Staff from the recently-opened Fr. Andrew P. Kashevaroff Museum in Juneau test the strength of their exhibits. (AK Homeland Security photo/Jeremy Zidek)
It’s one thing to have your plates fall from shelves during an earthquake, and quite another to shake loose priceless artifacts. Curators with the Alaska State Museum tested the strength of their exhibit mounts on Thursday (9-1-16) in the Alaska Earthquake Simulator. The AES will be in Sitka this weekend and open to the public. It provides a safe way to experience a 7.1 quake. Find it 9 AM – 5 PM on Saturday, September 3 at the Sitka Firehall, and Sunday, September 4, 1 PM – 5 PM at SeaMart.
The Alaska Earthquake Simulator, parked next to “Nimbus” at the Kashevaroff State Museum. Over 1,000 Juneau residents took the magnitude 7.1 ride. (AK Homeland Security photo/Jeremy Zidek)
