‘Nick From Home’ Livestream #60 - San Andreas Fault

CWU's Nick Zentner from his home in Ellensburg, Washington on Sunday, June 7, 2020 during the global coronavirus pandemic. California's San Andreas Fault, Carrizo Plain, 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, clockwise rotation, Tanya Atwater, Chris Goldfinger, Baja-BC, etc.00:00 Waiting for start time + mailtime14:34 Intro to San Andreas Fault16:00 Outline walkthrough17:00 Basics of the San Andreas Fault (as distinct from Cascadia)21:40 Visual explanation of San Andreas Earthquakes24:30 Nuance of why quakes happen in sections, not all at once25:37 Explanation of 1906 SF earthquake27:54 Fault history observations by shifted natural linear features (e.g. streams) in the Carrizo Plain35:22 Determining the recurrence interval (average years between events)37:00 Variability in types of movement on the fault, connecting San Andreas to the clockwise rotation of PNW (Pacific Northwest)40:20 A new thought to consider: Why do we have 50My of clockwise rotation evidence if there is NOT 50My of San Andreas movement?41:00 San Andreas fault born ~20Mya, future will be that all of western coast has San Andreas fault (including PNW)42:07 Baja British Columbia (a large portion of today's Baja California is now in British Columbia)42:58 Why San Andreas is a big deal in Geology : Bedrock map of the Palo Alto quadrangle in the 1960s, pre-plate tectonics!47:36 Setting up the cozy fort :)49:30 History of Thomas Diblee51:22 Drone footage of San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plains53:20 Story of the post - 1906 San Francisco earthquake1:05:00 Crazy Pre-1906 and Post-1906 SF earthquake footage1:08:10 Seismograph live stream on YouTube1:09:30 Point Reyes geology map showing 300mi of movement1:10:40 Fault movement animation1:13:22 What happens with the Gulf of California? & shows how nuanced SA is1:17:20 Q&A