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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| Watsonville - Telephone Building |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 47459 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
| Ambient Records for CE47459 |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 36.9091 N |
| Longitude | 121.7575 W |
| Elevation (m) | 9 |
| Site Geology | Fill over alluvium |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | 271 (inferred) |
| Site Class | D |
| Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 4/0 |
| Plan Shape | Rectangular |
| Base Dimensions | 74'-7" x 70'-6 1/2" |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | Same as base dimensions |
| Design Date | 1948 & 1955 |
| Instrumentation | 1982. 13 accelerometers, on 3 levels in the building. |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | Concrete slabs supported by steel frames. |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | Concrete Shear Walls |
| Foundation Type | Spread footings |
| Remarks | 4th story was added in 1955. |