghemor5781

6 жыл бұрын

Jessica Deines That’s crazy. I would think a non-zero chance of survival, whatever it is, would be better than knowingly giving them ZERO chance.

I was on the escalator in candlestick park with a bunch of co workers when this happened. Feels like it happened yesterday. Something I will never forget.

@Thizlamic

2 жыл бұрын

Dude I was parking cars in front of my house on Jamestown when it hit! I remember OJ (YES THAT OJ) drove by in a black Rolls Royce about 10 minutes before it hit, then the phone poles were rattling, then I turned around to look at the top of the stadium and the light towers were SHAKING

@lastnamefirst4035

Жыл бұрын

O geez! In 89! Was bad. I lived in Brisbane right across from Candlestick park on San Bruno mt.

It’s awful that thirty seconds of shaking can cause so much damage

@tiantian5693

4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it was 15, which is even worse :(

@RowdyRuth

4 жыл бұрын

I was there, approximately 7 million people and 63 died and no one got wet. Now I am in Florida we just got hit by a category 5 hurricane for about the tenth time. I will take the earthquake anyday.

@RowdyRuth

3 жыл бұрын

@D Punch So not true. Most of my family's lost their homes in Katrina. I didn't know one person, and I had lived in San Francisco over 35 years who lost their home. How do you prepare to start over with nothing in your 70s like my parents did? The devastation from hurricanes for years to come is generational and horrible, seriously they're not even close to the same thing.

@RowdyRuth

3 жыл бұрын

@D Punch it would only be a contest if I thought I could lose. Instead I am going to wish you much love and happiness and carry on with my day.

I was 4 years old and still vividly remember this and how worried my mother was because I was at a friends and she couldn’t find me, different times back then.

My Grandpa was the last person that got out there when 880 collapsed he was going to the world series ( now known as the 1989 world series earthquake ) and was speeding so he could get to the game when the bridge fell at 880 in Oakland . The car behind him was smashed.

@NateStuntin2x

2 жыл бұрын

Dang he’s a lucky guy

My husband & I had only been married for 9 months and were watching the game when this was broadcast to us in Ohio. I'll never forget how very sad things turned so fast.

@societynewsnetwork5973

5 жыл бұрын

Nobody cares about how many months of marriage you was in at the time. Irrelevant information to the story

@jletoniemetz

4 жыл бұрын

Don't be a waffle

I actually experienced a very small earthquake in Urbana, Illinois when I was a kid. It was crazy. We usually only had to worry about tornadoes in that part of the country.

@groovymovie3213

3 жыл бұрын

I’m originally from a town not that far south of Urbana and I think I remember that! Either that, or a different one that happened in the late 2000s. I was asleep and woke up to my house shaking!

@MrMJmusicLover

2 жыл бұрын

I experienced my first ever earthquake in Indiana, my family was there on vacation to see my grandma when a tiny one hit. In fact, I was the first one who noticed it as everyone else was still sleeping.

@scz1770

Жыл бұрын

I just moved to Chicago from San Francisco and everyone here is so disturbed by how unconcerned I am about quakes 😂

@karenholladay-ne9go

Жыл бұрын

​@@MrMJmusicLover No, that was aunt Ethel walking to the bathroom.

This affected my family too. My father and his wife lived in northridge when the quake happened. My oldest child was 4 months old. It was 8 days before I got word that they and my brothers were all okay. The collapsed high way was the same route my dad took to work everyday. He was walking down the driveway to the car when it hit. They still live out there in Apple Valley.

I was there in San Francisco in July of 89 my first time visiting The City. It was hard to imagine anything happening to the most beautiful and breathtaking area in the entire country! I went back East for my sophomore year in undergraduate school and a girl I dated at the time ran into the college library were I was working and told me about the quake from watching the World Series! I couldn’t reach my friend who lived in Sacramento for like 2 weeks! Many mixed emotions as I watch this video and the profound sadness I felt about that marvelous city! But also encouraged by the bravery shown by all citizens to help out! God bless San Francisco!

I was4 when this happened and lived in palo alto due to my father working at HP. My dad was home a little early as my brother and I were sick that day, he pulled into the garage just as the quake hit. If he had been working a normal day it us very likely he would have been on the overpass when it collapsed. The sound, feel and smell of the quake is my first clear memory and is still hard to explain to those who have never experienced it

My mom went into labor as soon as this happened.

@endergamer7483

4 жыл бұрын

You’re the second person I’ve heard that this happened to their mother. I’ve heard of children born during hurricanes, in my part of the country (Florida), but this is new.

@michaelspirka7240

3 жыл бұрын

Shook you outta there eh

I learned about this in school today! Plus one subscriber

I remember the TV on and playing the ABC feed of the Battle of the Bay and my dad being very confused as to why it went to a hold screen. Then we watched news coverage from the Bay Area for the rest of the night.

Alaska just had a 7.3, worst damage was moms tv

@runningfromabear8354

5 жыл бұрын

Different soil type. We get earthquakes in Toronto and London (I've lived in both) and barely feel them, but we're on the Canadian shield, bed rock. California isn't on bedrock. I suspect Alaska is built on something that withstands earthquakes better than most of California. Some places are prone to earthquakes but aren't at risk.

@AuroraBoarder1

5 жыл бұрын

Apparently, Alaskans know how to build!

@koromoro6682

4 жыл бұрын

Alaska isn’t even real

@techhelpportalextras3007

3 жыл бұрын

@@koromoro6682 nor is north Dakota /s

I was working at I Magnin at Union Square!! I must say I was impressed at how calm everyone was around me. It showed the true heart of the City!! I miss those days the City is not the same anymore. The heart of the city has changed so much!!! I miss it!!

I lived through it. None of the homes I'd built were damaged. It was pretty mild IN San Francisco, I just remember laying in bed, watching my house move in relation to the next door neighbors. Just a gentle rocking wave action. But I was up on a rock hill. People in sandy areas fared worse.

@ailem2707

5 жыл бұрын

Phil Rabe The only thing you sense during an earthquake if you are on a hill is the noise, and that’s if you are next to a gorge or something

@societynewsnetwork5973

5 жыл бұрын

You built nothing shut up

@itchintogo7689

4 жыл бұрын

Commiefornicate

I was at 6th and Mission St. on that day. I will never forget how serious it's was.

Here where I live (in the Bay Area) earthquakes that you can feel happen every couple of months to a year apart! Maybe they’re not destructive, but they’ll certainly knock a book off the shelf.

@_ga210

6 жыл бұрын

Sianna Scale true I have a sister that lives in the bay and there’s always shaking noice

@lenicleveland1380

5 жыл бұрын

Be careful one day it will be the big one

@mehchocolate1257

3 жыл бұрын

@@lenicleveland1380 i was 14 when this happened

I live in Washington State I am terrified of the big one... We're v v overdue for it

@michaellovely6601

5 жыл бұрын

If either the Cascadia or New Madrid fault lines rupture, it could generate an earthquake worse than the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck northeastern Japan on March 11th, 2011.

@stjohnbaby

5 жыл бұрын

My hometown, out of state now, think about moving if you can.

@PhoebeFayRuthLouise

4 жыл бұрын

I live in Oregon and I think about the same thing. We are not prepared for the earthquake.

@joannaedssay5988

3 жыл бұрын

@D Wilson Why is Washington state such an expensive place to live? I don't live in America, I am genuinely wondering.

@alexm566

3 жыл бұрын

@@joannaedssay5988 Seattle has Amazon and Microsoft. Same as SF having Google and Facebook.

How do you get old videos and make them look good in HD?

@samanthaprehn4537

5 жыл бұрын

its an ancient secret passed down through generations. the only living man who knows is jj abrams.

@jeremyf1102

5 жыл бұрын

old digital cameras look awful, but old film can be scaled up and digitized at fairly high resolution. A lot of this video footage that looks good (ie not broadcast footage) was likely film

@kowalskidiazdegeras9190

4 жыл бұрын

It's all about the original file: if it was on film, it'l probably look great. If it is on magnetic tape, it varies a lot

I'm in western Pennsylvania and in 1998 we had a quake and the 2011 Virginia quake was felt here.

@nhmooytis7058

4 жыл бұрын

April Richards I felt a quake in 2008 or 9 in Lancaster County!

I lived in Whittier during the Whittier earthquake of 87 and the Big Bear of 92. I was visiting family in Sunnyvale during the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 89. I lived in Canoga Park during the Northridge Earthquake of 94. And since 1994 (4 months after Northridge) I have lived in Grants Pass, Oregon. I moved up here to Oregon with my Grandparents at age 14 because of Northridge, but based on this video it looks like I should move somewhere in the mid-west :~)

@AuroraBoarder1

5 жыл бұрын

Would you really be safer there? They get twisters all the time. At least earthquakes are rare, and usually do minimal damage. You can also build for earthquakes; you can't for tornadoes.

“Katherine Couric “ was still a small fish at that time

@sheilajohnson6478

4 жыл бұрын

Carla a I thought I heard her wrong. I guess not. Lol

Who’s here after the Earthquakes from the past week😳😬

@Michael21812

5 жыл бұрын

jacob 🥺

@Stephanie-ei9uj

5 жыл бұрын

My friend was driving past Ridgecrest when the 7.1 hit. Boy did she have a story to tell! Normally while driving you don’t feel them but she did and saw the ripple effect on Hwy 395! I actually lived in Vacaville when the quake of 89 hit! We felt it! It was not a fun experience!

@jacobWWWWW

5 жыл бұрын

Stephanie crazy!

@SoapinTrucker

5 жыл бұрын

I am! We got rocked real good here in Fresno July 4th and 5th!!!!! Scared the bajeepeers outta me! LOL

@that.ll_do_pig

5 жыл бұрын

@@SoapinTrucker I'm in Fresno too! I just looked up " natural disasters in Fresno" because I got a little paranoid after watching one too many of these. 🤣🙃

I live in Alaska. Earthquakes are my every day.

@Acidfunkish

6 жыл бұрын

Quakes, themselves, don't cause many deaths.

@mitchellramirez64

6 жыл бұрын

Well i live in california sooooooo yah im expecting a giant one in the neaf future ahem san andreas fault

@CharlieND

6 жыл бұрын

I live in British Columbia and we rarely get earthquakes. Even though we're due for a big one we usually only get tiny ones once a year or so.

@deanbombaderi1137

6 жыл бұрын

I live in Australia so woo!

@ailem2707

5 жыл бұрын

* sips tea in chilean *

Wait, she said Kathleen Couric. When did she begin using Katie? On the Today Show?

@wolfchacer0139

5 жыл бұрын

She said Katherine but yeah she shortened her name since then.

I was on a small island below the bridge known as Treasure Island. Never gonna forget feeling that shake, nor the recovery effort.

Only thing high enough to fall , here in Texas, is a stack of hay..

@mrstealyogurl379

6 жыл бұрын

PRANKurFACE I’m always making fun of my girlfriend since she lives in Texas, but I live in California :p

@zachrugman6315

6 жыл бұрын

PRANKurFACE lol

@angelvu

5 жыл бұрын

lmao so true

@Robert0Pirie

5 жыл бұрын

I mean Dallas exists... they got some pretty high hay bales in Dallas.

@wolfchacer0139

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm pretty sure Houston and Dallas have huge buildings that are 0% earthquake ready and are in another state not Texas right?

Very informative video.

This is my earliest memory when I was 3 years old, watching the news the next morning with my parents on the east coast.

30 years ago yesterday. I was in San Jose at the time & remember it like it was yesterday..

1:38 yea that dudes out lol

@missingmysteries5935

6 жыл бұрын

Safe

I was in 3rd grade when this Quake happened and my mom had just driven off The Cypress Freeway 5 minutes before it collapsed. We lived only 5 minutes away from The Freeway. My mom and I were outside of our house in the garage; when a few neighbors came around too talk, that's when two teenage young men came around and told Us the Freeway had collapsed. It was quite shocking, I mean we had just gotten off that Freeway. In the weeks following my mom describes it like Vietnam because of the Helicopters flying over every night and the smell of the dead bodies, accept I truly don't remember smelling anything. My allergies were so bad then I couldn't smell a thing mom could. After, everything had been removed from the Freeway; it became a rather Eye Sore it seemed like it took forever to tear down That Double Decker Cypress Freeway. Oh one other thing someone may find this interesting at the Time Oakland, San Francisco had its Quake, in 89, China had one too it killed 20 people. I sort of wondered if California and China shared a Faultline somehow. Hey who ever posted this piece on the World Series Quake, 1989, Don't forget too do The Oakland, CA & Berkeley Hill Firestorm. Where the only thing not burned by that Fire is The Claremont Hotel, and the fact the Fire Hopped The Freeway.

In a report in 2004 of what would happen to New Orleans if a category F4/5 hurricane hit was grim. But it could hit they said this year or in 400 years, Katrina arrived the next year.

These were the times when average citizens rolled up their sleeves and took huge risks to save trapped people. Impressive.....

My sister and son in law lived in Walnut Creek and crossed the baybridge 20 min before the quake hit!!! I remember the event vividly when the poor man was trapped in the vehicle

I’ll tell you that does make me a little nervous hearing that stuff. I pretty much grew up in Oregon and I’ve lived in the Portland area and surrounding parts of it for over 20 years now

I was on the BART between West Oakland and McArthur stations. We almost derailed from the suspended tracks

Katherine couric! I was 12 years old. Will never forget it. And I live in Massachusetts

I was watching the game with my dad it's nuts to see candlestick park shimmy back and forth

Love Retro reports

I remember that day well, I was just walling out of my work,a job at the local hardware store in the Central valley, everything falling, there were three strong quakes in succession

On 28th December 1989 newcastle australia had an earthquake that measured 5.6 on the Richter scale, it caused $4 billion in damage and killed 11 which was caught on tape by a local news crew

@nhmooytis7058

4 жыл бұрын

Ashley Sutherland I live in Sydney, always running into people from Newcastle telling me about it!

It’s pretty scary because I have lived in Oregon almost all my life and I have lived in Portland Oregon for the last 20 years

As someone who lives in the Bay Area, how he pronounces Loma Prieta is hilarious.

@35ze4ir

4 жыл бұрын

Loma Pree-ate-ahh

It's like getting tackled and fracturing a heart bone.

I think the part that scared people the most was the whole nation watching the World Series only to watch a disaster in real time, like a small scale 9-11. Baseball fans were shocked and confused when their game coverage was blink out and then returned to insane and chaotic broadcast. My parents lived in the Central Valley. They ignorantly called their in laws in Minnesota saying “omg we felt an earthquake so cool!” (Dad had only just arrived home to watch the game) .Only to have the family say “yeah the whole stadium collapsed!” (Not true but terrifying). Totally insane. Later My dad (an insurance adjuster at the time) was pulled in from his area to assist with the LA earthquake. Extra scary because he grew up in LA county.

@AuroraBoarder1

5 жыл бұрын

I was heading to my car when the earthquake struck. Afterwards, I got in and turned on Giant 68 radio station. The World Series was on, and the announcer said in a bored voice, "We just had an earthquake, it was a 6.9. Looks like our World Series will be delayed awhile." Then he started talking with some ball players, interviewing them about their childhoods. It was 20 minutes before it occurred to them to evacuate Candlestick Park!

I was at home in Oakland and my husband just left work in San Francisco and trying to get on Bay Bridge when it happened. He couldn't get home all night and was wandering dark streets of San Francisco and couldn't even call me because phones were out (we didn't have cell phones then). Yesterday we had a 3.5 earthquake on the local Hayward fault and 3.2 the day before, I hope it will be quiet now for a while.

Oh man, my parents lived through the '94 Northridge quake. They had to live in a tent in the yard for week because their floor buckled.

OMG I read a book called smile and it said this bridge!

I remember I was watching TV because I was in love with Jose Conseco. This quake terrified me, though, because of the highway collapse. Those poor people.

0:58 If that’s correct, my town is right on 2 overlapping fault lines

i was in both quakes and they were VERY different. loma priata, rolled, i looked outside, as i had run for a doorway, i realized what was happening because i felt lightheaded, i was on the couch preparing to watch the world series and looked up to see my kitchen light swinging and my concrete driveway rolling like a wave. id never seen anything like it, i was a junior in high school. northridge was a side to side shake.... both were terrifying to be in.

I live right across the St. Johns bridge in Portland. It's a majestic old bridge. There's been tons of talk about "The big one" the past few years for this area. Talk is cheap. I just hope that some implementation can be done for the bridges and infrastructure for an earthquake. If the I-5 or 205 bridge (that connect to WA) went down, it'd cripple the area drastically. The I-5 bridge is bad enough when it's operational. We talk about it... but I really don't think we're ready. We've got our disaster kit made, make sure you get yours too.

I wish I saw this before the earthquake that hit Utah just 2 weeks ago, it's still hard to believe

7:53 what a beautiful bridge

One thing I appreciate about Florida is that everything is hurricane proof.

i was in it. standing in a doorway of an old 2 story building as it shook wildly and all the furniture jumping up and down wildly and things falling and breaking. the electric was out for many days. watch the video again.

Umm how did San Francisco not prepare better? Was the 1906 earthquake not good enough warning??

Condolences to the 105 family

Kansas has a faultline RIGHT down the middle of it and has earthquakes on a regular basis

@AdamSmith-gs2dv

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but nothing like this, the Pacific ring of fire is a geological hotspot Kansas isn't.

@endergamer7483

4 жыл бұрын

Samantha Martinez Good Lord, makes me want to call family from that part of the country.

I'm quite surprised that 2 fault lines are up in Northern Minnesota. (Boundary Waters Canoe Area) And there's one in Northern Wisconsin too. 30+ year MN resident

In remember this‼️ that bridge collapse haunted me for years. My Auntie lives in Burbankl, and all I could think about is she OK?!?!?

I live at a place where Earthquake has rarely happened and I’ve never seen one, those people who have must have suffered 😭

@AdamSmith-gs2dv

5 жыл бұрын

I live in NY and we rarely get them and if we do they are small. The area most at risk for quakes is the Pacific coast and that's because they are located on a major plate border where the Pacific and North American plates meet (and the Juan De Fuca plate in Washingtons case).

That bridge from Oregon to Seattle always gave me chills 😂

Late last year, Anchorage, AK, experienced an earthquake. The entire city was agitated by magma.

I was in Redwood City, 20 miles south of San Francisco, when it happened. I had just left work, walking towards my car, worrying because I had a math test to go to, and I hadn't studied for it. Suddenly, the ground started rippling like water. Telephone poles whipped back and forth, and cars without their parking brakes rocked. People driving by stopped and yelled, "Earthquake!" I had to stand with my legs apart, to keep from falling. After about 30 seconds, the shaking stopped, and the drivers casually drove off. I said to myself, "Shoot, I didn't want to miss the math test that bad!" Having grown up in California, I was used to hearing horror stories about what would happen when the Big One hit, but I noticed the police were there instantly, directing traffic. Neither I not anyone else I knew were seriously affected by the quake. I had previously discussed with a Stanford student the issue of being on the top floor of a San Francisco skyscraper at the time the Big One hit. He assured me the buildings would not collapse - then went on to joke that the G force would send them flying out the window. It turned out his joke was not too far off the mark. I understand those skyscrapers almost crashed into each other! I admit, a video of those tall buildings swaying would have been a sight to see!

My mom told me the town we live in is right on top of the fault lines in kentucky.. 😬

@herisuryadi6885

2 жыл бұрын

I mean is it in western kentucky? I think like the bootheel of missouri is where one of strongest earthquake occured that is in the lower 48 in winter 1811-12

I lived through the Whittier one in 1987, Landers in 1992, and Northridge in 94. I've learned since then, that the media can exaggerate when it comes to quakes. In 92, they treated the Landers as if it was a warning of the Big one.

I lived in Watsonville, which is in Santa Cruz County and not too far from the epicenter. I remember it vividly. It started shaking violently from side to side, then it slowed down to an elliptical motion. It lasted about 15 seconds, but that's all it took to cause all that destruction. The power went out. It was pitch black at night. A lot of people camped out that night., and even beyond. We saw that the devastation had been even greater up north, and that the nation was collectively mourning the disaster. Soon help started trickling in. The Red Cross arrived. We were offered cases of water and hot meals, which we were grateful for. Our area took a long time to recover. I don't even wanna think about 'The Big One". I hope we get prepared.

I remember Loma Prieta so well. I was thrown to the ground in Santa Cruz, broke a tooth on the pavement, ran home and found my apartment destroyed.

Wow. We've just passed the 30th anniversary of this earthquake. And of course, you ignore the fact that a Cascadia earthquake would also affect _Canada._

I lived pretty close to the epicenter. I was 9😢

Why is this coming under my recommendation?! I have to cross that bridge everyday.

I remember that Earthquake I was living Oakland California

@ricardopinto243

4 жыл бұрын

Hey sorry him right now I’m kiro 7 news

Mother Nature is an Oakland As fan. That play at second base was a clear out, yet the umpire called him safe. The ground shook immediately..

My question is if you reinforce bridges and buildings. How can you be sure they will stand? It only takes 1 piece to bring something down. And also you can prepare all you want it not like your gonna end up where you planned on being. Any nature disaster you can't really be fully prepare. You can be prepare for the aftermath.

I was there...crazy!

Last year we had a 2.1 in SC. I was in the pasture, but felt nothing. The horses (4) started running around and snorting ( fear or alert signal ) I figured that maybe they had caught the scent of a coyote or wild hog. My dog ( Staffordshire terrier) was next to my leg shaking, as if cold or afraid. Did not realize we had had a mild quake until the 6 o'clock news. Watch the animals, they are more attuned to earthquakes that we are. Edit addition: Went to my homeowner's insurance company and asked about adding coverage for earthquake damage, they do not offer it. Wonder if they know something they're not telling us?

@AuroraBoarder1

5 жыл бұрын

Generally, it has to be at least a 5 pointer for you to feel it outside.

@penguinuprighter6231

3 жыл бұрын

Four feet on the ground..no soft shoes.

Earthquake: I am inevitable Unprepared citizens: and I, am, screwed af

I lived in SF, and the earthquake's moniker has never been pronounced "loma pre-AY-ta" by anyone in California or SF. It's pronounced like "loma pre-etta." You'd think the NYT would have the resources to get it right.

Where would build a double decker bridge in an area like this? I don’t get it!!!! Very smart move people!!!

I haven't experienced a high consequence event but I'm still cautious. Like I'd like to go to the West Cost but don't wanna get caught in an earthquake.

@frasiercraine1776

4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Are you serious?

@frasiercraine1776

4 жыл бұрын

Do you realize how big California is?

I've got a dumb question regarding [ @ 0:04 ]. Is the name that she goes by now only her stage name?

West coast is more prepared than the Midwest New Madrid earth quake zone .

i agree with the anthony hopkins guy.

That’s a lotta damage

@userequaltoNull

6 жыл бұрын

I SAWED SPLIT THIS BRIDGE IN HALF!

@userequaltoNull

6 жыл бұрын

AND REPAIRED IT WITH ONLY FLEX TAPE!

@minivanmilf4058

5 жыл бұрын

how bout a little more

General Question, Compared to Tokyo and Japan, how ready is San Francisco/LA for the Pos Next Big Quake?

I wonder how bad traffic was after this

World Series have a lot of lives. At 5:04 p.m. on a Friday the freeways would have been an absolute gridlock. Thousands would have been crushed by the Nimitz overpass freeway collapse. And the World Series being played between the two cities affected by the earthquake find the game in San Francisco where the epicenter was in Oakland. And to make it even more surreal, and this I think it's really strange. That day was my wife's birthday and she predicted earthquake on her birthday 10 days prior. And furthermore, and very strange, my birthday falls on a major California earthquake that was a 7.9 to 8.2 and possibly the largest earthquake recorded in the lower 48. My brother was born on the same day as the big one in San Francisco which is where we live and I was born. Both those quakes what's 7.9 Loma Prieta 6.9. All of them in California and my wife's name is Kali. I think it's pretty strange and the odds are probably astronomical. I don't know, what do you think?

I live in Christchurch New Zealand, I've lived through the 7.1m, 10km deep 2010 & 6.2m, 5km deep 2011 Christchurch quakes, and the 7.8m, 15km deep Kaikoura quake. And all their aftershocks plus some smaller quakes of 4-6 magnitude. EARTHQUAKES AREN'T SCARY. Like have your house inspected after a big one, have dressers and tvs bolted down and use tape or blu tack to stick down other bits and pieces. When you're in a quake most of the time you don't have to move. I was on the couch home sick from school in the very violent quake of 2011 and I just stayed on the couch. I wasn't near anything that could fall and it was against an inner wall that definitely had a support beam in it since it divided the open plan living space into a U bend. Like our house did collapse kinda but not enough to hurt anyone, it just had an outer bedroom wall say 'see ya sis' and the house was on a massive lean. But Jesus there is no reason to panic, just calmly get up and move to a support beam or a doorway. Sometimes we get small 4 or 5m ones in the day and no one stops scanning groceries.

@emjenkins464

4 жыл бұрын

The last one we had in the UK I only noticed because I was sitting at my desk at an intersection of 3 support beams on the corner of our extension. It was probably the shakiest part of the house, my parents that were outside didn't even notice

@michaellovely6601

2 жыл бұрын

That particular earthquake in New Zealand was pretty bad and looking back the Christchurch earthquake on February 27, 2011 could be regarded as a foreshadowing to the far deadlier and more infamous magnitude 9.0 earthquake that shook northeast Japan on March 11th of the same year.

Is the video at :16 real or CGI. I did not know there were any films of the collapse.

well so much for moving to Oregon.

Willamette Valley Oregonian here, after seeing several smaller quakes (around 4-5's) off the coast and the fact that they barely make a blip on the news, its no surprise that we aren't ready for a big one. We are not only overdue for a major earthquake, we are also overdue for a major volcanic eruption. Politics are huge hurdle to getting the necessary funding for retrofits and other preparedness. Everyone wants to stick their head in the sand and adopt a "me and only me" attitude. Nobody wants to shell out more money for this kind of stuff because they think its not their problem or it wont happen to them. Well guess who's gonna be up a creek without a paddle when the time comes....

0:09 Nice.

Wow, when Katie Couric used to go by Katherine Couric :P Time flies lol