I can't remember where this was, or when I read about it, but there was an
earthquake exhibit that included a room mounted on springs, that shook from
time to time.

A supply of replaceable, cheap crockery to fall from shelves might be fun.

I have been through only one very small earthquake. The noise was terrifying.
Sub-woofers may be the way to go--speakers that emit sub-sonic vibrations.
Rock bands use them. You don't hear them, but feel them in your chest.

An excellent description of an earthquake's primal terror may be read in Mary
Renault's The Bull from the Sea, if anyone reads that anymore. Spoken
literary excerpts might be an effective ingredient in an earthquake exhibit.

David Formanek

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