This took a while. The production was plagued by a lot of computer issues again :( But now that the video is done I can finally see what can be done about it - I will figure something out. Sorry for splitting this into two parts but I couldnt possibly edit an 1 hour+ video like this. I know this make the topic so far a bit history heavy - I will talk more about the science next time.
Take as long as you need, can't rush art my friend! I think I speak for us all when I say that a longer wait is more than worth it for such high quality content. Splitting it into a two parter makes sense, I'm curious though, will there be an extended cut uploaded after they're both done? Or will they just be paired in a playlist or such? Keep up the great work, this and your last channel very quickly became some of my favourites on the entire site :)
THIS!!! THIS RIGHT HERE!!! This is the type of content that used to be on the History/Discovery channel. This is the type of content that is missing so dearly on television. This is what they took from us. Now everything's a reality show.
Don't expect more of that considering the way TH-cam is going. I hate to say it but I believe the future of educational content will move to other platforms soon. Educational content can't succeed on a platform where there is no means of public criticism (ie. dislike button)
That will never happen. Google is a business. They stream line making money as the first priority. The average person will not click or sit through quality content over click bait dog ass.
@@linuxguy1199 Nonsense. Educational content is thriving right now. Also, there is a massive means of public criticism, it's called a Comments Section. When it comes to topics like history, science, and the like, a "dislike button" does not show you whether or not the topic is correct, it tells you if the topic and how it is being discussed is popular or unpopular. And not to steal a quote from a whiney manchild like Ben Shapiro, but facts don't care about your feelings. If you disagree with something said in an educational video, write a comment. Make a response video. Write a blog post. Make a Twitter thread. Those are ways to provide constructive criticism. All a dislike button does is have you say "I no liek!". And that, without context, is worth than useless. That said, I like the dislike button, and have added an extension so I can still see dislikes. It helps with knowing whether a video is a scam or not. But it is useless when it comes to evidence-based topics like this.
@@piercepluenneke7438 But it is happening, right now. Channels like Our World, SciShow, and Your Dinosaurs are wrong get hundreds of thousands of views per video. PBS Eons, SEA, History of the Earth, and History Time get millions of views on their videos. Yeah, some people watch mindless videos. Some people watch documentaries. SOme people watch videos discussing history and science. Some people watch art channels. Most people watch various different things. It's OK to not watch educational content all the time. The audience is here.
Even as a retired emergency manager somewhat familiar with the dangers of the eastern seismic zones, I have to say this is the best briefing on New Madrid I have ever seen. I'm sending the link to some of my still active colleagues.
It's a lot of work editing a video like this. Perhaps they just have other things they'd rather do. Content creator isn't the worst job in the world, but a skilled person can aim a lot higher than that.
I've watched this video several times now. Even if there isn't a part two, I'll be happy to remember this as one of the best documentaries I've seen. I hope the creator is well.
Trees flying through the air because of earthquakes, even if distance and size were exaggerated, that's pretty damn terrifying. Sand blows of that size are mind boggiling. I'd love to see GPR/Sonar scans of what is going on down there, but at those sizes and depths, we'd struggle to get a full picture of it.
I would imagine those trees were thrown by massive sand blows. Geologists figured that the ground shaking to the southwest got as far as the Ark-La-Tex where cypress trees lining the Red River fell into the water and got stuck together creating massive river rafts near Alexandria and Shreveport. The rafts became covered with sediment and vegetation so settlers used them as bridges for their wagons. The geologists also believe that Caddo Lake was created by the NM quakes.
I thought first, too, that the testimony they read out loud must have had been exaggerated, by either the original source or through "editorial liberties", shall we say - the latter was very common in newspapers of the era, after all. However, when they then went on to explain the sheer size of the sandblows, in particular when compared to more "normal" sandblows, I realised it might just have been more legit than I gave it credit for. Truly terrifying forces at play, there.
Eyewitness in 1811: "Whilst the trees rushed from the forest, precipitating itself into the water with force sufficient enough to have dashed us into a thousand atoms." Eyewitness in 2023: "Da ground waz all like, tisk, i dunno, fookin' all like shakey n' shyte?!? And I be lyke, Daayymn!, Foool! Da phuuuck yo???"
Given the 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria a few days ago, I have an even greater respect for what happened at New Madrid. Your reading that boatman's newspaper clipping into the video was excellent. His descriptions were vivid, and helped me visualise much better what it must have been like. Hair raising. You are excellent at making these videos. I will watch again and share them. Many thanks!
As an engineering geologist who cut his teeth in neotectonics in the intracontinental seismic zone west of the New Madrid in Oklahoma (Meers Fault in SW Oklahoma), I appreciated the historical quotes/details you presented. Comparing the SF earthquake to the 1811/12 events is not doing justice to them though. This is due to the population density differences -which you did mention. SF bay did not run backwards, new water bodies on the scale of Reel Foot Lake did not form, people were not only "not able to stand" but were violently thrown into the air during the New Madrid events. Chimneys in Boston were toppled. I look forward to your second part with eager anticipation. (living in Illinois) Keep up the great work.
What struck me in the first and second accounts was the amount of erupting material coming up out from underground, sending jets of material and even trees high into the sky. This seems like volcanic activity. The narrator skipped over quite a bit of the discussion of giant trees being uprooted and sent flying and of burning trees being sent sky-high and coal erupting out of the ground while giant caverns form. It made me think of plasma cosmology or electric universe theory regarding geology. A charge differential underground connecting to ions in the upper atmosphere.
@@Nphen oooookay. except for the geological and physics explanation for this--for which there was ample evidence provided and still visible today--of the soil liquifaction / blowouts. The aerial views of these blowouts and sand that spilled out, the visible craters. The archaeological evidence of similar craters in other cities... Probably the ground imaging radar evidence of the vents that led to these explosions. There is plenty we do not know, but going to the LEAST probable theories in the face of existing evidence that seems to be fairly well corroborated by empirical evidence does not make sense. If this was a massive electrical / ionosphere plasma event, there would also have been stupendously noticable and constant aurorae for the duration of weeks or months, along with the tremors.
I remember exactly where I was for the 2011 east coast earthquake. 4th floor in the student union in my college in south jersey. It was so sudden. The entire building began to shake. Chandeliers rocked back and forth. No one had any idea what to do. I thought stand away from the windows possibly? But that’s what I’d prepared for for tornados. After a minute it subsides and we rushed outside. Everyone looked so shaken up; clearly they had a lot on their plates, so I decided to crack a few earthquake jokes which they immediately found fault in me for. 🤷🏼♂️
I was also in South Jersey when that happened. Out of all the possible reasons for my house to start shaking, an earthquake was the last thing I could think of. I remember the memes making fun of the East for freaking out over such a "small" earthquake-when California has deals with that magnitude of earthquake on a regular basis. While it was funny in the moment, I later found out just how far the damage reached. The next town over had some historical buildings that were damaged from that earthquake. None of the buildings here were built to withstand earthquakes like that, so it makes sense that it was damaged. But given how far away we were from the epicenter, it was still surprising that damage still happened.
These are honestly some of the best produced and researched documentaries I've encountered - anywhere, let alone on youtube. Keep up the good work sir! I'm willing to wait as long as it takes for videos of this quality.
I remember playing outside as a kid and feeling tremors around 2011. my parents wouldn’t believe me since we lived in central Ohio. It was after that incident in which I started researching about fault lines in the eastern United States. Unfortunately all I could find was the term new Madrid fault line. Thank you for creating this video as it explained a strange childhood occurrence of mine.
I was in my grandmas appt in Michigan, and she lived in the top floor of the appt so it was bizarre when I learned what happened. It’s only a matter of time until an actual substantial earthquake happens somewhere in the Midwest
Can you check records in 2011 for seismological activity in Ohio? Even if it was a small earthquake, it was no doubt picked up by someone and recorded if it truly did happen.
I grew up in New England and we were taught about a dead fault called Minute Man Fault Line, but Ive never been able to find a source on it when I try to look it up
@@razrv3lc Good idea. My dear aunt in northeast Ohio said they were aware of several small earthquakes (4.2 +/-) when I asked her about the earthquakes I had read about on the news as a result of fracking. She said they noticed them, but they weren't troubled.
Fantastic information! As someone who experienced both the 6.8 Nisqually and 5.8 Mineral quakes you do an excellent job breaking down why the smaller Mineral quake felt so much more violent.
Ya, I was in Hawks Prarie less than a mile from the epicenter of the Nisqually quake. Scariest moments of my life, but will soon be dwarfed by the upcoming Cascadia Subduction zone rupture. Magnitude 9+ Hard to imagine over three thousand times bigger than our 6.8. Stay safe an God bless 🙏😇♥️
I was really, REALLY hoping this channel wasn't dead. It's my favorite channel on all of TH-cam. Brilliantly crafted science videos explained with just enough detail and strung together with multiple disciplines in an organic fashion. This is what TH-cam was supposed to be built for.
I live in a high rise apartment building in Philadelphia and it shook like it was on rubber bands. It wasn't scary to me, but it was a strange feeling. 😮
I think I'm "snake-bit": born in Los Angeles, grew up in Missouri in the Bootheel, and now live in Central Virginia! At 84, I realize that I could have planned better. Kidding aside, this is a great presentation and answered many questions about living in seismic zones. Thank you. I'm looking forward to your next presentation.
I understand that sentiment for sure. Born in CA myself and relocated to about 75 miles away from New Mardrid MO. I had no idea at the time we moved here. They have been predicting another huge quake in this area for the last 30-35 years that I’m aware of. We get quakes occasionally, just had two small ones about two weeks ago.
@@peternorton5648 I was stationed at Eaker AFB near Blytheville Arkansas in 1990 when they predicted the BIG ONE was going to hit. I was Security Police, and was guarding Nuclear Alert B-52s at the time. Imagine the international horror of a country loosing several hundred Nuclear weapons in an earthquake.
@@earlwyss520 I couldn’t even imagine the cluster of that magnitude were that to actually happen. I go down past the old airbase occasionally it’s now a commercial air freight operation but it all sat empty for many years before that. It kinda made me sad to see.
@@adley.j I'm from East Prairie MO and you are right not Ki row but Kay row..lol im about 20 miles from cairo and 15 miles from new Madrid lived here all my life
Your videos are simply outstanding. What must be stressed I think is how much our modern day education system would benefit if people like you would make videos like this on everyday school subjects and topics. After watching your video I can now confidently say I could explain to a friend what happened in 1811 in New Madrid, why it happened and why it’s still such a dangerous place for earthquakes. I mean, the fact I can remember these points after only watching a 30 minute video, compared to studying a boring textbook for 30 minutes just shows how humans learn and what works.
As a person that have lived most of my life near the New Madrid fault, this is a great explanation of what happened. Honestly, there is so much in this video that I was not aware of. I'm excited to see part 2!
Hello I would just like to tell you that I am very irritated by the way your people say Madrid. I understand it is not your fault, but it is your fault if you say it that way
@@bencollier4254 Who are my people? I didn't know I had those. But glad to see you Spanish conquistadors are still in the enslaving business. Very promising.
@@bencollier4254 Just because we use the name of Madrid does not mean we have to use the same pronunciation of it. Many names changed slightly in pronunciation going from one country to another. It does not mean they are wrong, just different. Also, "our people" are Americans and we can say it how we darn like.
@@bencollier4254 just to be clear, we say it like you do when we are referring to the city in Spain. Also, it's not like it's a Spanish colony anymore. You should hear the way some old southerners say, "Italian"or "Cairo". You would be appalled. Language is alive and it grows and changes. Please do not take offense.
I just did a graduate term paper on the Reelfoot Rift like a week ago! This is a great deep dive. I live in nearby Memphis, TN and one of the New Madrid faults actually travels through my city. The 1812 earthquake created a 12 mile long lake now named Reelfoot lake which sits directly on top of the most active fault in the rift and even made the entire Mississippi River run upriver! Its been long believed that eastern earthquakes are felt 10x more intensely than the earthquakes felt on the west coast due to the age of the rock layers east of the Rockies. Interplate earthquakes like these arent believed to produce monster 9+ earthquakes but I did a earthquake model of an 8.6 and all the structure between St. Louis, MO and Oxford, MS would likely receive major damage due to our lack of interest in retrofitting infrastructure. It a huge issue! Thanks for the video Deep Dive!
Yip, and that's when the Gulf of Mexico from New Orleans to south Texas looked like the Bahamas. All the brown silt and crap you see in Galveston is straight swill from every state that sits on the Mississippi starting in Minnesota...fertilizers, garbage, pee, all of it...goes south. They need to clean their crap before they dump it in the river to go south.
I used to live around Reelfoot Lake that was formed by the third quake, and one of my jobs was telling people about how the lake formed. I am so excited to see people talking about the region and a fascinating piece of regional history that people don't know much about outside the area.
I just commented the same thing! I was born and raised in Martin, and we'd always take field trips out there. As an adult, I still go there all the time for the fishing and restaurants and even to visit the animals for the millionth time. You'd think everyone would know about an earthquake that is strong enough to create a permanent lake, but outside of our region, nobody's heard of them. It's wild.
I live in Martin right now and everyone knows this stuff and the earthquake room at the discovery park is something that we do when we go at our yearly trip 15 minutes over but it’s so cool to think that something sooo big happened in the tiny area we live in
Having lived in Mississippi my whole life, except for a year in Memphis, I was aware of a small amount of the details you provided. I even visited Reelfoot Lake one time. I enjoyed hearing the eyewitness account of those experiences. It must have felt like the end of the world for those closest to the event. Simply amazing!
Geology, biology, history, and logical well crafted videos that are enjoyable to watch from this channel. What more could one want? Excellent job once again!
@@FlySuppaMayne Madrid, Spain and New Madrid, Missouri are not pronounced the same here. He's pronounced it correctly as far as us locals to the region are concerned.
As a geologist, I appreciate the attention to detail in this video. You explain every concept, correctly and informatively. Unlike a lot of other videos, this one gets all the right points across effectively. For example, in the video you say "boundary zone", which is more correct than a boundary line since plate boundaries consists of many micro-faults over a given area, which collectively make up the plate boundary.
11:24 That’s actually pretty cool that he mentioned being “dashed into a thousand atoms”, considering that Dalton’s atomic theory had only come out a few years before this statement was made in 1803.
That would be the more modern chemistry view on the atom. The idea that matter was comprised of tiny indivisible parts has been around since the ancient Greeks in the 5th century BCE.
I wonder how much was artistic license on the part of the reporter and how much was the words of the sailor. Papers tended to have quite flowery language in that era.
I just was suggested this video and I loved it. I have missed these kinds of historical deep dives ever since I gave up cable for streaming services. Keep up the great work!
I was working at an airport in Greenville, SC in 2011 when the Virginia quake hit. It felt and sounded like a large jet had landed. When I quickly left one job in a hangar to park the jet... It wasn’t there! The Control Tower reported the quake within a few minutes and that settled that... A few weeks later another quake hit (a relatively local epicenter confirmed on tv just hours later). It felt like an airliner had flown just a few feet above my apartment.
I was in school in NC and the teacher tried to say the earthquake was just from the construction going on nearby. The shaking lasted way too long to be due to any large construction equipment and with no noise from some horrible accident it was clear that it was an earthquake. I heard about the VA earthquake later that day on the news which confirmed it. Super weird to experience and for a science teacher to not even recognize it as an earthquake lol
I remember when that earthquake hit Virginia in 2011 and honestly it was the most bizarre thing I've ever experienced. I was napping so its kinda surreal to wake up to your entire bedroom shaking. A family friend had her concrete porch and wall of her house crack because of it. It was so damn weird.
I remember when an Earthquake hit Kentucky. It was several years ago, but we felt it up here in Southern Ohio. I was in a bank at the time lol. That was the last Earthquake around here i believe.
I live in Arkansas and have read and heard the stories of the ground being broken and all kinds of horrible damage happening when it went off. I remember experiencing my first earthquake in either 2010 or 2011, my bed started shaking and the guitars on my wall started rocking and hitting the wall. I still worry about it happening but even worse.
Ever since I've watched your video on Mt. Paektu, I've been looking forward for a brand new release. Everything is just so well-done, so well-researched that it makes learning these sort of things enjoyable and genuinely interesting. From the editing, writing, and even the sounds, they're all of high quality; especially knowing that only one person is behind these works. Genuinely thank you for making these sort of videos, hope you and your channel keeps growing!
It is so awesome when every now and then the algorithm pulls an absolute gem of a channel from the depths of TH-cam. Got recommended this video, subbed, watched all your videos in one sitting and can’t wait for part two!
I live in the St.Louis Metro East area and from a carpenters perspective I can tell you that everyone who builds a house talks about the fault, and the chance of a big quake. I have yet to see anything done as far as earthquake damage prevention, except for the practice of strapping gas fired water heaters to the wall so that the gas line doesn’t separate. Even in the refineries there is no allowance for a quake. Most of the process units have been there since the 50’s. They have been upgraded over the years, but the foundations are still the same.
That's terrifying. I remember when I was a kid, our elementary school was refurbished to add beams that were supposedly for earthquake safety? This was in St. Charles County, MO in the early 90s.
I remember growing up in Arkansas in elementary school and learning about this, while the quakes are considerably less frequent they are very large. After that last big one the Arkansas river flowed backwards for a few days. I live in California nowadays, been through a few big ones but not the BIG one thankfully. I remember being in a giant building feeling it away made me feel so vulnerable.
Being that my hometown is just a few miles from New Madrid in Missouri, I can confirm that there is a kind of ominous legend surrounding the earthquakes, and the topic of when the "big one" may happen again is pretty common. Great video!
It will catch ppl off guard. I have family in Tennessee, and it really is a concern. The truth is, it will happen again! No doubt! Could be in two years, could be in 100. It’s a surprise quake.
Good work, Deep Dive. I live close to the epicenter of the 2011 Va Quake and did a lot of study about it afterward. Because of the density of the soil in this area, I came to the conclusion that the East coast wouldn't need a quake too much stronger than the one in 2011 (5.9) to do a lot of damage all up and down the East coast - damage that would occur especially because no buildings are designed for it. There are quite a few old faults in the area around that quake that are considered to be of little consequence but... you have to wonder about that as well. I also remember reading about 1-2 years later that seismologists began to consider the area a bit more active and consequential than previously thought. If I remember correctly, they attributed the 2011 quake to land movement over old mountain ranges. This topic has come to mind lately as there have been some small rumblings just recently around South and North Carolina. I kind of get a feeling we may feel something again over the next year. I was on a hill at the time and could hear the shockwaves traveling up the valley. I thought maybe a passenger airliner was heading for the house. Nothing made sense for about 8 seconds and then the house started to shake. Was quite the experience.
As someone that witnessed the shaker of 2011 personally, I remember I couldn't sleep right for a few days while dreading an aftershock. I was that paranoid.
I remember the 2011 Mineral quake in Virginia. It was a move-in day at my college, as I recall, and I was laying in my bed, overlooking the upper quad, reading a book. I felt vibrations kind of like a moving truck was idling close to the building. It got stronger though and the window started vibrating and I remember wondering just how close the truck was. I lifted my head and looked out the window to discover that there was no truck. That’s when I actually started feeling distinct waves traveling through the bed and I realized it was a quake. I was out of that bed, in my shoes, and out the room door in one smooth motion. By the time I reached the front door to the building, the shaking stopped. Several other girls and I stood out in the quad for a bit in case there were aftershocks and so security could check the building for obvious damage. I remember a classmate from California poking fun at us for being so worried about such a small quake, until I pointed out that unlike in CA, many of the older buildings on our VA campus wouldn’t have been built to withstand seismic activity. Several buildings in the area did sustain varying degrees of damage: mostly cracks to walls and chimneys. Nothing too serious, fortunately.
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Around Detroit we don't get many, or any, quakes that people could notice. The news occasionally shows people in the stands at some sports event moaning in unison as an otherwise unnoticeable tremor passes, amplified by some resonance phenomenon of the metal supports. But I did feel one quake once myself, and only once, that is like your description. I dozed off on the bed one afternoon while "studying," when I was awakened into uncomprehending shock by the bed seeming, incredibly, to fall many feet, judging by feel. I thought it could only be the bed collapsing through the floor. But then the bed rocked and rolled in a circle of about a foot, and I was tossed from one side of the bed to the other, trying to hold on and not roll over the edge, something like us kids used to do to one another playing on the bed. This cycle happened maybe 5 times, taking maybe a couple of seconds per cycle. After that subsided, you could feel everything quivering. The pictures on the wall would buzz louder and softer for the next few minutes, something like you hear when a giant diesel steps on the acceleration, except for no sound of the diesel engine. I did check for a truck through the window though. Contrary to my expectations, the news only had one of those fun clips of people moaning with the stands shaking ever so slightly. The next day there was another of these on the news, but I was on the road at the time it would have happened, and noticed nothing.
When that particular quake struck, I was visiting a friend in Toronto, Canada. After my 7 hour flight from Amsterdam, I arrived at her apartment and the apartment building shook like there was a truck driving past, fairly close by. It struck me as odd, as there was a busy thoroughfare next to the building, and none of the other trucks made the building shake. But we didn't think much of it, until we turned on the tv for the evening news. That was an interesting start of an eventful week in Canada, in which there was also a tornado warning in Toronto, and where we could see the outer bands of hurricane Irene, which passed by the Eastern seaboard. Ahh, memories... :))
HQ TRADOC hadn't been relocated from Fort Monroe to Fort Eustis very long when the earthquake happened. It was felt on the third floor more than the first floor. I may have just been absorbed in work, but I didn't feel any tremor.
I suppose most people have nominally heard of the New Madrid earthquake, that "changed the course" of the Mississippi River. This presentation puts everything in perspective in terms of how much, how far and why. I don't suppose anything this informative was available in my late 60's and early 70's school aged years, but I thoroughly understand and appreciate the knowledge now. As a retired over-the-road trucker, I've driven all over that area likely a hundred times. Since geology has always fascinated me, I would have liked to view that area and recognized the tell-tale signs almost 200 years later. Whatever production Issues you experienced did not diminish the value of the content whatsoever! I'll be looking forward to further opportunities to learn from your programs. "Rock" on!
I didn’t learn about the New Madrid earthquakes until I was an adult. I remember staring at a book about it and wondering why I had never learned about this in school. I graduated in 2002.
@@bordershader it's just so happens that USGov chose trucks as primary goods transport. All logistics guys are unsung hero (except that deliveryman who kicked my parcel)
On February 7 th - 1812 , a 8 .7 Earthquake happened. ( 7 + also happened too) but this one was felt in Texas , Northern Mexico, and shook the Eastern seaboard.
I know. Maybe.I am prerty sure. there is a extinct volcano in the gulf... Bad news I hear though.. Since we were drilling in gulf.. We leaked all oil from the fault.. it is a whole bigger now.. Very good chance we could split in half So. To No. Remember the huge cavern that the nice beautiful cars fell into.. that also happens to Be on top of the fault.. It also goes from Louisana to the North up to almost the end of No ..USA I followed as I believe the mid west experiences low quakes since the drilling in the gulf. They will only increase now.. Atleast thats the existing pattern. They say Fracking is ok, however.. It is my personal opinion..if the earthquakes are occuring as a result of what your doing.. its not a good sign. Maybe we should think twice. Just sayin.. Then there is the never ending sinkhole..thats been swalling Land for years.. people were paid by US gov.. To leave.. now Not accessable. They will drill as long as they can make money. We will continue to make war because that is how the rich get richer.. we were warned.. You know who makes the most $ in markets that's Been kickin since the 60's? All the elites know.. they all invest with this company... they don't want us to know because we wouldn't like it. .. its very dark.. When they frack..it creates Tiny cracks.. which only spread as time goes on. GSPS MONITERS, and actually lables quakes because of fracking Vs normal quakes by a faultline.
I was in Charlottesville during the 2011 earthquake and it is amazing (or terrifying) how efficient both the thick plate and the rocky soil of the region transfer the vibrations from an earthquake. Even though it was about 40 miles away, it was a very violent and scary shaking that we felt. Being naive east-coasters, we fled the building and opted to stand in a nearby field, far away from anything that could fall on us. Fun fact: because of the geology of the area, that earthquake, while only registering a 5.8, holds the current record for being felt by the most people in history.
I was in Mineral, VA (near the epi) when the 2011 earthquake happened and it was my sisters birthday! It Destroyed the high school’s foundation, they were closed for a year!
I remember I was 13. I was watching my uncle play the game and then I felt shaking. I asked him if he felt that and he said it was construction. The shaking got more violent and we immediately ran out the house. I remember the look we gave each other. Phone lines and internet was down. Uncle said as long as he's lived in DC he's never experienced an earthquake. Amazing how many states felt it honestly.
I was in SW VA at work at a gas station. Our cigarette racks were shaking hard enough I thought they might come down on me. Luckily a coworker was quick thinking and hit the emergency shut off for the pumps. The thought that it could be an earthquake never crossed my mind. As a native east coaster myself, earthquakes haven't ever been a real threat, at least not during my lifetime.
We need more content like this on TH-cam. Don't worry about splitting up the videos, since longer videos might scare off viewers who might not have time to watch for an hour or more at a time. I can't wait for part 2!
I’d heard of this from my geology major roommate back in the 80s, but only as an aside. This video reminds me of when I first read about the Great Influenza Epidemic in 1918. My mother had never heard of that either, and her father had been sent to Europe on one of the coffin ships. I had no idea that this caused a tsunami on the Mississippi, nor the violent explosions. This was nothing like the Loma Prieta Earthquake, and I was living in Pleasanton, across the bay from San Francisco, at that time. Thanks.
Many years ago, I worked on an archaeological investigation on a historic site in New Madrid. Later on in life a thousand miles away in another state, I came across an elderly lady who I found out was from New Madrid. When I brought up the New Madrid Earthquake with her, she told me that she lost two great uncles in those series of earthquakes that shook New Madrid and Southeast Missouri. In my background research for our investigation I learned that if it happened today that it would flatten buildings from Chicago to Memphis and would kill scores of people. I also learned that in nearby Sikeston, Missouri there is a power plant that sits directly on one of the New Madrid Earthquake faults. How sad it is that the power company did not do the historical and geological research necessary to avoid building their power plant on a ticking time bomb.
@@catherinefisher8534 There is more to locating buildings, even nuclear power buildings, then merely consulting a map of fault lines. Plus... those fault lines are incredibly fuzzy and extend across contents! If the county you happen to wish to build in is located near a fault line... your building will be too. Regardless of where in that county you place it.
This was amazing. Just randomly popped up in my feed and I was entranced by research done. I feel like the people who wrote those articles 210 years ago were speaking directly to us, you did a fantastic job. Also living in Kansas City, I distinctly remember that 2016 earthquake. It is the 2nd I've felt in my life, the first being in Melbourne Australia in 2009. I can't wait for Part 2!
I was in the Alaska earthquake back in 1964, I think It was, and it was something to behold. We lived in between two canyons. And had a view of a Finger of land that extended about 1mile out from the ground. It had a large hotel at the end, some boat docks, and a bunch of fish and crab canneries on it so the boats would be able to unload their cargo to them. And while we were watching, we slowly watched the land start to sink in the water. Until It almost disappears. Thankfully the boat owners could get their boats heading out to sea two rides out the waves and any tsunami. About that time, the middle of the inlet split down the middle, and the water separated, rolling back from one side and then the other.! then smack the two sides came together, and a tall geyser of sand ejected. The rolls just kept on rolling, each one in their direction. My brother hollered that the other canyon had a giant caterpillar rolling down the mountain, I thought he was kidding, but he wasn't. It took days before we saw dad again. No phones back then.
@@lindawarnke5150 E BOATO DIZ ELE BIDEN . EU TENHO AGORA TESTEMUNHAS COM O MUNDO INTEIRO DESTE BOATO QUE PODE MOSTRAR E DELATAR . SOBRE OS DIREITOS HUMANOS . DESTES BOATOS .#
This certainly explains why a lot of people in the East region have an extreme phobia of earthquakes. Living here in California my whole life, I’ve felt a few different quakes and one in my childhood comes to mind as shaky, but honestly most others are a very subtle vibration. A good amount of times it’s a hit or miss if someone also notices there was an earthquake, it’s so minor in my region not many people notice them. Just remember growing up hearing adults make the comparison of which area is worse in natural disasters, and there have been a few quakes that have created some damage in the West, it doesn’t seem to have created damage beyond the pinpoint location. Always thought it was odd how exaggerated some adults from the East had fear of earthquakes compared to say tornados. While tornadoes tend to have minutes to spare of warnings, you’re screwed if your not near a safe bunker. While in the West most buildings have been built to either withstand an earthquake (most building materials are wood vs stone to avoid huge damages) and a good percent of buildings are either on the newer side with earthquakes in mind of the designs, or they are some older buildings that have withstood the force of different earthquakes. Now it’s a different story when other disasters like a tsunami or forest fire create even worse scenarios. Personally if I had to have a fear for certain disasters, forest fires have take top of the list based on the amount of dramatic forest fires in the last decade. Every year it seems to get worse. Just my observation.
My fear is of floods. But I live in a hurricane area of the Gulf Coast. My home has flooded before and I have tremendous stress every time it rains heavily because of that. I think you fear what can potentially harm you where you live.
If it makes you feel any better, the thing about tornadoes is that they don't take up too much space, relatively speaking. Obviously they can be absolutely horrific if you get hit by one, but they're not as bad as hurricanes, earthquakes, or floods in the sense that, even if you're caught away from shelter _during_ a tornado, you're probably not actually _in_ the tornado, so you still have a shot at making it to shelter. I guess it's less like being caught in a forest fire, and more like being stalked in a forest by the Pyro from TF2 :)
@@eyesofthecervino3366 yeah I've literally been sitting in my car at a red light under a forming funnel cloud, and while it was alarming, it wasn't a **huge** emergency. I was able to get to shelter pretty easily. The reason tornados are dangerous are because they so often hit at night, when people are sleeping.
Coming from someone who resides in the East Coast, it took me awhile to settle down after the 2011 earthquake. I wasn't able to sleep for awhile even because I was shook that badly. Tornadoes, floods and that are one thing but earthquakes are another.
I really enjoy how the animation slides gracefully from one thing to another instead of harsh jump cuts. It is a pleasure to watch and relaxing for the eyes. So sick and tired of jump cuts every few seconds, I swear it has to cause attention deficit. That's before I even get into the research, fantastic! Not many have heard of the New Madrid quake, much less the crazy stuff it did. Maybe most heard the Mississippi flowed backward, but few know why
I love how informative and to the point your content is, unlike others who focus more on being as overly annoying as possible. Can't wait to see part 2!
I felt the Central Virginia Zone 2011 earthquake. I'm in Northeast Pennsylvania and felt it violently. Buildings in my area were damaged. The one I was working in at the time had to be evacuated while the structure was inspected for damage. The actual experience is something I'll never forget. Seeing a whole center of a room with large filled filing cabinets shift across the carpet like it was ice was spectacular but also scary as hell and is the most vivid image i have from that day
Hi..just stumbled upon this...I couldn't stop watching...things I never knew in any History classes in school..Thank you for the knowledge and cant wait to see part 2
Heck yes! You may only upload a couple times a year, but they're some of the best uploads of the entire year every time! Such great quality and always interesting topics nobody else knows much about in such great detail, I always look forward to watching!
I remember the 2011 Virginia quake very clearly, as it's the only one I've ever noticed. The school year had just started and I was in health class at the time. The teacher had us all stand at the front of the room, and was just about to assign us our seats for the class. Then the earthquake struck. As it was occurring, I remember the desks all sliding to the back left corner of the room. I didn't even know what had happened until the class had ended. I walked out, found my friend and he told me it was an earthquake, check the news. The next day, the classes on the 2nd floor of the school couldn't take place as the floors had developed noticeable cracks on them. The building was proved structurally sound and the cracks fixed rather quickly though. It's crazy to me it's already been 10 years since this happened.
I remember this earthquake but only because I was told that I slept through it by my grandparents while staying with them, they live in a small town on the Mississippi near St. Louis in Illinois
"And then one day you find, 10 years have got behind you, No one told you when to run, You missed the starting gun" th-cam.com/video/rL3AgkwbYgo/w-d-xo.html
I grew up in South Jersey, and I vividly remember that 2011 earthquake. We had a hurricane like three days later too. It was the first time I was home alone w/o my older sister also home. She had just started a summer job at Clementon Park, a theme park not too far from where we lived. I thought I had heard some military helicopters flying by, which happened often, and being an avgeek I was running from window to window in our house trying to sneak a peek, maybe it was a Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion cause it didn't quite sound like the usual Army Ch-47 Chinooks that operated out of JSB MGL. Then the ground started moving and I bolted downstairs to our front door. I got scared when I got to our foyer and was able to see my floor and ceiling moving in opposite directions with our chandelier swinging back and forth. That was wild - and I decided that moment then, aged 15, I will never live in California or Japan. I am not cut out for earthquakes, not even a bit lol
Dont worry bout earthquakes, you beat it, you'll beat em again - I bet if you moved to Iceland to become a fisher/trawler man there - hurricane force winds for about half the year, icebergs, etc at sea, earthquakes and volcanoes on land - you'd walk thru it unscathed and unfazed....Ha, I laugh at danger, it cannot touch me!!!!
That's the way i feel. I was paranoid the whole time I was in San Deigo. The first time the lamp shade started shaking my friends said oh it just an earthquake. I freaked out and started running outside because I didnt want to get trapped under the aot building. They all.started laughing at me saying oh it's just a 3 pointer. I was really freaked out and went on outside anyway. I couldnt wait to get back to wast tn because before I left for California the earthquake in San Francisco collapsed part of the golden gate bridge. Freaky
I actually came to VA after that. And I had the tsunami warning in Hawaii in 2011. It was nice never worrying about tsunamis and it was interesting to see the damaged monument at DC. I didn’t experience the earthquake myself. It almost seems many forgot about the earthquake
Man these are the type of videos I crave on TH-cam, I have minimal background with this sort of stuff but I love watching videos of random topics just because they are interesting. This is exactly what I look for! Been a year since your last video but would love to see more
Astounding work. This is as professional and well done as ANY broadcast documentary I've seen. The New Madrid fault has fascinated me for decades, and this video certainly scratched that itch. Thank you, and Sub'd!
It's wonderful how high quality this is, you take the time to talk in astonishing detail without cutting topics or explanations like other channels do, and I love that I'll be waiting for part two
Sand blows and their phenomena is a very interesting geological event. It gives clues as to why some places also have sand beyond flood plains or where erosion would occur.
@@Toronto_downtown Yes it is pronounced the way the video creator says it. My source is growing up and living in Missouri. It's very weird, but that's just how it is.
I'm a college educated senior citizen and this is the very first time i heard of this event.... Pretty amazing that an event of this magnitude is so relatively unknown to most... thanks so much for the wonderfully comprehensive documentary.
Just had an earthquake -Nov 17- that was rated a “4” where I live near Poplar Bluff, MO. The boom was loud- and sounded like a bomb- and the shaking was present about 10-12 seconds. My husband who lived in CA many years said that the booming was louder than any he’d experienced, & we later found out it was because it was at such a shallow depth. Frightening!
I grew up in southern Indiana, but went to work in Folsom CA for a couple of internships and full time for a few years after college. All told, I spent close to seven years there and never once felt an earthquake even though all my family members kept ribbing me about them. The first earthquake I ever felt was in 2007 or 2008 and I was back home in Indiana again having left California for good. A quake of less than 5 magnitude over next door in southern Illinois shook the ground as far away as Ontario Canada. We were told at the time that it was due in at least part to the more solid structure of the subsurface rocks on this side of the continent.
@@scottslotterbeck3796 I was there for most of 1999 through 2006 and the worst weather related event that touched me directly there was probably the freak hailstorm one July day that basically shut down Folsom for most of a day. I doubt more than 10% of my coworkers had ever driven on ice. My last winter in college saw something like 45 consecutive days where the high temperature was below 32F, and snow that fell there in February or March was still on the ground in the ditches during spring finals week the first week of May. I'll stay here in Indiana if you all don't mind. :) Weather events are so highly variable here that they aren't really all that surprising. Out there the first couple of rains in the fall would end up like trying to drive on several inches of ice here because it leached the oil out of the asphalt.
I cannot overstate how happy I was to see this video in my recommendations. It is nearly impossible to find current and actual scientific content of the New Madrid Seismic zone. Most of it is either old or from the crazies spreading FUD. It is a shame too because as your video shows, this is one of the most unique seismic zones on the planet. I live near Memphis and have most of my life, and even people here only talk about "this big one" that happened in the 1800s not realizing it was actually a series of incredibly powerful quakes happening over a 2 months time people. Something like this is unprecedented even in modern times of better scientific understanding and global reaching media. More over, any of the typical fault lines that produce large quakes would not produce a series like this just due to their nature. Thats what makes the area so special and its really interesting how so many otherwise fairly normal occurrences combine here to create it. I am a big proponent of the Farallon plate remnant theory as the source of instability for the NMSZ. Its fairly new and hopefully you will cover it in part 2, but it make a lot of sense and aligns quite a bit with the rest of NA geology as well as newer models of how mantle rock is constantly being turned over. This combined with the failed rifting damage to the NA plate below New Madrid really goes a long way in explaining all the quirks and oddities about the area and occurrences.
I watched this again today. I can't wait for the second part. What's amazing is how powerful a 5.5 earthquake is felt in the east. I live right near an area that gets 9.0 earthquakes every few hundred years...
When the quake hit Virginia in 2011, my husband and I were at the hospital getting a pregnancy test. My mom called us right afterwards, because she thought she was having a nervous breakdown (she had never felt a quake before that and thought it was just her body shaking). Several years later, when we lived in a travel trailer, we would joke that if there was ever a quake we probably wouldn't notice it, since the trailer shook all the time with the wind or people just walking around!
he had a previous channel? I started looking into his patreon and his only posts are from new years, 2022, and one titled "Sorry", november 2021. Both are locked so whatever he said it is locked for patrons only
Being from Berks County Pennsylvania, I've experienced several good tremors. Seeing the news reports of them being felt hundreds of miles away was something I thought was inherent to all earthquakes. I always thought the west coast reports were focusing on only heavily populated areas.
Try the ones in Wyoming. We'll hear a report like, "Four days ago, three miles south of Saratoga, located near Elk mountain at a depth of 3 miles was a 3.5 Earthquake. Residents of the town of Elk Mountain felt a small shake and assumed it was a landslide. No damage reported." Of course everyone freaks about the Earthquakes in Yellowstone, meanwhile I'm sitting here like, "welp when she blows I got thirty minutes to get the the store, grab some beer and set up my lawn chair and watch the ash come racing in...." I live in central Wyoming, if Yellowstone blows, I plan on going out with a beer in my hands and possibly my pants around my ankles. Thirty minutes isn't much of a warning.
@@stagalgiz1097 you have no worry about Yellowstone every scientific article on the activity has been saying that it's less than a point of a percentage chance for it to blow in our lifetime.
@@DeadpanVT Not only that, but if one were to occur in our lifetimes, it would erupt with the same intensity any other volcano around the world. Not all supervolcanoes go big boom when they erupt, they also have normal boom, to put it into those terms.
THANK you for all your hard, intensive work! As a native of Los Angeles, the 2011 Virginia quake really got me very, VERY worried for all my relatives and friends who live anywhere within the general vicinity - because as bad as a strong (i.e. more than a magnitude 6.8, say) quake can be here in Southern California, the damage for such a quake in that east coast area would be literally catastrophic. One of my friends who lives to the west of Boston said that the 2011 earthquake made them feel the entire land around "ring like a bell". When (not if) the next Big One hits anywhere in the general east coast area (or the New Madrid area), it's going to be worse than anyone can imagine. I only hope the country will be able to get through it without too horrendous a loss of life. tl;dr: Earthquakes ARE bad, but they get worse the further east you go in the U.S. ;__;
Deep Dive, this is a fantastic video! Very well told with clear illustrations, which made it all easily understandable. I live in the Arkansas Ozarks. The last earthquake in New Madrid, occurred in the latter part of 2021, just after we had moved here from the East Coast. We were sitting at the dining table when we felt the house "shivering" and knew there was an earthquake that happened not terribly far from here. We quickly learned where it had happened. It was not a huge earthquake. Now that I know more about the New Madrid earthquake history, I’m wondering when another devastating earthquake will occur and what will happen to us and our home. We are near Mountain Home, AR. Not far at all.
Growing up in Michigan, I had never felt an earthquake until a 6.2 earthquake happened a few years ago and I was just 20 miles from the epicenter. At first, I really thought a truck had crashed into my house. My cats scattered in panic, so I had to leave them inside while I ran out to the front yard wondering if my house was going to collapse. I remember seeing everything moving side to side as I made my way out. It reminded me of the funhouses at county fairs where the floor wobbles and moves, but so much more real and terrifying. I stand in the yard, look around my house and see there's no vehicle impact or anything, but I see all my neighbors in their yards, too. We all look around to each other, no one saying a word, yet I felt some kind of acknowledgment of "yes we all felt that and we're all confused." I'll never forget the panic I felt as I made my way outside.
Look, the only time I felt anything like an earthquake, was when a house exploded several miles away, only a single shake and a blast (The cause was a buildup of gas, no one was killed, due to the family being on vacation. But it was so powerful that their neighbors house was pushed off it’s foundations, and the house itself was evaporated.) So I can only imagine the power of this earthquake.
In 2011 I was sitting on my bed playing Xbox in Ronkonkoma NY, when suddenly my whole body was swaying side to side, and I was so confused, it was very difficult to get outside, and I saw every. Single. Thing. That was not bolted down, violently rocking from side to side. The only reason why I dared move is because houses aren't rated for earthquakes there, and I'd never even felt one in 17 years at the time. I thought I was dizzy, but my mom called me immediately after saying her and several other cars suddenly started to swerve all over the road all at once, so all of the Long Island Expressway screeched to a sudden and chaotic stop
Dude, well done. This is one of the most informative, approachable, and well made educational videos I've seen on TH-cam. I learned a ton and understood every bit of it. Stoked for part 2.
The quality of this video is astounding. The historical information was very interesting to watch. I live right between and slightly south of the New Madrid and East Tennessee seismic zones. Never was concerned about earthquakes here. Your map will definitely make me take one more seriously should I feel one. Looking forward to part 2.
PART TWO PART TWO! seriously though the editing is phenomenal. I was planning to leave a comment then read yours that said the editing took a while and I just wanted to commend you at the level of quality. dude is right, this is the type of content that deserves a million subs
Best discussion I've ever seen of the New Madrid seismic zone, and that includes some geology documentaries! I especially appreciate your deep dive into the sand blows. You explained for me why some eyewitness accounts reported a smell of sulfur and mistook sand eruptions for volcanic phenomena. Also, great explanation of the difference between west coast and east coast earth quakes. Even knowing that the rock back east rings like a bell while out here (I'm in SoCal) the rock is so fractured it's more like hitting beach sand with a mallet, I was gobsmacked by the distance you mentioned for landslides from the epicenter of that Virginia earthquake. And I had forgotten poor Charleston once got hammered. (I believe Boston's had one bad earthquake in the colonial period as well, and there's an ominous old fault visible in the walls of the New York subway system.) All very fascinating. i can't wait to see how you synthesize the latest research on the New Madrid seismic zone, since there's been so much ground penetrating imaging the past ten years. Thanks!
When part 2 😢 this was a great video btw, extremely informative. I don’t live near new Madrid but rather in the East Tennessee seismic zone. We get occasional very light quakes in the general area but never causes damage, yet. Great vid
This was the most interesting TH-cam documentary I have seen in a very long time. Excellent presentation and explaining. I can hardly wait for Part 2. Outstanding job!
Great content! A 4.0 which was largest earth quake in 20 years hit Williamsville Missouri on Nov. 18 2021. I felt it 75 miles away and people reported they felt it from St. Louis to Memphis . Another major issue in the region is the number of uninsured for earthquake damage. It will be a serious issue if the big one ever hits. The reasoning behind this is because the banks have stopped requiring earthquake insurance as part of escrow in the region. This has in turn caused the insured pool to decrease which is a domino effect as the insurance company increasing rates due to the increased risk of the fewer insured. My rates have increased from $365 in 2015 to $797 in 2021. I’ve search for new earthquake insurers in MO and many no longer even offer earthquake insurance.
To Orchids at Hart:. Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan Witt's (authors of 'The San Francisco Earthquake") epilogue offered some hope for insurance in quake-prone areas. Lloyd's of London negotiated policies which included coverage of BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit System) and the bridges, but we're incomplete and doubtless cost the earth. A spokesman for the East Bay Municipal Utility District was "very happy to buy any kind of insurance at all.". The spokesman for Lloyd's countered with a prediction of The Big One, for which the company would have to pay. "What I'm doing is playing dice with God.". [Stein and Day Publishers, 1971.]
I moved from the west coast to the St. Louis area about 20 years ago. I've been through a few earthquakes including one in Vancouver, B.C. that was just one solid BANG like a truck hit my office building and another in Oregon that shook hard for maybe 20 seconds knocking stuff over but no real damage. I keep long term supplies now (water, food, power, security) because if/when the New Madras fault goes off again, it will devastate so many areas at once, services will be stretched so thin, that I'm sure we'll be on our own for some time. The fed has proven it couldn't even deal with one city (New Orleans) during a major disaster, just imagine THIS happening again.
Yes I wish more would realize I'm from Alaska and used to earthquakes and in Kentucky and I keep having dreams about under the earth I try to get people to prepare a Lil and even prep a Lil for them they just don't get it how bad it would be if it did happen which another reason why it would be so bad
I remember August of 2011 very well, I was in a basement in Baltimore. 6 or so feet below ground level. I had no idea what it was like to feel that sort of shaking at my feet. For a moment thought the house was about to collapse on top of me. I thought it was a gas main explosion or something. It was a bit intense.
Yes it was intense 😱 the whole room moved ! I was in my bed as I had just come home from my ninth surgery. I got up to call my parents who were with my son who was 11 at the time . I couldn't reach them the cellphone wasn't working the home phone not working nothing so I went outside to get feedback from neighbors. Well aftershocks happened and I fell down the steps 🤕and sprained my ankle rather severely ,limped my way out after 15 minutes laying down holding my ankle 😂 finally found out it was an earthquake few minutes later was able to reach my parents and son and all was okay . I definitely remember that day as I'm sure you do as well. I did end up with another emergency room trip as my stitches from surgery were messed up from that fall as well.
Omg i literally love your editing style, pacing, and sound design. I've made your videos my inspo for my own disaster risk reduction awareness video project for school. The task has been a huge undertaking. Kudos to all the people involved in the production of your videos. I have great admirations for video editing and I cant imagine how long this mustve taken.
I only found your channel today (thanks TH-cam Recommended, for once), but I've just binged all your videos. These are such high quality documentaries, incredibly informative and educational, even for my very unscientific brain. I really hope you're okay and will one day return to these, but if not, please know I'm extremely grateful for a morning that has blown my mind on numerous occasions.
I live in Virginia and we have them here to. We've had over 160 since 1977, they are small but we do have them. Great video, I learned a lot from it. Thanks
Not all small though. A 5.7 in 1897, a 4.8 in the 80s, and a 5.8 in 2011. The Central Virginia Seismic Zone and the East Ten. Seismic Zone (part of which extends into southwest VA, both have faults capable of 6.5, which would be awful to see. We all know what the 6.5 did to Los Angeles in 1971, which was also hit by that awful 6.7 in 1994. Christchurch 2011 was a 6.2, and that was even worse than the LA quakes, I think.
The accounts given by these people in 1811 & 12, are interesting because of how descriptive and how articulate they were. The one guy said "...with force sufficient to have dashed us into a thousand atoms." I didn't even know "Atoms," were known in 1811. Anyway, what they witnessed must have been a terrifying event.
"atoms" was a term to vaguely describe singular pieces that things are made of. Not specifically proton/neutron/electrons. Like a placeholder until we knew what the smallest thing was. It literally means "indivisible" or something like that in ancient Greek.
This took a while. The production was plagued by a lot of computer issues again :( But now that the video is done I can finally see what can be done about it - I will figure something out. Sorry for splitting this into two parts but I couldnt possibly edit an 1 hour+ video like this. I know this make the topic so far a bit history heavy - I will talk more about the science next time.
you make banger videos
Semangat, waiting your next videos
Take as long as you need, can't rush art my friend! I think I speak for us all when I say that a longer wait is more than worth it for such high quality content. Splitting it into a two parter makes sense, I'm curious though, will there be an extended cut uploaded after they're both done? Or will they just be paired in a playlist or such?
Keep up the great work, this and your last channel very quickly became some of my favourites on the entire site :)
Thank you! you're very underrated!
Finally you're back. My most fave video is regarding Mt Baekdu in South Korea.
THIS!!! THIS RIGHT HERE!!! This is the type of content that used to be on the History/Discovery channel. This is the type of content that is missing so dearly on television. This is what they took from us. Now everything's a reality show.
Agreed 👍🏼
I hear ya. Discovery use to be a great place to learn. Now all you see is people trying to get rich by gold or booze.
But they have an explanation for these earthquakes.
Aliens - insert meme here
I miss old discovery channel
There is no way you made that comment on your own. Aliens helped you.
Educating people? Pfft, no. Let's fill everyone's brains with reality show BS, just to make us all dumber.
TH-cam needs more content like this. Thoughtful, high quality information without all the pandering and click bait.
I agree
Don't expect more of that considering the way TH-cam is going. I hate to say it but I believe the future of educational content will move to other platforms soon. Educational content can't succeed on a platform where there is no means of public criticism (ie. dislike button)
That will never happen.
Google is a business.
They stream line making money as the first priority.
The average person will not click or sit through quality content over click bait dog ass.
@@linuxguy1199 Nonsense. Educational content is thriving right now. Also, there is a massive means of public criticism, it's called a Comments Section.
When it comes to topics like history, science, and the like, a "dislike button" does not show you whether or not the topic is correct, it tells you if the topic and how it is being discussed is popular or unpopular. And not to steal a quote from a whiney manchild like Ben Shapiro, but facts don't care about your feelings.
If you disagree with something said in an educational video, write a comment. Make a response video. Write a blog post. Make a Twitter thread. Those are ways to provide constructive criticism.
All a dislike button does is have you say "I no liek!". And that, without context, is worth than useless.
That said, I like the dislike button, and have added an extension so I can still see dislikes. It helps with knowing whether a video is a scam or not. But it is useless when it comes to evidence-based topics like this.
@@piercepluenneke7438 But it is happening, right now. Channels like Our World, SciShow, and Your Dinosaurs are wrong get hundreds of thousands of views per video. PBS Eons, SEA, History of the Earth, and History Time get millions of views on their videos.
Yeah, some people watch mindless videos. Some people watch documentaries. SOme people watch videos discussing history and science. Some people watch art channels. Most people watch various different things.
It's OK to not watch educational content all the time. The audience is here.
Even as a retired emergency manager somewhat familiar with the dangers of the eastern seismic zones, I have to say this is the best briefing on New Madrid I have ever seen. I'm sending the link to some of my still active colleagues.
The worst part about finding this channel is I'm still coming back a year later to watch these again hoping that one day he will return.
Same here, Worst part is TH-cam search can't even find it, I always have to find it on my history
@@martincosentinebaeza I struggle to find it on TH-cam's search function. I go to my list of subscriptions and Ctrl+F "Deep Dive"
I guess I should add that he had another channel before that, and there's no new content there for years either, so I guess it's not happening
@@jeffbenton6183 may i know what his other channel is please?
this is the kind of content that deserves millions of subs. Keep up the outstanding work!
LaPalma could be the trigger causing a Tsunami on the East Coast USA.
LaPalma could be the trigger causing a Tsunami on the East Coast USA.
Yes he's good. New Zealand speaking; magnitude 6.5 is just a little quake.
@@terracotta6294h;bb
Why?
I hope the creator of this is okay because this channel is top tier and it doesn't make sense that they would up and quit creating something so great.
It's a lot of work editing a video like this. Perhaps they just have other things they'd rather do. Content creator isn't the worst job in the world, but a skilled person can aim a lot higher than that.
Right tho! Dude made 4 videos and has over 12 million views... He needs a team to help keep this going!
@@justinmontgomery9526 he has another channel named facts in motion idk why he moved channels but he hasnt posted there in 2 years
"He died in COVID"😢
@@Celeste23235 That is indeed sad news. May he rip.
I've watched this video several times now. Even if there isn't a part two, I'll be happy to remember this as one of the best documentaries I've seen. I hope the creator is well.
Same here. Although tons of TH-cam documentaries have great editing, not many have such a cool and unique subject and sources as this one
@@LoganNagol The "Hard Shock:" The New Madrid Earthquakes.
Was there a part 2 though?
Really?🥴
@@LoganNagolk
Yep this is going into my editing inspiration scrapbook
Your channel is awesomeness
Agree. Beautifully done.
What's that ?
Facts
Stellar editing
Trees flying through the air because of earthquakes, even if distance and size were exaggerated, that's pretty damn terrifying. Sand blows of that size are mind boggiling. I'd love to see GPR/Sonar scans of what is going on down there, but at those sizes and depths, we'd struggle to get a full picture of it.
I would imagine those trees were thrown by massive sand blows. Geologists figured that the ground shaking to the southwest got as far as the Ark-La-Tex where cypress trees lining the Red River fell into the water and got stuck together creating massive river rafts near Alexandria and Shreveport. The rafts became covered with sediment and vegetation so settlers used them as bridges for their wagons. The geologists also believe that Caddo Lake was created by the NM quakes.
Spoiler alert:
Really fucking scary shit is going on down there :D
I thought first, too, that the testimony they read out loud must have had been exaggerated, by either the original source or through "editorial liberties", shall we say - the latter was very common in newspapers of the era, after all. However, when they then went on to explain the sheer size of the sandblows, in particular when compared to more "normal" sandblows, I realised it might just have been more legit than I gave it credit for. Truly terrifying forces at play, there.
Eyewitness in 1811: "Whilst the trees rushed from the forest, precipitating itself into the water with force sufficient enough to have dashed us into a thousand atoms."
Eyewitness in 2023: "Da ground waz all like, tisk, i dunno, fookin' all like shakey n' shyte?!? And I be lyke, Daayymn!, Foool! Da phuuuck yo???"
Given the 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria a few days ago, I have an even greater respect for what happened at New Madrid.
Your reading that boatman's newspaper clipping into the video was excellent. His descriptions were vivid, and helped me visualise much better what it must have been like. Hair raising.
You are excellent at making these videos. I will watch again and share them. Many thanks!
The "Hard Shock:" The New Madrid Earthquakes.
I was stationed in turkey during those quakes. Terrifying the ground groans like wood in a house
@@crazychase98 Ooh! That gives me goose bumps!
Hope you have a good Turkiye Day.
As an engineering geologist who cut his teeth in neotectonics in the intracontinental seismic zone west of the New Madrid in Oklahoma (Meers Fault in SW Oklahoma), I appreciated the historical quotes/details you presented. Comparing the SF earthquake to the 1811/12 events is not doing justice to them though. This is due to the population density differences -which you did mention. SF bay did not run backwards, new water bodies on the scale of Reel Foot Lake did not form, people were not only "not able to stand" but were violently thrown into the air during the New Madrid events. Chimneys in Boston were toppled.
I look forward to your second part with eager anticipation. (living in Illinois) Keep up the great work.
Greetings from Medicine Park.
What struck me in the first and second accounts was the amount of erupting material coming up out from underground, sending jets of material and even trees high into the sky. This seems like volcanic activity. The narrator skipped over quite a bit of the discussion of giant trees being uprooted and sent flying and of burning trees being sent sky-high and coal erupting out of the ground while giant caverns form. It made me think of plasma cosmology or electric universe theory regarding geology. A charge differential underground connecting to ions in the upper atmosphere.
Today,whats more SCARY,...is that there are all those NUCULAR POWER PLANT'S all along the MISSISSIPPI,etc..all the way to the OCEAN..!
@@Nphen oooookay. except for the geological and physics explanation for this--for which there was ample evidence provided and still visible today--of the soil liquifaction / blowouts. The aerial views of these blowouts and sand that spilled out, the visible craters. The archaeological evidence of similar craters in other cities... Probably the ground imaging radar evidence of the vents that led to these explosions. There is plenty we do not know, but going to the LEAST probable theories in the face of existing evidence that seems to be fairly well corroborated by empirical evidence does not make sense. If this was a massive electrical / ionosphere plasma event, there would also have been stupendously noticable and constant aurorae for the duration of weeks or months, along with the tremors.
@@gravityhypernova Wow you are wicked smart , not being a smart ass , I mean it ! So is Nathan ! Interesting conversation .
I remember exactly where I was for the 2011 east coast earthquake. 4th floor in the student union in my college in south jersey. It was so sudden. The entire building began to shake. Chandeliers rocked back and forth. No one had any idea what to do. I thought stand away from the windows possibly? But that’s what I’d prepared for for tornados. After a minute it subsides and we rushed outside. Everyone looked so shaken up; clearly they had a lot on their plates, so I decided to crack a few earthquake jokes which they immediately found fault in me for. 🤷🏼♂️
Of course, you with the puns, even over here. It's a talent of yours certainly.
Good to see you Evan
Budum tiss
I was in upstate NY, mowing my lawn on a lawn tractor. Completely missed the whole thing...
@@NotMe6044 nice profile picture. I can see that you're a man of culture as well.
I was also in South Jersey when that happened. Out of all the possible reasons for my house to start shaking, an earthquake was the last thing I could think of. I remember the memes making fun of the East for freaking out over such a "small" earthquake-when California has deals with that magnitude of earthquake on a regular basis. While it was funny in the moment, I later found out just how far the damage reached.
The next town over had some historical buildings that were damaged from that earthquake. None of the buildings here were built to withstand earthquakes like that, so it makes sense that it was damaged. But given how far away we were from the epicenter, it was still surprising that damage still happened.
These are honestly some of the best produced and researched documentaries I've encountered - anywhere, let alone on youtube. Keep up the good work sir! I'm willing to wait as long as it takes for videos of this quality.
I remember playing outside as a kid and feeling tremors around 2011. my parents wouldn’t believe me since we lived in central Ohio. It was after that incident in which I started researching about fault lines in the eastern United States. Unfortunately all I could find was the term new Madrid fault line. Thank you for creating this video as it explained a strange childhood occurrence of mine.
I was in my grandmas appt in Michigan, and she lived in the top floor of the appt so it was bizarre when I learned what happened. It’s only a matter of time until an actual substantial earthquake happens somewhere in the Midwest
That’s so cool , I’m glad your childhood self got their question answered lol.
Can you check records in 2011 for seismological activity in Ohio? Even if it was a small earthquake, it was no doubt picked up by someone and recorded if it truly did happen.
I grew up in New England and we were taught about a dead fault called Minute Man Fault Line, but Ive never been able to find a source on it when I try to look it up
@@razrv3lc Good idea. My dear aunt in northeast Ohio said they were aware of several small earthquakes (4.2 +/-) when I asked her about the earthquakes I had read about on the news as a result of fracking. She said they noticed them, but they weren't troubled.
Fantastic information! As someone who experienced both the 6.8 Nisqually and 5.8 Mineral quakes you do an excellent job breaking down why the smaller Mineral quake felt so much more violent.
Ya, I was in Hawks Prarie less than a mile from the epicenter of the Nisqually quake.
Scariest moments of my life, but will soon be dwarfed by the upcoming Cascadia Subduction zone rupture.
Magnitude 9+
Hard to imagine over three thousand times bigger than our 6.8.
Stay safe an God bless 🙏😇♥️
I was really, REALLY hoping this channel wasn't dead. It's my favorite channel on all of TH-cam. Brilliantly crafted science videos explained with just enough detail and strung together with multiple disciplines in an organic fashion. This is what TH-cam was supposed to be built for.
Anyone else watching because of today’s east coast earthquake??
Yes!
Nope
@@rzn2258 okay 😀
I live in a high rise apartment building in Philadelphia and it shook like it was on rubber bands. It wasn't scary to me, but it was a strange feeling. 😮
I live in New Jersey about 5 miles from the epicenter. My apartment shook like Jello. We’ve been experiencing aftershocks since.
I think I'm "snake-bit": born in Los Angeles, grew up in Missouri in the Bootheel, and now live in Central Virginia! At 84, I realize that I could have planned better. Kidding aside, this is a great presentation and answered many questions about living in seismic zones. Thank you. I'm looking forward to your next presentation.
Hey Grandpa!
I understand that sentiment for sure. Born in CA myself and relocated to about 75 miles away from New Mardrid MO. I had no idea at the time we moved here. They have been predicting another huge quake in this area for the last 30-35 years that I’m aware of. We get quakes occasionally, just had two small ones about two weeks ago.
Well hello neighbor, I'm in Central Virginia too in Orange County 🙂
@@peternorton5648 I was stationed at Eaker AFB near Blytheville Arkansas in 1990 when they predicted the BIG ONE was going to hit. I was Security Police, and was guarding Nuclear Alert B-52s at the time. Imagine the international horror of a country loosing several hundred Nuclear weapons in an earthquake.
@@earlwyss520 I couldn’t even imagine the cluster of that magnitude were that to actually happen. I go down past the old airbase occasionally it’s now a commercial air freight operation but it all sat empty for many years before that. It kinda made me sad to see.
My stress level dropped exponentially when he explained his pronunciation of "New Madrid"
I was going to say that lol
He said it perfect
There’s also a town in IL close to southeast missouri called Cairo - it’s pronounced “Kay-row”
@@adley.j I'm from East Prairie MO and you are right not Ki row but Kay row..lol im about 20 miles from cairo and 15 miles from new Madrid lived here all my life
I’m from Lilbourn, which is just a few miles West of New Madrid, and he pronounced it perfectly. It’s the only reason I came to the comments, lol
Your videos are simply outstanding.
What must be stressed I think is how much our modern day education system would benefit if people like you would make videos like this on everyday school subjects and topics.
After watching your video I can now confidently say I could explain to a friend what happened in 1811 in New Madrid, why it happened and why it’s still such a dangerous place for earthquakes. I mean, the fact I can remember these points after only watching a 30 minute video, compared to studying a boring textbook for 30 minutes just shows how humans learn and what works.
As a person that have lived most of my life near the New Madrid fault, this is a great explanation of what happened. Honestly, there is so much in this video that I was not aware of. I'm excited to see part 2!
Careful what you wish for lol
Hello I would just like to tell you that I am very irritated by the way your people say Madrid. I understand it is not your fault, but it is your fault if you say it that way
@@bencollier4254 Who are my people? I didn't know I had those.
But glad to see you Spanish conquistadors are still in the enslaving business. Very promising.
@@bencollier4254 Just because we use the name of Madrid does not mean we have to use the same pronunciation of it. Many names changed slightly in pronunciation going from one country to another. It does not mean they are wrong, just different. Also, "our people" are Americans and we can say it how we darn like.
@@bencollier4254 just to be clear, we say it like you do when we are referring to the city in Spain.
Also, it's not like it's a Spanish colony anymore.
You should hear the way some old southerners say, "Italian"or "Cairo". You would be appalled.
Language is alive and it grows and changes.
Please do not take offense.
I just did a graduate term paper on the Reelfoot Rift like a week ago! This is a great deep dive. I live in nearby Memphis, TN and one of the New Madrid faults actually travels through my city. The 1812 earthquake created a 12 mile long lake now named Reelfoot lake which sits directly on top of the most active fault in the rift and even made the entire Mississippi River run upriver! Its been long believed that eastern earthquakes are felt 10x more intensely than the earthquakes felt on the west coast due to the age of the rock layers east of the Rockies. Interplate earthquakes like these arent believed to produce monster 9+ earthquakes but I did a earthquake model of an 8.6 and all the structure between St. Louis, MO and Oxford, MS would likely receive major damage due to our lack of interest in retrofitting infrastructure. It a huge issue! Thanks for the video Deep Dive!
Yip, and that's when the Gulf of Mexico from New Orleans to south Texas looked like the Bahamas. All the brown silt and crap you see in Galveston is straight swill from every state that sits on the Mississippi starting in Minnesota...fertilizers, garbage, pee, all of it...goes south. They need to clean their crap before they dump it in the river to go south.
I am pretty sure the Hernando De soto Bridge is retrofitted
Why live in Memphis? Seems like a real problem for Memphis if this zone pops again
I used to live around Reelfoot Lake that was formed by the third quake, and one of my jobs was telling people about how the lake formed. I am so excited to see people talking about the region and a fascinating piece of regional history that people don't know much about outside the area.
I just commented the same thing! I was born and raised in Martin, and we'd always take field trips out there. As an adult, I still go there all the time for the fishing and restaurants and even to visit the animals for the millionth time. You'd think everyone would know about an earthquake that is strong enough to create a permanent lake, but outside of our region, nobody's heard of them. It's wild.
I live in Martin right now and everyone knows this stuff and the earthquake room at the discovery park is something that we do when we go at our yearly trip 15 minutes over but it’s so cool to think that something sooo big happened in the tiny area we live in
Having lived in Mississippi my whole life, except for a year in Memphis, I was aware of a small amount of the details you provided. I even visited Reelfoot Lake one time. I enjoyed hearing the eyewitness account of those experiences. It must have felt like the end of the world for those closest to the event. Simply amazing!
Geology, biology, history, and logical well crafted videos that are enjoyable to watch from this channel. What more could one want? Excellent job once again!
More videos, is really the only thing I could ask for.
@@FlySuppaMayne
Madrid, Spain and New Madrid, Missouri are not pronounced the same here.
He's pronounced it correctly as far as us locals to the region are concerned.
@@WiseSnake Who the hell cares how he is proninounces it. vido/
This is Biblical Prophecy fulfilling itself in our very eyes.
@@FlySuppaMayne ELE FEZ O MESMO COM O TALIBAM AFEGANITAN . ME COLOCANDO NO MEIO DE UM FOGO CRUZADO . #
As a geologist, I appreciate the attention to detail in this video. You explain every concept, correctly and informatively. Unlike a lot of other videos, this one gets all the right points across effectively. For example, in the video you say "boundary zone", which is more correct than a boundary line since plate boundaries consists of many micro-faults over a given area, which collectively make up the plate boundary.
11:24 That’s actually pretty cool that he mentioned being “dashed into a thousand atoms”, considering that Dalton’s atomic theory had only come out a few years before this statement was made in 1803.
That would be the more modern chemistry view on the atom. The idea that matter was comprised of tiny indivisible parts has been around since the ancient Greeks in the 5th century BCE.
The word atom before atomic theory just meant tiny bits. That's why the atom was called the atom, it was tiny bits.
I wonder how much was artistic license on the part of the reporter and how much was the words of the sailor. Papers tended to have quite flowery language in that era.
I just was suggested this video and I loved it. I have missed these kinds of historical deep dives ever since I gave up cable for streaming services. Keep up the great work!
I was working at an airport in Greenville, SC in 2011 when the Virginia quake hit. It felt and sounded like a large jet had landed. When I quickly left one job in a hangar to park the jet... It wasn’t there! The Control Tower reported the quake within a few minutes and that settled that... A few weeks later another quake hit (a relatively local epicenter confirmed on tv just hours later). It felt like an airliner had flown just a few feet above my apartment.
I was in school in NC and the teacher tried to say the earthquake was just from the construction going on nearby. The shaking lasted way too long to be due to any large construction equipment and with no noise from some horrible accident it was clear that it was an earthquake. I heard about the VA earthquake later that day on the news which confirmed it.
Super weird to experience and for a science teacher to not even recognize it as an earthquake lol
@@zebraloverbridget NOT REALLY SOME ARE NOT TO BRIGHT .
@@lindawarnke5150 EXATO EU NOT E DEPOIS EU WAS VIU EU SAIO FORA . #
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I remember when that earthquake hit Virginia in 2011 and honestly it was the most bizarre thing I've ever experienced. I was napping so its kinda surreal to wake up to your entire bedroom shaking. A family friend had her concrete porch and wall of her house crack because of it. It was so damn weird.
Bro: Stop shaking the house, dude!
Me: HOW THE F@CK CAN I SHAKE A HOUSE!?
I remember when an Earthquake hit Kentucky. It was several years ago, but we felt it up here in Southern Ohio. I was in a bank at the time lol. That was the last Earthquake around here i believe.
That was August 23rd, 2011, my 60th Birthday, I am in PA
I remember that earthquake. We felt that all the way up in Harford County Maryland. I know Washington DC got hit pretty good.
I live in Arkansas and have read and heard the stories of the ground being broken and all kinds of horrible damage happening when it went off. I remember experiencing my first earthquake in either 2010 or 2011, my bed started shaking and the guitars on my wall started rocking and hitting the wall. I still worry about it happening but even worse.
Can we take a moment to appreciate the abundance of detail the man on the river went into, and to have that account survive!
Total mad lad must have been scared out of his wits.
Definitely not living in the TikTok / Twitter era of 144 characters.
Ever since I've watched your video on Mt. Paektu, I've been looking forward for a brand new release. Everything is just so well-done, so well-researched that it makes learning these sort of things enjoyable and genuinely interesting. From the editing, writing, and even the sounds, they're all of high quality; especially knowing that only one person is behind these works. Genuinely thank you for making these sort of videos, hope you and your channel keeps growing!
Thanks for the lovely comment.
To bad there isn’t a part two, wonder what happened to this creator.
It is so awesome when every now and then the algorithm pulls an absolute gem of a channel from the depths of TH-cam. Got recommended this video, subbed, watched all your videos in one sitting and can’t wait for part two!
I live in the St.Louis Metro East area and from a carpenters perspective I can tell you that everyone who builds a house talks about the fault, and the chance of a big quake. I have yet to see anything done as far as earthquake damage prevention, except for the practice of strapping gas fired water heaters to the wall so that the gas line doesn’t separate. Even in the refineries there is no allowance for a quake. Most of the process units have been there since the 50’s. They have been upgraded over the years, but the foundations are still the same.
Prepare to be isolated and maybe trapped in your own home. (Survivor of 1988 Loma Prieta Quake and 1988 Cheyenne Wyoming flash flood.)
not good at all. great mass of death loss.
That's terrifying. I remember when I was a kid, our elementary school was refurbished to add beams that were supposedly for earthquake safety? This was in St. Charles County, MO in the early 90s.
If the New Madrid goes big, it will truly be a national disaster.
About all we can do is make sure we have earthquake insurance. 🤞
As a geologist, this is very well researched and thought out. Can't wait for part two!
I remember growing up in Arkansas in elementary school and learning about this, while the quakes are considerably less frequent they are very large. After that last big one the Arkansas river flowed backwards for a few days. I live in California nowadays, been through a few big ones but not the BIG one thankfully. I remember being in a giant building feeling it away made me feel so vulnerable.
Being that my hometown is just a few miles from New Madrid in Missouri, I can confirm that there is a kind of ominous legend surrounding the earthquakes, and the topic of when the "big one" may happen again is pretty common. Great video!
actually having lived in New Madrid, it was always a thought in the back of my head.
From there
Is it pronounced Mad-rid or Ma-drid?
It will catch ppl off guard.
I have family in Tennessee, and it really is a concern. The truth is, it will happen again! No doubt!
Could be in two years, could be in 100. It’s a surprise quake.
@@KelseyDunlevy mad rid. New Mad rid.
Good work, Deep Dive. I live close to the epicenter of the 2011 Va Quake and did a lot of study about it afterward. Because of the density of the soil in this area, I came to the conclusion that the East coast wouldn't need a quake too much stronger than the one in 2011 (5.9) to do a lot of damage all up and down the East coast - damage that would occur especially because no buildings are designed for it. There are quite a few old faults in the area around that quake that are considered to be of little consequence but... you have to wonder about that as well. I also remember reading about 1-2 years later that seismologists began to consider the area a bit more active and consequential than previously thought. If I remember correctly, they attributed the 2011 quake to land movement over old mountain ranges.
This topic has come to mind lately as there have been some small rumblings just recently around South and North Carolina. I kind of get a feeling we may feel something again over the next year.
I was on a hill at the time and could hear the shockwaves traveling up the valley. I thought maybe a passenger airliner was heading for the house. Nothing made sense for about 8 seconds and then the house started to shake. Was quite the experience.
As someone that witnessed the shaker of 2011 personally, I remember I couldn't sleep right for a few days while dreading an aftershock. I was that paranoid.
@@runezunn6655 I slept through that itty bitty shaking in 2011.
@@brandondavis7777 Some people slept through it, some didn't. I'm not used to earthquakes so that's my story.
I really liked reading your comment
I remember it too. I was in school at the time. Was in Drama class, meanwhile the High school collapsed nearby. It was terrifying.
I'm from Charleston, SC. My great great grandmother was a little girl when the last earthquake hit this region. She died in 1979. Let that sink in
I’m here in April 2024 with the 4.8 quake here in my state of NJ
I remember the 2011 Mineral quake in Virginia. It was a move-in day at my college, as I recall, and I was laying in my bed, overlooking the upper quad, reading a book. I felt vibrations kind of like a moving truck was idling close to the building. It got stronger though and the window started vibrating and I remember wondering just how close the truck was. I lifted my head and looked out the window to discover that there was no truck. That’s when I actually started feeling distinct waves traveling through the bed and I realized it was a quake. I was out of that bed, in my shoes, and out the room door in one smooth motion. By the time I reached the front door to the building, the shaking stopped. Several other girls and I stood out in the quad for a bit in case there were aftershocks and so security could check the building for obvious damage. I remember a classmate from California poking fun at us for being so worried about such a small quake, until I pointed out that unlike in CA, many of the older buildings on our VA campus wouldn’t have been built to withstand seismic activity. Several buildings in the area did sustain varying degrees of damage: mostly cracks to walls and chimneys. Nothing too serious, fortunately.
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Around Detroit we don't get many, or any, quakes that people could notice. The news occasionally shows people in the stands at some sports event moaning in unison as an otherwise unnoticeable tremor passes, amplified by some resonance phenomenon of the metal supports. But I did feel one quake once myself, and only once, that is like your description. I dozed off on the bed one afternoon while "studying," when I was awakened into uncomprehending shock by the bed seeming, incredibly, to fall many feet, judging by feel. I thought it could only be the bed collapsing through the floor. But then the bed rocked and rolled in a circle of about a foot, and I was tossed from one side of the bed to the other, trying to hold on and not roll over the edge, something like us kids used to do to one another playing on the bed. This cycle happened maybe 5 times, taking maybe a couple of seconds per cycle. After that subsided, you could feel everything quivering. The pictures on the wall would buzz louder and softer for the next few minutes, something like you hear when a giant diesel steps on the acceleration, except for no sound of the diesel engine. I did check for a truck through the window though. Contrary to my expectations, the news only had one of those fun clips of people moaning with the stands shaking ever so slightly. The next day there was another of these on the news, but I was on the road at the time it would have happened, and noticed nothing.
When that particular quake struck, I was visiting a friend in Toronto, Canada. After my 7 hour flight from Amsterdam, I arrived at her apartment and the apartment building shook like there was a truck driving past, fairly close by. It struck me as odd, as there was a busy thoroughfare next to the building, and none of the other trucks made the building shake. But we didn't think much of it, until we turned on the tv for the evening news. That was an interesting start of an eventful week in Canada, in which there was also a tornado warning in Toronto, and where we could see the outer bands of hurricane Irene, which passed by the Eastern seaboard. Ahh, memories... :))
HQ TRADOC hadn't been relocated from Fort Monroe to Fort Eustis very long when the earthquake happened. It was felt on the third floor more than the first floor. I may have just been absorbed in work, but I didn't feel any tremor.
I was stationed in Delaware at the time and I'd concur with the "did you feel it" map.
I suppose most people have nominally heard of the New Madrid earthquake, that "changed the course" of the Mississippi River. This presentation puts everything in perspective in terms of how much, how far and why. I don't suppose anything this informative was available in my late 60's and early 70's school aged years, but I thoroughly understand and appreciate the knowledge now. As a retired over-the-road trucker, I've driven all over that area likely a hundred times. Since geology has always fascinated me, I would have liked to view that area and recognized the tell-tale signs almost 200 years later. Whatever production Issues you experienced did not diminish the value of the content whatsoever! I'll be looking forward to further opportunities to learn from your programs. "Rock" on!
I didn’t learn about the New Madrid earthquakes until I was an adult. I remember staring at a book about it and wondering why I had never learned about this in school. I graduated in 2002.
God bless truckers! My job would be impossible without them!
@@kittybitts567 I don't think God is blessing any one of us who drives & pollutes His creation, but hey, you do you.
@@bordershader it's just so happens that USGov chose trucks as primary goods transport. All logistics guys are unsung hero (except that deliveryman who kicked my parcel)
@@bordershader Oh good grief.. Lol
On February 7 th - 1812 , a 8 .7 Earthquake happened. ( 7 + also happened too) but this one was felt in Texas , Northern Mexico, and shook the Eastern seaboard.
I know. Maybe.I am prerty sure. there is a extinct volcano in the gulf...
Bad news I hear though..
Since we were drilling in gulf..
We leaked all oil from the fault.. it is a whole bigger now.. Very good chance we could split in half So. To No.
Remember the huge cavern that the nice beautiful cars fell into.. that also happens to
Be on top of the fault.. It also goes from Louisana to the
North up to almost the end of No ..USA
I followed as I believe the mid west experiences low quakes since the drilling in the gulf. They will only increase now.. Atleast thats the existing pattern.
They say Fracking is ok, however..
It is my personal opinion..if the earthquakes are occuring as a result of what your doing.. its not a good sign.
Maybe we should think twice.
Just sayin..
Then there is the never ending sinkhole..thats been swalling
Land for years.. people were paid by US gov..
To leave.. now
Not accessable.
They will drill as long as they can make money.
We will continue to make war because that is how the rich get richer.. we were warned..
You know who makes the most $ in markets that's
Been kickin since the 60's?
All the elites know.. they all invest with this company... they don't want us to know because we wouldn't like it. .. its very dark..
When they frack..it creates
Tiny cracks.. which only spread as time goes on. GSPS MONITERS, and actually lables quakes because of fracking
Vs normal quakes by a faultline.
I was in Charlottesville during the 2011 earthquake and it is amazing (or terrifying) how efficient both the thick plate and the rocky soil of the region transfer the vibrations from an earthquake. Even though it was about 40 miles away, it was a very violent and scary shaking that we felt. Being naive east-coasters, we fled the building and opted to stand in a nearby field, far away from anything that could fall on us.
Fun fact: because of the geology of the area, that earthquake, while only registering a 5.8, holds the current record for being felt by the most people in history.
I was in Mineral, VA (near the epi) when the 2011 earthquake happened and it was my sisters birthday!
It Destroyed the high school’s foundation, they were closed for a year!
I remember I was 13. I was watching my uncle play the game and then I felt shaking. I asked him if he felt that and he said it was construction. The shaking got more violent and we immediately ran out the house. I remember the look we gave each other. Phone lines and internet was down. Uncle said as long as he's lived in DC he's never experienced an earthquake. Amazing how many states felt it honestly.
I was in Maryland, shit was scary af 🤣
I was in SW VA at work at a gas station. Our cigarette racks were shaking hard enough I thought they might come down on me. Luckily a coworker was quick thinking and hit the emergency shut off for the pumps. The thought that it could be an earthquake never crossed my mind. As a native east coaster myself, earthquakes haven't ever been a real threat, at least not during my lifetime.
I felt that one all the way down in Georgia, but just barely. My wooden chair started rattling on the floor, my only earthquake experience.
We need more content like this on TH-cam. Don't worry about splitting up the videos, since longer videos might scare off viewers who might not have time to watch for an hour or more at a time. I can't wait for part 2!
Dude you need to upload more frequently. Your channel is a gold mine!
At 10:23 am today, a 4.8 earthquake happened in New Jersey and felt from Maine to the D.C. area.
I’d heard of this from my geology major roommate back in the 80s, but only as an aside. This video reminds me of when I first read about the Great Influenza Epidemic in 1918. My mother had never heard of that either, and her father had been sent to Europe on one of the coffin ships.
I had no idea that this caused a tsunami on the Mississippi, nor the violent explosions. This was nothing like the Loma Prieta Earthquake, and I was living in Pleasanton, across the bay from San Francisco, at that time. Thanks.
Many years ago, I worked on an archaeological investigation on a historic site in New Madrid. Later on in life a thousand miles away in another state, I came across an elderly lady who I found out was from New Madrid. When I brought up the New Madrid Earthquake with her, she told me that she lost two great uncles in those series of earthquakes that shook New Madrid and Southeast Missouri. In my background research for our investigation I learned that if it happened today that it would flatten buildings from Chicago to Memphis and would kill scores of people. I also learned that in nearby Sikeston, Missouri there is a power plant that sits directly on one of the New Madrid Earthquake faults. How sad it is that the power company did not do the historical and geological research necessary to avoid building their power plant on a ticking time bomb.
Check out the number of NUCLEAR power plants built above faults in Cali - Northern and Southern - don't know how many, but it's a scary amount 😳
@@catherinefisher8534 There is more to locating buildings, even nuclear power buildings, then merely consulting a map of fault lines. Plus... those fault lines are incredibly fuzzy and extend across contents! If the county you happen to wish to build in is located near a fault line... your building will be too. Regardless of where in that county you place it.
@@esthermerriken4408 exactly, yet I wonder who adroitly decided to build nuclear power plants in a state with an active fault like The San Andreas? 🤔
Would love to see an update about the earthquake in New Jersey today!
This was amazing. Just randomly popped up in my feed and I was entranced by research done. I feel like the people who wrote those articles 210 years ago were speaking directly to us, you did a fantastic job.
Also living in Kansas City, I distinctly remember that 2016 earthquake. It is the 2nd I've felt in my life, the first being in Melbourne Australia in 2009. I can't wait for Part 2!
I was in the Alaska earthquake back in 1964, I think It was, and it was something to behold. We lived in between two canyons. And had a view of a Finger of land that extended about 1mile out from the ground. It had a large hotel at the end, some boat docks, and a bunch of fish and crab canneries on it so the boats would be able to unload their cargo to them. And while we were watching, we slowly watched the land start to sink in the water. Until It almost disappears. Thankfully the boat owners could get their boats heading out to sea two rides out the waves and any tsunami. About that time, the middle of the inlet split down the middle, and the water separated, rolling back from one side and then the other.! then smack the two sides came together, and a tall geyser of sand ejected. The rolls just kept on rolling, each one in their direction. My brother hollered that the other canyon had a giant caterpillar rolling down the mountain, I thought he was kidding, but he wasn't. It took days before we saw dad again. No phones back then.
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@@lindawarnke5150 E BOATO DIZ ELE BIDEN . EU TENHO AGORA TESTEMUNHAS COM O MUNDO INTEIRO DESTE BOATO QUE PODE MOSTRAR E DELATAR . SOBRE OS DIREITOS HUMANOS . DESTES BOATOS .#
I slept through the 2016 earthquake. I woke up a few minutes after it happened to a huge number of text messages about it.
This certainly explains why a lot of people in the East region have an extreme phobia of earthquakes. Living here in California my whole life, I’ve felt a few different quakes and one in my childhood comes to mind as shaky, but honestly most others are a very subtle vibration. A good amount of times it’s a hit or miss if someone also notices there was an earthquake, it’s so minor in my region not many people notice them.
Just remember growing up hearing adults make the comparison of which area is worse in natural disasters, and there have been a few quakes that have created some damage in the West, it doesn’t seem to have created damage beyond the pinpoint location. Always thought it was odd how exaggerated some adults from the East had fear of earthquakes compared to say tornados. While tornadoes tend to have minutes to spare of warnings, you’re screwed if your not near a safe bunker. While in the West most buildings have been built to either withstand an earthquake (most building materials are wood vs stone to avoid huge damages) and a good percent of buildings are either on the newer side with earthquakes in mind of the designs, or they are some older buildings that have withstood the force of different earthquakes.
Now it’s a different story when other disasters like a tsunami or forest fire create even worse scenarios. Personally if I had to have a fear for certain disasters, forest fires have take top of the list based on the amount of dramatic forest fires in the last decade. Every year it seems to get worse. Just my observation.
My fear is of floods. But I live in a hurricane area of the Gulf Coast. My home has flooded before and I have tremendous stress every time it rains heavily because of that. I think you fear what can potentially harm you where you live.
If it makes you feel any better, the thing about tornadoes is that they don't take up too much space, relatively speaking. Obviously they can be absolutely horrific if you get hit by one, but they're not as bad as hurricanes, earthquakes, or floods in the sense that, even if you're caught away from shelter _during_ a tornado, you're probably not actually _in_ the tornado, so you still have a shot at making it to shelter. I guess it's less like being caught in a forest fire, and more like being stalked in a forest by the Pyro from TF2 :)
Fires have gotten worst here in California because wack job environmentalists won't allow us to burn back overgrowth.
@@eyesofthecervino3366 yeah I've literally been sitting in my car at a red light under a forming funnel cloud, and while it was alarming, it wasn't a **huge** emergency. I was able to get to shelter pretty easily. The reason tornados are dangerous are because they so often hit at night, when people are sleeping.
Coming from someone who resides in the East Coast, it took me awhile to settle down after the 2011 earthquake. I wasn't able to sleep for awhile even because I was shook that badly. Tornadoes, floods and that are one thing but earthquakes are another.
i miss watching vids here. rewatching it repeatedly, hope you come back :
I really enjoy how the animation slides gracefully from one thing to another instead of harsh jump cuts. It is a pleasure to watch and relaxing for the eyes. So sick and tired of jump cuts every few seconds, I swear it has to cause attention deficit. That's before I even get into the research, fantastic! Not many have heard of the New Madrid quake, much less the crazy stuff it did. Maybe most heard the Mississippi flowed backward, but few know why
I'll tell you what I would not be in D.C. Durring one.
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The MTV era editing has made a mess of younger minds and created much worse focused attention.
I love how informative and to the point your content is, unlike others who focus more on being as overly annoying as possible. Can't wait to see part 2!
I felt the Central Virginia Zone 2011 earthquake. I'm in Northeast Pennsylvania and felt it violently. Buildings in my area were damaged. The one I was working in at the time had to be evacuated while the structure was inspected for damage. The actual experience is something I'll never forget. Seeing a whole center of a room with large filled filing cabinets shift across the carpet like it was ice was spectacular but also scary as hell and is the most vivid image i have from that day
I was in high school in Atlanta, and we felt it.
Hi..just stumbled upon this...I couldn't stop watching...things I never knew in any History classes in school..Thank you for the knowledge and cant wait to see part 2
Heck yes! You may only upload a couple times a year, but they're some of the best uploads of the entire year every time!
Such great quality and always interesting topics nobody else knows much about in such great detail, I always look forward to watching!
I remember the 2011 Virginia quake very clearly, as it's the only one I've ever noticed. The school year had just started and I was in health class at the time. The teacher had us all stand at the front of the room, and was just about to assign us our seats for the class. Then the earthquake struck. As it was occurring, I remember the desks all sliding to the back left corner of the room. I didn't even know what had happened until the class had ended. I walked out, found my friend and he told me it was an earthquake, check the news. The next day, the classes on the 2nd floor of the school couldn't take place as the floors had developed noticeable cracks on them. The building was proved structurally sound and the cracks fixed rather quickly though. It's crazy to me it's already been 10 years since this happened.
I remember this earthquake but only because I was told that I slept through it by my grandparents while staying with them, they live in a small town on the Mississippi near St. Louis in Illinois
@@lieutenant2463 It happened at 2pm ET, I'm surprised you were still sleeping.
"And then one day you find,
10 years have got behind you,
No one told you when to run,
You missed the starting gun"
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@@Jake-rs9nq I probably was taking a nap or something tbh... it's also not impossible that I'm remembering something else
@@Jake-rs9nq I was knocked tf out, didn’t even feel a thing.
I grew up in South Jersey, and I vividly remember that 2011 earthquake. We had a hurricane like three days later too.
It was the first time I was home alone w/o my older sister also home. She had just started a summer job at Clementon Park, a theme park not too far from where we lived.
I thought I had heard some military helicopters flying by, which happened often, and being an avgeek I was running from window to window in our house trying to sneak a peek, maybe it was a Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion cause it didn't quite sound like the usual Army Ch-47 Chinooks that operated out of JSB MGL.
Then the ground started moving and I bolted downstairs to our front door. I got scared when I got to our foyer and was able to see my floor and ceiling moving in opposite directions with our chandelier swinging back and forth. That was wild - and I decided that moment then, aged 15, I will never live in California or Japan. I am not cut out for earthquakes, not even a bit lol
I swear, the US is so geologically cursed
Dont worry bout earthquakes, you beat it, you'll beat em again - I bet if you moved to Iceland to become a fisher/trawler man there - hurricane force winds for about half the year, icebergs, etc at sea, earthquakes and volcanoes on land - you'd walk thru it unscathed and unfazed....Ha, I laugh at danger, it cannot touch me!!!!
We had several earthquakes in Louisiana about 8 years ago. I thought my cat did the damage in my RV and threw her out.
That's the way i feel. I was paranoid the whole time I was in San Deigo. The first time the lamp shade started shaking my friends said oh it just an earthquake. I freaked out and started running outside because I didnt want to get trapped under the aot building. They all.started laughing at me saying oh it's just a 3 pointer. I was really freaked out and went on outside anyway. I couldnt wait to get back to wast tn because before I left for California the earthquake in San Francisco collapsed part of the golden gate bridge. Freaky
I actually came to VA after that. And I had the tsunami warning in Hawaii in 2011. It was nice never worrying about tsunamis and it was interesting to see the damaged monument at DC. I didn’t experience the earthquake myself. It almost seems many forgot about the earthquake
Man these are the type of videos I crave on TH-cam, I have minimal background with this sort of stuff but I love watching videos of random topics just because they are interesting. This is exactly what I look for! Been a year since your last video but would love to see more
Astounding work. This is as professional and well done as ANY broadcast documentary I've seen. The New Madrid fault has fascinated me for decades, and this video certainly scratched that itch. Thank you, and Sub'd!
It's wonderful how high quality this is, you take the time to talk in astonishing detail without cutting topics or explanations like other channels do, and I love that
I'll be waiting for part two
Sand blows and their phenomena is a very interesting geological event. It gives clues as to why some places also have sand beyond flood plains or where erosion would occur.
Anakin Skywalker says Padme rocks, sandblows.
Oh no I was looking for part 2 😭. This was an amazing video. Take your time and I hope you’re well creators of the video !:)
Another top tier informative video that I would honestly pay for but is instead free. Thank you so much for sharing this with everyone
Growing up in the New Madrid seismic zone and living here still today, thank you for bringing attention to a little discussed area and event.
Do you pronounce Madrid the same way as in this video? asking since you live there.
It is more closely pronounced as New Mad Rid. And not like Madrid, Spain.
@@Toronto_downtown Yes it is pronounced the way the video creator says it. My source is growing up and living in Missouri. It's very weird, but that's just how it is.
I'm a college educated senior citizen and this is the very first time i heard of this event.... Pretty amazing that an event of this magnitude is so relatively unknown to most... thanks so much for the wonderfully comprehensive documentary.
Just had an earthquake -Nov 17- that was rated a “4” where I live near Poplar Bluff, MO.
The boom was loud- and sounded like a bomb- and the shaking was present about 10-12 seconds.
My husband who lived in CA many years said that the booming was louder than any he’d experienced, & we later found out it was because it was at such a shallow depth.
Frightening!
I grew up in southern Indiana, but went to work in Folsom CA for a couple of internships and full time for a few years after college. All told, I spent close to seven years there and never once felt an earthquake even though all my family members kept ribbing me about them. The first earthquake I ever felt was in 2007 or 2008 and I was back home in Indiana again having left California for good. A quake of less than 5 magnitude over next door in southern Illinois shook the ground as far away as Ontario Canada. We were told at the time that it was due in at least part to the more solid structure of the subsurface rocks on this side of the continent.
@@brentkreinop489 The last quake I really felt in Sacramento was in 1989. It has been suspiciously quiet since then...
@@scottslotterbeck3796 I was there for most of 1999 through 2006 and the worst weather related event that touched me directly there was probably the freak hailstorm one July day that basically shut down Folsom for most of a day. I doubt more than 10% of my coworkers had ever driven on ice. My last winter in college saw something like 45 consecutive days where the high temperature was below 32F, and snow that fell there in February or March was still on the ground in the ditches during spring finals week the first week of May. I'll stay here in Indiana if you all don't mind. :) Weather events are so highly variable here that they aren't really all that surprising. Out there the first couple of rains in the fall would end up like trying to drive on several inches of ice here because it leached the oil out of the asphalt.
I cannot overstate how happy I was to see this video in my recommendations. It is nearly impossible to find current and actual scientific content of the New Madrid Seismic zone. Most of it is either old or from the crazies spreading FUD. It is a shame too because as your video shows, this is one of the most unique seismic zones on the planet. I live near Memphis and have most of my life, and even people here only talk about "this big one" that happened in the 1800s not realizing it was actually a series of incredibly powerful quakes happening over a 2 months time people. Something like this is unprecedented even in modern times of better scientific understanding and global reaching media. More over, any of the typical fault lines that produce large quakes would not produce a series like this just due to their nature. Thats what makes the area so special and its really interesting how so many otherwise fairly normal occurrences combine here to create it.
I am a big proponent of the Farallon plate remnant theory as the source of instability for the NMSZ. Its fairly new and hopefully you will cover it in part 2, but it make a lot of sense and aligns quite a bit with the rest of NA geology as well as newer models of how mantle rock is constantly being turned over. This combined with the failed rifting damage to the NA plate below New Madrid really goes a long way in explaining all the quirks and oddities about the area and occurrences.
@@logicthought24 I have earthquake coverage on my house. Most people here don't though.
what’s FUD?
@@mimi-fm7hz Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt.
@@mimi-fm7hz kinda strange putting in an acronym only known by the author IMHO.
@@Flint-Dibble-the-Don It's not only known by me. It's a fairly well known acronym.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt
I watched this again today. I can't wait for the second part. What's amazing is how powerful a 5.5 earthquake is felt in the east. I live right near an area that gets 9.0 earthquakes every few hundred years...
Bro made a banger and dipped 😭
When the quake hit Virginia in 2011, my husband and I were at the hospital getting a pregnancy test. My mom called us right afterwards, because she thought she was having a nervous breakdown (she had never felt a quake before that and thought it was just her body shaking). Several years later, when we lived in a travel trailer, we would joke that if there was ever a quake we probably wouldn't notice it, since the trailer shook all the time with the wind or people just walking around!
I miss you bro. Please come back. I’ve followed you for years. Even before you switched to making this channel 😭 Please don’t go, you’re the best!!
he had a previous channel? I started looking into his patreon and his only posts are from new years, 2022, and one titled "Sorry", november 2021. Both are locked so whatever he said it is locked for patrons only
Being from Berks County Pennsylvania, I've experienced several good tremors. Seeing the news reports of them being felt hundreds of miles away was something I thought was inherent to all earthquakes. I always thought the west coast reports were focusing on only heavily populated areas.
Howdy neighbor. We felt it in Lancaster too!
Try the ones in Wyoming. We'll hear a report like, "Four days ago, three miles south of Saratoga, located near Elk mountain at a depth of 3 miles was a 3.5 Earthquake. Residents of the town of Elk Mountain felt a small shake and assumed it was a landslide. No damage reported."
Of course everyone freaks about the Earthquakes in Yellowstone, meanwhile I'm sitting here like, "welp when she blows I got thirty minutes to get the the store, grab some beer and set up my lawn chair and watch the ash come racing in...." I live in central Wyoming, if Yellowstone blows, I plan on going out with a beer in my hands and possibly my pants around my ankles. Thirty minutes isn't much of a warning.
@@stagalgiz1097 you have no worry about Yellowstone every scientific article on the activity has been saying that it's less than a point of a percentage chance for it to blow in our lifetime.
@@DeadpanVT Not only that, but if one were to occur in our lifetimes, it would erupt with the same intensity any other volcano around the world. Not all supervolcanoes go big boom when they erupt, they also have normal boom, to put it into those terms.
THANK you for all your hard, intensive work!
As a native of Los Angeles, the 2011 Virginia quake really got me very, VERY worried for all my relatives and friends who live anywhere within the general vicinity - because as bad as a strong (i.e. more than a magnitude 6.8, say) quake can be here in Southern California, the damage for such a quake in that east coast area would be literally catastrophic. One of my friends who lives to the west of Boston said that the 2011 earthquake made them feel the entire land around "ring like a bell".
When (not if) the next Big One hits anywhere in the general east coast area (or the New Madrid area), it's going to be worse than anyone can imagine. I only hope the country will be able to get through it without too horrendous a loss of life.
tl;dr: Earthquakes ARE bad, but they get worse the further east you go in the U.S.
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Deep Dive, this is a fantastic video! Very well told with clear illustrations, which made it all easily understandable. I live in the Arkansas Ozarks. The last earthquake in New Madrid, occurred in the latter part of 2021, just after we had moved here from the East Coast. We were sitting at the dining table when we felt the house "shivering" and knew there was an earthquake that happened not terribly far from here. We quickly learned where it had happened. It was not a huge earthquake. Now that I know more about the New Madrid earthquake history, I’m wondering when another devastating earthquake will occur and what will happen to us and our home. We are near Mountain Home, AR. Not far at all.
Growing up in Michigan, I had never felt an earthquake until a 6.2 earthquake happened a few years ago and I was just 20 miles from the epicenter. At first, I really thought a truck had crashed into my house. My cats scattered in panic, so I had to leave them inside while I ran out to the front yard wondering if my house was going to collapse. I remember seeing everything moving side to side as I made my way out. It reminded me of the funhouses at county fairs where the floor wobbles and moves, but so much more real and terrifying. I stand in the yard, look around my house and see there's no vehicle impact or anything, but I see all my neighbors in their yards, too. We all look around to each other, no one saying a word, yet I felt some kind of acknowledgment of "yes we all felt that and we're all confused." I'll never forget the panic I felt as I made my way outside.
Look, the only time I felt anything like an earthquake, was when a house exploded several miles away, only a single shake and a blast (The cause was a buildup of gas, no one was killed, due to the family being on vacation. But it was so powerful that their neighbors house was pushed off it’s foundations, and the house itself was evaporated.) So I can only imagine the power of this earthquake.
Wow I can’t imagine a house blowing up like that…that’s really intense! It’s a miracle no one got hurt
In 2011 I was sitting on my bed playing Xbox in Ronkonkoma NY, when suddenly my whole body was swaying side to side, and I was so confused, it was very difficult to get outside, and I saw every. Single. Thing. That was not bolted down, violently rocking from side to side.
The only reason why I dared move is because houses aren't rated for earthquakes there, and I'd never even felt one in 17 years at the time. I thought I was dizzy, but my mom called me immediately after saying her and several other cars suddenly started to swerve all over the road all at once, so all of the Long Island Expressway screeched to a sudden and chaotic stop
Dude, well done. This is one of the most informative, approachable, and well made educational videos I've seen on TH-cam. I learned a ton and understood every bit of it. Stoked for part 2.
This video is excellent! I have shared it with the Geological Society of Kentucky Facebook page. Can't wait to see part two!
New Jersey earthquake of 4.8 magnitude on 4-5-2024 brought me here.
The quality of this video is astounding. The historical information was very interesting to watch. I live right between and slightly south of the New Madrid and East Tennessee seismic zones. Never was concerned about earthquakes here. Your map will definitely make me take one more seriously should I feel one. Looking forward to part 2.
PART TWO PART TWO! seriously though the editing is phenomenal. I was planning to leave a comment then read yours that said the editing took a while and I just wanted to commend you at the level of quality. dude is right, this is the type of content that deserves a million subs
Best discussion I've ever seen of the New Madrid seismic zone, and that includes some geology documentaries! I especially appreciate your deep dive into the sand blows. You explained for me why some eyewitness accounts reported a smell of sulfur and mistook sand eruptions for volcanic phenomena.
Also, great explanation of the difference between west coast and east coast earth quakes. Even knowing that the rock back east rings like a bell while out here (I'm in SoCal) the rock is so fractured it's more like hitting beach sand with a mallet, I was gobsmacked by the distance you mentioned for landslides from the epicenter of that Virginia earthquake. And I had forgotten poor Charleston once got hammered. (I believe Boston's had one bad earthquake in the colonial period as well, and there's an ominous old fault visible in the walls of the New York subway system.)
All very fascinating. i can't wait to see how you synthesize the latest research on the New Madrid seismic zone, since there's been so much ground penetrating imaging the past ten years. Thanks!
Great comment. Thanks
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When part 2 😢 this was a great video btw, extremely informative. I don’t live near new Madrid but rather in the East Tennessee seismic zone. We get occasional very light quakes in the general area but never causes damage, yet. Great vid
This was the most interesting TH-cam documentary I have seen in a very long time. Excellent presentation and explaining. I can hardly wait for Part 2. Outstanding job!
Great content! A 4.0 which was largest earth quake in 20 years hit Williamsville Missouri on Nov. 18 2021. I felt it 75 miles away and people reported they felt it from St. Louis to Memphis .
Another major issue in the region is the number of uninsured for earthquake damage. It will be a serious issue if the big one ever hits. The reasoning behind this is because the banks have stopped requiring earthquake insurance as part of escrow in the region. This has in turn caused the insured pool to decrease which is a domino effect as the insurance company increasing rates due to the increased risk of the fewer insured. My rates have increased from $365 in 2015 to $797 in 2021. I’ve search for new earthquake insurers in MO and many no longer even offer earthquake insurance.
oh that’s horrible, thank you for your insightful comment.
yes they big fault lines that run through there or close by..............They still have tremors to this day..
I imagine as the body of evidence grew of the seismic activity on the area, fewer and fewer insurers will want to risk it.
To Orchids at Hart:. Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan Witt's (authors of 'The San Francisco Earthquake") epilogue offered some hope for insurance in quake-prone areas. Lloyd's of London negotiated policies which included coverage of BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit System) and the bridges, but we're incomplete and doubtless cost the earth. A spokesman for the East Bay Municipal Utility District was "very happy to buy any kind of insurance at all.". The spokesman for Lloyd's countered with a prediction of The Big One, for which the company would have to pay. "What I'm doing is playing dice with God.". [Stein and Day Publishers, 1971.]
I live 25 miles away from there, and we have small "1.3"-"2.9" Trimmers almost every day
I moved from the west coast to the St. Louis area about 20 years ago. I've been through a few earthquakes including one in Vancouver, B.C. that was just one solid BANG like a truck hit my office building and another in Oregon that shook hard for maybe 20 seconds knocking stuff over but no real damage. I keep long term supplies now (water, food, power, security) because if/when the New Madras fault goes off again, it will devastate so many areas at once, services will be stretched so thin, that I'm sure we'll be on our own for some time. The fed has proven it couldn't even deal with one city (New Orleans) during a major disaster, just imagine THIS happening again.
Yes I wish more would realize I'm from Alaska and used to earthquakes and in Kentucky and I keep having dreams about under the earth I try to get people to prepare a Lil and even prep a Lil for them they just don't get it how bad it would be if it did happen which another reason why it would be so bad
The description of what happened in New Madrid, is astounding. Thanks for bringing this to us.
Me watching this on 16th of December 0:01
I remember August of 2011 very well, I was in a basement in Baltimore. 6 or so feet below ground level. I had no idea what it was like to feel that sort of shaking at my feet. For a moment thought the house was about to collapse on top of me. I thought it was a gas main explosion or something. It was a bit intense.
Yes it was intense 😱 the whole room moved ! I was in my bed as I had just come home from my ninth surgery. I got up to call my parents who were with my son who was 11 at the time . I couldn't reach them the cellphone wasn't working the home phone not working nothing so I went outside to get feedback from neighbors. Well aftershocks happened and I fell down the steps 🤕and sprained my ankle rather severely ,limped my way out after 15 minutes laying down holding my ankle 😂 finally found out it was an earthquake few minutes later was able to reach my parents and son and all was okay . I definitely remember that day as I'm sure you do as well. I did end up with another emergency room trip as my stitches from surgery were messed up from that fall as well.
@@kimberlyannwalbridge7658 Yikes! I hope your life steadied after that bad patch!
Omg i literally love your editing style, pacing, and sound design. I've made your videos my inspo for my own disaster risk reduction awareness video project for school. The task has been a huge undertaking. Kudos to all the people involved in the production of your videos. I have great admirations for video editing and I cant imagine how long this mustve taken.
I only found your channel today (thanks TH-cam Recommended, for once), but I've just binged all your videos. These are such high quality documentaries, incredibly informative and educational, even for my very unscientific brain. I really hope you're okay and will one day return to these, but if not, please know I'm extremely grateful for a morning that has blown my mind on numerous occasions.
I live in Virginia and we have them here to. We've had over 160 since 1977, they are small but we do have them. Great video, I learned a lot from it. Thanks
Not all small though. A 5.7 in 1897, a 4.8 in the 80s, and a 5.8 in 2011. The Central Virginia Seismic Zone and the East Ten. Seismic Zone (part of which extends into southwest VA, both have faults capable of 6.5, which would be awful to see. We all know what the 6.5 did to Los Angeles in 1971, which was also hit by that awful 6.7 in 1994. Christchurch 2011 was a 6.2, and that was even worse than the LA quakes, I think.
The accounts given by these people in 1811 & 12, are interesting because of how descriptive and how articulate they were. The one guy said "...with force sufficient to have dashed us into a thousand atoms." I didn't even know "Atoms," were known in 1811. Anyway, what they witnessed must have been a terrifying event.
"atoms" was a term to vaguely describe singular pieces that things are made of. Not specifically proton/neutron/electrons. Like a placeholder until we knew what the smallest thing was. It literally means "indivisible" or something like that in ancient Greek.
@@colinfrank3155 Yes. Atoms were commonly mentioned by the anciet Greeks as the constitution of matter.
@@colinfrank3155 That's interesting. Thanks.