Hoping to stir awareness about earthquake preparedness, the city of Seattle held a public shaking. On Tuesday, the city set up an earthquake simulator in Westlake Park. More than 100 people had the ...

Research on one of the world's largest earthquake simulators has made buildings, bridges, and other infrastructure more earthquake-safe. Homes, offices, parking garages, bridges and other structures ...

SEATTLE — Have you ever experienced an earthquake? Children and adults had the chance to experience what a magnitude 8.0 earthquake would feel like if it were to happen in Seattle. "The Big Shaker" is ...

At a recent fair on Rucker Avenue in Everett, people lined up to ride the Big Shaker. It was no heart-pumping, bloodcurdling-screams carnival ride. But the real thing would be. What’s up with that?