USGS Professonal Paper 1096 - IRIS

ALASKA
Palmer
AK
GENERAL INFORMATION
Operated by:
Address:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Alaska Tsunami Warning Center (formerly Flamer Observatory)
P.O. Box Y
Palmer, AK 99645
Telephone:
Address to obtain records:
907-745-4212
Helicorder records:
Nat10nal GeoPhysical and Solar-Ierrestr1al Data Center
NOAA/EDS, D62
Boulder, CO 80302
Develocorder records:
Alaska IsunaDl1 warn10g Center
P.O. Box Y
Palmer, AK 99645
SITE INFORMATION
Code
Station name
Latitude
(deg N.)
Longitude
(deg W.)
Elev
(meters)
Date
opened
Date
closed
Foundation; geologic age
BLR
Black Rapids------------
63.5017
145.8450
809
3/65
Open--
Schist; Devonian.
(eDA)
Cold Bay---------------- 55.2700
162.8961
8/70
11/70
Undifferentiated; Quaternary.
eSA
Cape Saricbef----------- 54.5944
164.8750
152
11/28/70 5/18/71 Volcanics; Quaternary.
GIl
Gilmore creek----------- 6 4 ~75°
]o/D/67 Open--
Schist; precambrian
GHA
Granite Mountain-------- 65.4286
161.2319
858
9/17/70 --do--
Granite; Cretaceous.
IHA
Indian Mountain--------- 66.0683
153.6786
1380
8/05/71 --do--
Andesitic volcanics; Late Jurassic­
Early Cretaceous.
KDC
Kodiak------------------ 57.7478
152.4917
13
4/02/64 --do--
Surficial gravels; Jurassic and (or)
Cretaceous.
HID
Middleton Island-------- 59.4278
146.3389
37
4/10/64 --do--
Mudstones, siltstones, and sandstones
of Yakataga Formation; Miocene to
Holocene.
NIK
Nikolski---------------- 52.9743
168.8528
207
5/17 /71 --do--
Metamorphics and plutonics; Tertiary.
PHA
Port Moller------------- 55.9786
160.4972
314
9/06/72 --do--
Volcanics; Pliocene.
PHR
Palmer------------------ 61.5922
149.1308
100
9/01/67 --do--
Tuff; Mesozoic.
PIfS
Palmer South------------ 61.2447
(Arctic Valley).
149.5606
716
5/25/67 --do--
Metaclastics and meta volcanics of the
McHugh Complex; Late Jurassic and
(or) Cretaceous.
PWA
Palmer West------------- 61.6508
(Houston) .
149.7133
137
5/23/67 --do--
Shallow glacial debris (Holocene),
underlain by shales, sandstones,
and coal beds (Tertiary)
SMY
Shemya------------------ 52.7308
174.1031 E.
58
11/17/70 --do--
Basement rocks (siliceous rock,
argillite, and conglomerates);
Tertiary.
SVW
Sparrevohn-------------- 61.1081
155.6217
762
8/67 --do--
Shale and sandstones; Cretaceous.
TOA
Tolsona----------------- 62.1047
146.1722
909
9/15/71 --do--
Sandstone; Tertiary.
TTA
Tatalina---------------- 62.9300
156.0219
914
8/10/72 --do--
Granitic intrusive; Tertiary.
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