This illuminating History Channel series blends spectacular natural footage, stunning graphics and information from geologists to explain how various powerful forces worked together to create the earth. The geological phenomena explored include the Krakatoa volcano, the San Andreas Fault, the underwater Marianas Trench, the Great Lakes, Iceland, tsunamis, asteroids, the Hawaiian Islands, the Alps and much more.

Spectacular on-location footage, evidence from geologists in the field, and clear, dramatic graphics combine in this stunning 13-part series from History to show how immensely powerful, and at times violent, forces of geology have formed our planet.

From the Great Lakes to Iceland and the San Andreas Fault to Krakatoa, How The Earth Was Made travels the globe to reveal the physical processes that have shaped some of the most well-known locations and geological phenomena in the world. With rocks as their clues and volcanoes, ice sheets, and colliding continents as their suspects, scientists launch a forensic investigation that will help viewers visualize how the earth has evolved and formed over billions of years.