USGS Professonal Paper 1096 - IRIS

WEST VIRGINIA
14el'gante"R, Ill!
GENERAL INFORMATION
Operated by;
Address;
w'est Virginia University
Seismograph Station
213 College of Mineral .od Energy Resources
wbite HaJJ West Vjrgjnja University
Morgantown, WV 26506
Telephone; 304-293-5695
Addr:ess to obtain records·
A, above.
SITE INFORMATION
Code
Station
name
Latitude Longi tude Elev Date Date
tdeg N. ) Edeg ,. j fDleters} opened closed
Foundation· geolggic age
MHG Morgantown-------------- 39.6331 79.9544 282 10/50 Open-- Hard sha Ie; Pennsylvanian.
INS'I'RlI1::1EN'I'~'I'ION
Seismometer Galvo Type Magni fication
Gsae 'l':Jifle Eon!p()nen~ TO (sed • g ("cj recording at
• 0
Remarks
MGR Sprengnether--------- Z,NS,EW 1.5 1.5 Pttoto paper 5 K, 3 K, 3 K Z component also recorded
00 •
pen-and-ink
recorder.
Timing system;
Standard Electric pendulum clock.
System response curves;
Available from station.
SHQRT HIST9RY
re~ort.
MGR h., operated continuously since 1950 with hiatuses during the sununer months.
The station publishes • semiannual
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