Naturalist Night: Loma Prieta +30

Join the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History for an exploration of the history and geology of the Loma Prieta Earthquake on the 30th anniversary of the event.

Those who lived in the Monterey Bay and San Francisco Bay areas on October 17, 1989, and are old enough, undoubtedly remember where they were when the big earthquake struck. Speaker Frank Perry started collecting information on the quake soon after it occurred, and will share some of what he has learned over the past 30 years about the quake and its impact on the Northern Monterey Bay area. Frank will examine it within the context of local geology, the history of earthquakes in this area, some of the curious phenomena associated with the shaking, and what the future may hold.

This event is in partnership with the Capitola History Museum.