San Andreas Fault S01E01 - How the Earth Was Made - History Channel

San Andreas Fault S01E01 - How the Earth Was Made - History Channel

A look at how geologists are keeping an eye on California's 800 mile-long San Andreas Fault which many believe is overdue for a major earthquake in the region that could destroy some of the most valuable real-estate in the world.

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[darthvader5300]

What makes it suspiciously tragic is the fact this knowledge has been in existence for thousands of years and yet ignored by the industrial revolution in the 18th and 19th century. If only people has not ignored this time tested ancient technology then the casualties of the San Francisco earthquake would have been reduced much further, more lives would have been saved.

[darthvader5300]

Hagia Sophia uses an ancient Eastern Roman Empire era mortar which is virtually earthquake proof and has withstood the test of time and maritime exposure of sea air, salt sprays, etc for thousands of years. That mortar is a simple mixture of equal volumes of lime, powdered brick, and sand. But I would replace the sand with wollastonite used in making Ductal Concrete which is flexible in thin sheet forms.

[smokeordieganja]

Incredible series, thanks very much for uploading.

[Zeuts85]

@mrjaz666 I'm not sure where you got 1000 miles for the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault (the one in Chile). Everywhere I can find says it's 1000 KM long, which translates to roughly 621 miles--making it shorter than the San Andreas.

[mrjaz666]

I stopped watching when it claimed the San Andreas fault is the longest in the world - The largest earthquake ever recorded was a M(w) 9.5 on May 22, 1960 in Chile. This occurred on a fault that is almost 1,000 miles (1600 kilometers) long. The earthquake ruptured along the entire length of the fault. For comparison, the San Andreas Fault is only 800 miles (1290 km) long. The longest rupture on the San Andreas Fault was 250 miles (400 km) during the 1906 earthquake.'

[KonigKraft]

The music is a bit much sometimes, but great documentary all in all.

[hwaiting77]

This video is helping my science project A LOT. Thanks!

[R3dR0t]

@KyeWeedon That is nothing! The fastest camera can record 200 million frames per second.

[KyeWeedon]

(38:53) 10,000,000 frames per second? I highly doubt that.

[Gardmanian]

Thank you very much for uploading this series. :)