West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Seismometer Sites





MID

Site Conditions: S-13 seismometer buried approximately 2 feet deep in unconsolidated, Tertiary, Yakataga formation (shale, sandstone). Instrument is housed in a double insulated vault and is digitized with a Nanometrics Trident digitizer and transmitted via VSAT to WC/ATWC. Site is located near FAA radar facility.