• Simulate Earthquakes on Your Home Computer! •

  • Learn how earthquakes work by making them yourself!
  • Complete computer source code (in BASIC and Pascal languages) and a full description of the procedure are given in a 42 page book.
  • Learn about and calculate earthquake statistics: magnitude, intensity, seismic moment, slip, stress, energy, damage area, and more.
  • Search for ‘seismic gaps’ and frequency-magnitude relationships; find recurrence times and the rate of energy release. Try to predict the next big one!
  • The book includes a detailed discussion of the slipping-block model (similar to the one used by professional seismologists), the procedures for calculating earthquake parameters, and a variety of experiments you can perform.
  • Ideal for classroom study, lab demonstrations, and science fair projects.

Illustrations

Sample code in Pascal and BASIC Sample output showing computed slip regions and regional stress and displacement Part of the same output including earthquake statistics
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System Requirements

  • Any computer that supports the BASIC or Pascal programming languages. With some knowledge of programming, you should easily be able to convert the code to other languages.

Price:

Book only: US$9.95 / CDN$11.50
Book & MSDOS disk: US$19.95 / CDN$22.95

(If not purchasing Quake! with other products, add US$2 / CDN$2.50 for shipping outside Canada & U.S.)