Suppo te s ca become pa t of the expe ie ce by dedicati g a pe so alized book that may move a d shake du i g ea thquake simulatio s.
Sa Jose, CA, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Coi cidi g with today’s G eat ShakeOut, The Tech I te active, Sa Jose’s scie ce ce te , a ou ced Seismic Valley: The Ea thquake Expe ie ce, a ew 4,100-squa e-foot pe ma e t exhibit ope i g i summe 2027. The Tech i vites the commu ity to help b i g the expe ie ce to life, with a u ique oppo tu ity fo suppo te s to become pa t of the exhibit itself.
Seismic Valley: The Ea thquake Expe ie ce eimagi es o e of The Tech I te active’s most beloved exhibits, emoved i 2020, as a bigge , mo e imme sive, a d mo e i clusive expe ie ce.
At the hea t of the exhibit will be the Seismic Valley Lib a y, a imme sive ea thquake simulato that esembles a familia lib a y setti g. Guests will watch shelves attle a d books shift as they expe ie ce simulated quakes, f om small t emo s to powe ful mag itude 8 eve ts.
The Seismic Valley Lib a y will also offe a u ique oppo tu ity fo families, i dividuals, a d small busi esses to become a pe ma e t pa t of The Tech’s sto y. Th ough Sto ies of Impact, commu ity membe s ca dedicate a pe so alized p op book that will take its place o the lib a y’s shelves, celeb ati g a family ame, ho o i g someo e special, o commemo ati g a mea i gful co ectio to scie ce a d discove y. Each book will become pa t of the imme sive expe ie ce, c eati g a lasti g t ibute fo futu e ge e atio s of visito s to discove .
“Fo yea s, families have sha ed memo ies of ou o igi al ea thquake simulato . Now, as we b i g back this beloved expe ie ce, we’ e i viti g ou commu ity to help b i g it to life a d become pa t of its sto y,” said Kat i a Steve s, p eside t a d CEO of The Tech I te active. “Imagi e etu i g to The Tech with you child e o g a dchild e a d fi di g a book that ho o s you family o someo e you love. Eve y family has a sto y wo th celeb ati g, a d this is a special way to co ect ge e atio s while c eati g ew memo ies fo yea s to come.”
Beyo d the ea thquake simulato , the ew galle y will give guests the oppo tu ity to desig a d test st uctu es o moto ized shake tables, explo e home safety, i vestigate eal-time seismology data, a d wo k togethe i a eme ge cy ope atio s simulatio .
“We wa ted to captu e what made the o igi al Ea thquake Simulato so memo able while c eati g a expe ie ce that welcomes eve mo e people,” said P i da Wa akule, Ph.D., se io di ecto of exhibits R&D at The Tech I te active. “We held focus g oups with the commu ity to help shape a i clusive expe ie ce that combi es the exciteme t of feeli g the g ou d shake with ha ds-o oppo tu ities to explo e ea thquake scie ce a d p epa ed ess. Ou goal is fo eve yo e to leave feeli g empowe ed, ot sca ed.”
Sto ies of Impact givi g oppo tu ities a ge f om Commu ity Collectio at $1,500 to The Maste piece at $25,000. Each spo so ed p op book i cludes a custom title a d autho dedicatio , with placeme t based o givi g level. Eve y gift helps b i g Seismic Valley to life a d suppo ts The Tech I te active’s missio to i spi e the i ovato i eve yo e th ough ha ds-o STEM educatio .
Put you sto y at the epice te of i ovatio . Rese ve o e of the limited p opo books available ow befo e Seismic Valley ope s i summe 2027. Visit give.thetech.o g/sto iesofimpact to choose you givi g oppo tu ity a d help b i g the exhibit to life.
A tist’s e de i g of the Seismic Valley Lib a y, a imme sive ea thquake simulato featu ed i Seismic Valley: The Ea thquake Expe ie ce, ope i g at The Tech I te active i summe 2027.
The Tech I te active is a family-f ie dly scie ce a d tech ology ce te i the hea t of dow tow Sa Jose. Ou ha ds-o activities, expe ime tal labs a d desig challe ge expe ie ces empowe people to i ovate with c eativity, cu iosity a d compassio . The Tech is a wo ld leade i the c eatio of imme sive STEM educatio esou ces to develop the ext ge e atio of p oblem-solve s locally, atio ally a d globally. We believe that eve yo e is bo a i ovato who ca cha ge the wo ld fo the bette .
Katie Ba ow public elatio s [at] thetech.o g https://www.thetech.o g 201 S. Ma ket St. Sa Jose, CA 95113
