USGS Professonal Paper 1096 - IRIS

GEORGIA
Americus. 6A
GENERAL INFORMATION
Operated by:
Address:
Telephone:
Georgia Southwestern College
Physical Science Department
Georgia Southwestern College
Ameri~b1s, idA 31799
912-928-1245
Address to obtain records:
SITE INFORMATION
As above.
Code
Station name
1atitude
(deg N.)
Longitude
(deg W.)
Elev
(meters)
Date
opened
Date
closed
Foundation; geologic age
AMG Americus---------------- 32.0594 84.2177
106
9/01/73
Open--
Unconsolidated clayey sand;
late Eocene.
INSTRrnffiN'fAT]8N
Seismometer
eade Type eomponent Io(SeC)
Galvo Type
1 (sec)
g
recording
Magnification
at I 0
Remarks
AMG Benioff 1051--------- Z 1. 25
Geotech 51-210------- Z 15.0
Geotech 5L-220------- N5,EW 15.0
0.75 Heat-sensitive
--do----------
--do----------
20 K
2 K
Timing system:
Geotech TG-1l0.
5ystem response curves:
Available from station.
SlieR! 1II S'f8R.
AMG started with the vertical short-period seismometer, and the NS and EW long-period instruments were added in
September 1974 The vertical long-period seismograph heca me operational in Sep+erpber HP5
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