r/Earthquakes • u/communist_autist • May 31 '24

Videos Favorite Earthquake-related Documentary?

Hi there, I watched this amazing documentary on the 3.11 earthquake in Japan, and it got me thinking, what are some of the most fascinating Earthquake-related documentaries out there? I’d love to hear your recommendations. Whether it’s about a specific earthquake, or scientific, or whatever else, let me know!

If anyone is interested, it was the NHK 3.11 documentary that’s on YouTube (https://youtu.be/0E2Q7kr4L2c?si=nzEFm8YmtogmmZdN) — I’m looking to watch more things like this or better!

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u/mrxexon May 31 '24

Nationa Geographic, Witness to Disaster, Japan 2011.

Part 1, https://youtu.be/ZO5kQY1gBic?si=B0wTmu35xPCTzel8

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u/Tomahawk72 Jun 01 '24

Any higher quality videos? lol

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u/jhumph88 May 31 '24

There’s an interesting one on YouTube called Where The Fault Lies that shows where the San Andreas and Hayward faults are

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u/SchwuleMaus Aug 21 '24 edited Aug 21 '24

There is one on the Izmet, Turkey quake, the 1995 Northridge, California quake, the 1989 San Francisco quake, the 2010 Haiti quake, the 1964 mag 9.2 Alaska quake and huge tsunami it generated titled Though the Earth Be Moved, the 2004 Indian ocean quake "The Wave that Shook the World", a few videos about the 1906 7.8 or 8.1 San Francisco quake. Get on YouTube and search for earthquakes. I have huge playlists on YouTube of earthquakes, tsunami and volcanoes including lectures and talks about the science. Don't forget the Nepal quake of 2015. There are some fascinating docs about the Cascadia Fault Zone quake they a lot of folks are anticipating and dreading. It's a fault line very similar to the Indian Ocean fault that caused the 2004 quake and tsunami. The kast quake was in January, 1700, and was of mag 9.0+. This one is absolutely fascinating. Japan has been keeping records of tsunami for about 1400 years. You can also dig up some video of the largest quake ever recorded, the 1960 Chile quake that was a 9.5 and generated a huge ocean wide tsunami. Chile has had many of the top earthquakes ever recorded. Don't forget the chile quake of 2010 that was an 8.3 I think and generated a tsunami. That's all I've got off the top of my head.

Let me know if that does it for you. I live in California near San Francisco and used to live the Los Angeles area. I've been through quakes up to 7.3. Earthquakes and volcanoes fascinate me. The forces all of them produce is astonishing. If you know how to DM me, I'll give you my playlist names and my screen name on YouTube so you don't have to look all these up.

Some tidbits: https://www.sms-tsunami-warning.com/pages/highest-magnitude-earthquake Cheers and enjoy!

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u/Silly_Strike 1d ago

Would you be willing to share your playlist with me?