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‘Big Shaker’ quake simulator coming to Marysville

Published 12:50 pm Monday, August 26, 2024

By Connor Zamora

Betty Davis, left, holds on to her mother Leia, who holds onto daughter Alana, 7, as they watch books fall from shelves in the inside The Big Shaker as it shakes like a magnitude seven-plus earthquake on April 19, 2019, in Everett. The Big Shaker is an earthquake simulator in a 24-foot trailer that replicates a typical living room of sofas and shelves with books and plastic dishes that fall during the demonstration. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
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Betty Davis, left, holds on to her mother Leia, who holds onto daughter Alana, 7, as they watch books fall from shelves in the inside The Big Shaker as it shakes like a magnitude seven-plus earthquake on April 19, 2019, in Everett. The Big Shaker is an earthquake simulator in a 24-foot trailer that replicates a typical living room of sofas and shelves with books and plastic dishes that fall during the demonstration. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Betty Davis, left, holds on to her mother Leia, who holds onto daughter Alana, 7, as they watch books fall from shelves in the inside The Big Shaker as it shakes like a magnitude seven-plus earthquake on April 19, 2019, in Everett. The Big Shaker is an earthquake simulator in a 24-foot trailer that replicates a typical living room of sofas and shelves with books and plastic dishes that fall during the demonstration. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Betty Davis, left, holds on to her mother Leia, who holds onto daughter Alana, 7, as they watch books fall from shelves in the inside The Big Shaker as it shakes like a magnitude seven-plus earthquake on April 19, 2019, in Everett. The Big Shaker is an earthquake simulator in a 24-foot trailer that replicates a typical living room of sofas and shelves with books and plastic dishes that fall during the demonstration. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

MARYSVILLE — Get ready to rumble, Marysville.

People can see what’s billed as the world’s largest mobile earthquake simulator 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at Delta Plaza, 514 Delta Ave., Marysville.

The simulator, nicknamed “The Big Shaker,” is capable of simulating earthquakes up to 8.0 magnitude. It is intended to help people prepare themselves for a real earthquake.

“Our simulators have been developed for earthquake preparedness education, training, and consumer outreach,” reads The Big Shaker’s website. “They are unique and provide the most realistic replications of earthquakes imaginable.”

The Cascadia Subduction Zone stretches from Vancouver Island to Cape Mendocino, California, and is expected to lead to a magnitude 9.0 megaquake known as the “The Big One.” A potential earthquake along the Southern Whidbey Island fault could mean even worse trouble for Snohomish County.

Staff from the Washington State Emergency Management Division and Pacific Northwest Seismic Network will have resources available at the event Thursday.

Connor Zamora: 425-339-3037; connor.zamora@heraldnet.com; Twitter: @cgzamora02.

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