Sub Duction Zone News Today

Seen all sorts of information an videos on and provides a lot of damage onshore. >> is there any way, its like asking what caused this weather. what causes an earthquake? what is the most basic -- give me a basic primer on that. >> basically what you see happening here is that theres a sub duction zone. weve got two plates moving together. one under the pacific ocean, its sliding down underneath japan. it has to break every once in a while and that is a very large event which occurs on several h...

Way to build strong buildings. any building thats constructed prior to the imposition of building codes can be very weak. >> lets move up to coast to seattle. how is seattle prepared and whats the likelihood of something there? >> the last major earthquake along the coast of washington occurred around 1700. that was very large. much like the earthquake that occurred in chile. it produced a tsunami. in recent years seattle has become more prepared for an event of that nature. >> this red line, th...