An earthquake simulator capable of replicating the intensity of a magnitude 7.0 temblor will visit Balboa Park next week as part of a statewide tour leading up to the Great California ShakeOut. The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services will bring the simulator to an area north of the Plaza de Panama Fountain at Balboa Park from 6 a.m. to noon Thursday, Oct. 15, according to Cal OES. The public will be able to experience simulated earthquake shaking while receiving preparedness information from earthquake experts.
The San Diego visit will be the final stop on the four-city Great California ShakeOut Tour, which will begin Monday in San Francisco, followed by Sacramento on Tuesday and Los Angeles on Wednesday. “In California, the question isn’t whether the next earthquake will strike, but when. That’s why we’re committed to reaching communities across the state with the tools and information they need to protect their families before disaster hits,” Cal OES Director Caroline Thomas Jacobs said in a statement…