Joan E. Fryxell, a Cal State San Bernardino geology professor, will lead a hike to the San Andreas Fault on Thursday, Oct. 20. The hike will take place prior to the ninth annual “Great California ShakeOut” simulated earthquake drill.
Students and local residents are invited to join the free informational hike, which will take place from 9:30 -11 a.m. Fryxell will meet participants on the north side of the Biology Building on the CSUSB campus to begin the hike.
Participants will be able to stand on the tectonic plate boundary, one of the few places in the world where this is possible above sea level.
“We Southern Californians are well aware that this is earthquake country,” said Fryxell. “So we need to have a good understanding of the danger to keep ourselves and our families safe, as well as not worrying needlessly about urban myths concerning earthquakes.”
CSUSB will be one of the hundreds of colleges, schools, and other organizations participating in the simulated earthquake drill on Oct. 20 at 10:20 a.m.
During this drill, participants are required to “drop, cover, and hold on” in preparation for the next big earthquake.
The simulation, created in 2008, encourages residents to be aware and prepared for a real earthquake. More than 10 million people in California and nearly 39 million worldwide are expected to participate in the 2016 Great California ShakeOut.
For more information about the hike, contact Joan E. Fryxell at jfryxell@csusb.edu or (909) 537-5311.
Set in the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains, CSUSB is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in inland Southern California. CSUSB serves more than 20,000 students each year and graduates about 4,000 students annually.
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