Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Description:
The geologic history of Baja California and Alta California, including San Diego, is a fascinating story with many changes in plot. The region once was part of mainland Mexico and hosted active volcanoes and a tropical climate. The volcanic mountains were worn down as big rivers flowed from the Mexican heartland to the Pacific Ocean. Then the western edge of North America was torn off, forming Baja California and California west of the San Andreas fault, and leaving a growing Gulf of California in its wake. And so began our modern interval of earthquakes radiating out from active faults that compressed and extended the land forming mountains and basins. Some of these fault-formed features familiar to San Diegans include Mt. Soledad, Mission Bay, Point Loma and San Diego Bay.
| Location: |
San Diego Natural History Museum
1788 El Prado San Diego, California |
Contact Information:
Questions? Email education@sdnhm.org
or call 619.255.0203
Event Home Page: www.sdnhm.org/education/naturalhistory
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