Years in Business
Quake Cottages Built
Educational Experiences
CLIMB INSIDE OUR ONE-OF-A-KIND 8-SEAT ULTIMATE EARTHQUAKE SIMULATOR AND SAFETY EXPERIENCE WHAT A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE FEELS LIKE
TWO ENTRY DOORS WITH EARTH SEATS FACING OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND HDTVS MOUNTED ON OPPOSITE WALLS
THE INTERIOR DESIGN FEATURES A DUAL SETTING, A HOME ENVIRONMENT ON ONE SIDE AND A LAB ENVIRONMENT ON THE OTHER
LEARN ABOUT THE LATEST IN SAFETY PREPAREDNESS IN OUR EARTHQUAKE LEARNING CENTER
KIOSK CAN BE PROGRAMMED WITH CUSTOM INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC NEEDS BASED ON EVENT DETAILS AND COMPANY STANDARDS
DISCOVER THE SAFE-T-PROOF EARTHQUAKE FASTENING SYSTEM, ICC CERTIFIED, PATENTED, AND LABORATORY TESTED FOR STRENGTH
REGARDING: SIMULATOR MAGNITUDE
The “Magnitude” of an earthquake is measured on something called “The Moment Magnitude Scale,” which replaced the Richter Scale as the method of measuring the size of earthquakes.
An earthquake’s magnitude is a measurement of energy release and ground motion. Additionally, the larger the magnitude of an earthquake the longer the duration. In measuring earthquakes, seismometers placed geographically radiating our from the earthquake’s origin (epicenter) are used and a mathematical scale combines these readings to create an overall magnitude number.
So, the bottom line is no earthquake simulator of any kind creates or replicates a “magnitude” of any size. It is just not possible. Seismometers positioned miles away from the Quake Cottage won’t register its energy release.
What the Quake Cottage does is produce an earthquake-type of “Intensity” — which is the strength or force of the motion. Riders in the simulator experience about 25 seconds of 1g of motion. That g-force can happen in a 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, or 9.0 earthquake. The 25-second duration is common with earthquakes around a 7-7.5.
The Quake Cottage does not replicate a Magnitude of any size but replicates the intensity of large earthquakes.
