The Really Big One The Feared Cascadia 9.0 Earthquake

In the United States, there is one disaster which geologists fear above all else; a megathrust earthquake occurring in the Cascadia subduction zone. This exact disaster occurred in the year 1700, creating a destructive Pacific wide tsunami and causing thousands of casualties on the mainland. Yet, today there are now 20 million more people who live in the area than there were when the last disaster struck. So, what exactly might occur if the Cascadia subduction zone was to produce a major megathrust earthquake in the near future? This video will answer this question, by running a simulation of sorts based off of the exact same earthquake which struck offshore of Oregon in the year 1700. This video was solely sponsored by the YouTube channel, EarthquakeSim. Be sure to subscribe to his channel at @EarthquakeSim, where he makes numerous videos revolving around earthquake damage simulations and earthquake education! Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth, Data SIO, NOAA, U.S