Earthquake Alarm - When Seconds count. Home - Office
Product Description
As the Rescue Chief of 'the world's most experienced rescue and disaster mitigation organization', I am writing this document as an unequivocal endorsement of Quake Alarm.
It is the only earthquake-warning device, which we endorse. It works. I personally endorse this device because it is simple, effective, practical, inexpensive and most importantly it works. This device has alerted and saved lives in Turkey India and Mexico. I consider this device to deliver the same level of protection and confidence in shielding people, from death and injury, due to earthquakes; as Smoke Detectors provide for fires.
If you live in a seismically active area, it is cavalier and risky behavior not to have one of these devices in your office and your home.
I use it to protect my family. You should too.
Doug Copp
Rescue Chief // Disaster Manager
American Rescue Team International
Fully adjustable sensitivity setting. Automatically resets and shuts off alarm when earthquake stops. Mounts easily to wall. No screws, nails or tools required. Operates off a 9-volt battery. Loud distinctive alarm to wake you up.
Monitors aftershocks. Offers peace of mind and keeps you informed. Can detect earthquakes that occur many miles away. > Saves valuable seconds by removing the normal guesswork involved in earthquake detection. Patented reverse pendulum detection system.
TheQuake Alarm™ is designed to provide instant warning of
seismic activity by detecting the “P” wave (compression
wave) of an earthquake, which travels faster than the more
destructive “S” wave (shear wave). The Quake
Alarm™
saves valuable seconds by removing the
guesswork in earthquake detection. It is capable of detecting
large earthquakes that occur hundreds of miles away and can
detect moderate to minor earthquakes for many miles around your
local area. One very important advantage of the Quake
Alarm™ is that it can wake you up and alert you
the moment the quake starts so that you can immediately take
cover or tend to other family members. The human mind relies upon
the sensations from the inner ear combined with the sense of
sight to determine the sensation of motion the body is undergoing
at the time that an earthquake starts. Disorientation, known as
vertigo, can cause people to become confused and instinctively
freeze for many seconds during the onset of an earthquake. Sound
also plays a part in earthquake detection and by itself can be
misleading. The sound of a slamming garage door or the low rumble
of a large truck has startled many people into falsely thinking
that they are about to experience an earthquake. The Quake
Alarm™can eliminate confusion, save valuable
seconds and provide peace of mind.Designed and tested for: Homes, Offices and School Classrooms
Provides early warning by detecting an earthquake's sound wave before the earthquake's destructive shear wave strikes your area.
When time counts, be informed and prepared with the Quake Alarm
Earthquake Alarm Info
Frequently Asked Questions
It is an inexpensive earthquake detector for homes, offices and school classrooms that sounds a loud buzzer as soon as an earthquake begins.
The Quake Alarm is a small plastic device that is not much bigger than a thermostat that mounts onto a wall with adhesive Velcro-strips and it operates off a nine-volt battery. The internal components are made up of a patented reverse pendulum system that is sensitive to "P" waves that precedes an earthquake. This pendulum moves, tripping a switch circuit which sounds the loud buzzer.
The Quake Alarm has a sensitivity adjustment whereby it can detect close by 4.0 earthquakes to quakes of 6.0 and above that are hundreds of miles away.
Earthquakes produce many waves caused by the plate or rock movements beneath the surface. The two main waves are the "P" compression wave which is the fastest moving wave. The Quake Alarm is sensitive enough to detect this wave movement and sound the alarm before the "S" or shear wave hits. This gives you a few seconds and the buzzer is loud enough to wake you up.
The United States Geological Survey says an "S" wave travels 1.75 times slower than a "P" wave (about two miles/second versus three miles/second).
They have been testing the reverse pendulum design for many five years and have test records of actual earthquakes that show that it does, in fact, work. There are a number of units installed right now in homes and schools in the Los Angeles area that report when the alarm sounds. and tied in to actual United States Geological Survey earthquakes they have recorded. Many times reports state they did not feel anything, but the Quake Alarm sounded its alarm confirming they are detecting the "P" wave.
With intermittent alarming and testing of the units on a regular basis, a nine-volt alkaline battery will last about five years.
This all depends upon how far you are from the epicenter of the quake and the magnitude of the quake. Based upon how much faster the "P" wave travels than the "S" wave, it can usually give you a few extra seconds to react. The Quake Alarm also saves time by confirming that what you might hear or feel is, in fact, an earthquake, so don't waste time, react.
Because it wakes you up at night at the start of an earthquake and it confirms that what you might be feeling is, in fact, an earthquake.
A Quake Alarms should be in areas/rooms frequented by adult humans you want to be notified of a potential earthquake, such as offices, school rooms, adult bedrooms at home. We do not recommend in children’s bedrooms where there is not an adult
