Other ID: IB I-28-00-PR
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Uri Ten Brink
Affiliate Investigator(s): Christa von Hillebrandt, University of Puerto Rico and P.R. Seismic network
Information Specialist(s): Gregory Miller, Erich Roth
Data Type(s): Seismics: Ocean Bottom Seismometer, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Deploy ocean bottom seismometers to record earthquakes in the vicinity of Puerto Rico.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
End Port/Location: Magueyez, Puerto Rico
Start Date: 2000-05-03
End Date: 2000-05-04
Equipment Used: Ocean Bottom Seismometer, GPS (wh)
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Deployed 12 OBSes with external geophone packages west, northwest, and southwest of Puerto Rico to record earthquakes for 45 days. Three land seismometers were also deployed.
Staff: Gregory Miller, Philipp Molzer, Erich Roth
Affiliate Staff:
Robert Iuliucci - Contractor
Notes:
Project = Caribbean Earthquake and Tsunami Hazard, Caribbean Earthquake and Tsunami Hazard
Location:
western Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean Sea, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 19.06269482 | South: 18.18760655 | West: -67.72219764 | East: -66.99281539 |
Platform(s):
Isla Magueyes |
Martin, J.L., ten Brink, U.S., von Hillebrandt, C., Roth, E.G., and Miller, G., 2001, Project PROBES (Puerto Rico Ocean Bottom Earthquake Survey): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-112, 89 p., URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01112.
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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Ocean Bottom Seismometer | --- | Ocean Bottom Seismometer | |
GPS (wh) | --- | Navigation |