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Simulating up to magnitude 8.0 quakes, the Big Shakers have been used to train more than 30,000 people in California, Washington, Utah, and Nevada, by demonstrating how to prevent damage and injuries from happening during an earthquake.
Simulating up to magnitude 8.0 quakes, the Big Shakers have been used to train more than 30,000 people in California, Washington, Utah, and Nevada, by demonstrating how to prevent damage and injuries from happening during an earthquake.
Scene one: 1989. The first part of the Shake House experience takes you back to October 17, 1989, when the 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake struck near Santa Cruz at 5:04 p.m. 63 people were killed, and damage was widespread throughout the Bay Area—including at the Academy. “I felt the shaking and saw the ceiling cracking and things ...
These computer simulations capture the shaking at length scales larger than about 300 ft (100 m) and provide detailed pictures of the shaking for this scenario earthquake.
3 dni temu · The earthquake simulator in action! “Today we’re trying to push preparedness for earthquakes,” said Brandon, an emergency service coordinator with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) during a demonstration at Sacramento State University. “We brought the shake trailer here to simulate a magnitude 7.0 ...
Earthquake Preparedness Tips in the Big Shaker on NBC4.
4 dni temu · Representatives from the California governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) toured three cities this week, with their mobile earthquake simulator in tow. One of the city stops they made was near Los Angeles’ Chinatown right outside Homeboy Industries. Called the “Great California ShakeOut Tour,” a team from the Sacramento ...
