| Information for RAR as of February 1994 | |
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| Station: Raratonga, Cook Islands | |
| Director: Dr. Ian Speden | Network Affiliation: IRIS/USGS - GSN & Project IDA |
| Address: Meterological service P O Box 127 Officer-in-Charge Raratonga, Cook Islands |
Network Contact: Albuquerque Seismic Laboratory Building 10002 Kirtland AFB East Albuquerque, NM 87115 |
| Telephone: 682-20603 | Open Station: Yes Phone No 682 27446 |
| Fax: 682-21603 | Parent Organization: Meterological Service |
| Email: | |
| Coordinates: Latitude: 21.2125S Longitude: 159.7733W |
Elevation to Sensor: 28 Depth to Sensor: 100 |
| Geology: To about 85 meters geology is an alternating series of hard basalt and unstable flowing material, scoria, gravels and sands. Below 85 meters there is a consistent sequence of basalts. | |
| Vault Conditions: Borehole for Z, N, and E channels. The STS-1/VBB seismometers are located in a small concrete building approximately 20 x 12 feet. Piers are not isolated from the floor, but are attached to surface rock. A small air conditioner inside the building controls temperature and humidity. | |
| Site Description: N/A | |
| Addresses from which to obtain data. | |
| Station Instrumentation | |
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| 1. Global Seismograph Network - GSN: IRIS-2 System [IU] | 10 Mar 1992 to Present |
| 2. Project IDA [ ID ] | October 1976 to Present |