USGS Professonal Paper 1096 - IRIS

WASHINGTON
Newport, wA
GENERAL INFORMATION
Operated by:
Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Geological Survey
Newport Geophysical Observatory
Nt. 4, Box 56A
Newport, WA 99156
Telephone: 509-447-3195
Address to obtain records:
A, above.
SITE INFORMATION
Code
Statioll
lIame
Latitude Longitude Elev Date Date FGl.Iadatign; geologic
(degN.) (deg W.) (meters) opened closed
age
NEW Newport----------------- 48.2633 117.1200 760 6/66 Open-- Miocene slates with other Tertiary
strata.
INSTRUMENTATION
Seismometer Galvo lype Magnl11catlon Remarks
Code Type Component To(sec) Tg(sec) recording .t T
0
NEW Geotech 18300-------- Z 1.0 0.2 Visible 200 K ---
Sprengnether--------- Z,NS,EW 15.0 30.0 --do--- 1000 .nd 100 Magnification .t 0.05
H,.
Geotech TS-220------- NS,EW .8 --- --do--- 140 K, 14 K, Magnification .t 5.0
1.41:: Hz.
Timing system:
Geotech 11880, with • Geotech 5400A backup system.
System response curves:
Available from station.
SHORl HlSIOkI
The station began operation in June 1966 under the USC&GS.
It is part of the Tsunami Warning System .nd receives signals
from • selection of nine other stations throughout the Unites States, telemetered to NEW through the NElS in Golden, Colo. 335