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Network CH
Station Code OTER1
Station Description Otterbach, BS
Latitude (WGS84) 47.57775
Longitude (WGS84) 7.603898
Station altitude (CH1903) 253.0
running from 2006-10-11
...until 2019-07-08
Waveform Access open
Sensor Types Accelerometer Velocimeter
Geological Unit Coral limestone of Oxfordian age (Jurassic)
Site Morphology Class T1
T1: flat; T2: slope; T3: ridge and T4: steep ridge;
following Pessina and Fiorini (2014) A GIS procedure for fast topographic characterization of seismic recording stations, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 63, p248-258
Site Morphology Description Underground below the Rhine alluvial plain
Ground type EC8
Ground type SIA
Basin Information not in a sedimentary basin with possible 2D/3D effects
Reference
Resonance Frequency (Hz) -
Uncertainty Factor -
Vs 30 (m/s) -
Location Map


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Topography Map


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Geology Map

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Sensor locations

Location Code BT
Opening Date 07-02-2006
End Date 2019-07-08
Housing Class Borehole
Housing Description casing: Metall; casing length: 530m; inner diameter: 6 3/4' = 171.5cm; locking mechanism: hole lock ; wet
sensor depth below station 500.0 m
Distance to Building (m) -
Location Code BT
Opening Date 07-02-2006
End Date 2019-07-08
Housing Class Borehole
Housing Description casing: Metall; casing length: 530m; inner diameter: 6 3/4' = 171.5cm; locking mechanism: hole lock ; wet
sensor depth below station 500.0 m
Distance to Building (m) -
Location Code (none)
Opening Date 11-10-2006
End Date 2007-08-01
Housing Class Borehole
Housing Description casing: Metall; casing length: 530m; inner diameter: 6 3/4' = 171.5cm; locking mechanism: hole lock ; wet
sensor depth below station 499.0 m
Distance to Building (m) -
Location Code (none)
Opening Date 11-10-2006
End Date 2007-08-01
Housing Class Borehole
Housing Description casing: Metall; casing length: 530m; inner diameter: 6 3/4' = 171.5cm; locking mechanism: hole lock ; wet
sensor depth below station 499.0 m
Distance to Building (m) -

Current Instrumentation

No open epochs

Location code BT
On date 02-08-2017 11:55:00
Off date 2019-07-08 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model CMG-3TB
Sensor manufacturer Guralp
Digitizer model CMG-DM24
Digitizer manufacturer Guralp
Channels HHE , HHN , HHZ
Location code BT
On date 02-08-2017 11:55:00
Off date 2019-07-08 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model CMG-5TB
Sensor manufacturer Guralp
Digitizer model CMG-DM24
Digitizer manufacturer Guralp
Channels HGE , HGN , HGZ
Location code BT
On date 14-06-2017 11:41:33
Off date 2017-08-02 11:55:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model CMG-3TB
Sensor manufacturer Guralp
Digitizer model CMG-DM24
Digitizer manufacturer Guralp
Channels HHE , HHN , HHZ
Location code BT
On date 14-06-2017 11:41:33
Off date 2017-08-02 11:55:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model CMG-5TB
Sensor manufacturer Guralp
Digitizer model CMG-DM24
Digitizer manufacturer Guralp
Channels HGE , HGN , HGZ
Location code BT
On date 26-09-2006 00:00:00
Off date 2007-05-01 23:59:59
Waveform Access restricted
Sensor model HS-1LT
Sensor manufacturer OYO Geospace
Digitizer model 130
Digitizer manufacturer Reftek
Channels GHA , GHB , GHC
Location code BT
On date 07-09-2006 00:00:00
Off date 2006-09-26 00:00:00
Waveform Access restricted
Sensor model CMG-3TB
Sensor manufacturer Guralp
Digitizer model 130
Digitizer manufacturer Reftek
Channels GH2 , GH3 , GHZ
Location code BT
On date 07-02-2006 00:00:00
Off date 2006-09-06 23:59:59
Waveform Access restricted
Sensor model HS-1LT
Sensor manufacturer OYO Geospace
Digitizer model 130
Digitizer manufacturer Reftek
Channels GHA , GHB , GHC
Location code (none)
On date 01-10-2009 00:00:00
Off date 2016-06-24 23:22:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model CMG-3
Sensor manufacturer Guralp
Digitizer model
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels HH2 , HH3 , HHZ
Location code (none)
On date 01-10-2009 00:00:00
Off date 2016-06-24 23:22:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model CMG-5
Sensor manufacturer Guralp
Digitizer model
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels HG2 , HG3 , HGZ
Location code (none)
On date 01-07-2007 00:01:00
Off date 2007-08-01 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model CMG-3T
Sensor manufacturer Guralp
Digitizer model
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels HH2 , HH3 , HHZ
Location code (none)
On date 01-07-2007 00:01:00
Off date 2007-08-01 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model CMG-5
Sensor manufacturer Guralp
Digitizer model
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels HG2 , HG3 , HGZ
Location code (none)
On date 01-05-2007 00:01:00
Off date 2007-07-01 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model CMG-3T
Sensor manufacturer Guralp
Digitizer model
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels HH2 , HH3 , HHZ
Location code (none)
On date 28-11-2006 13:01:00
Off date 2007-05-01 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model HS-1LT
Sensor manufacturer OYO Geospace
Digitizer model
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels EHA , EHB , EHC
Location code (none)
On date 11-10-2006 11:11:00
Off date 2006-11-28 13:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model HS-1LT
Sensor manufacturer OYO Geospace
Digitizer model
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels EHA , EHB , EHC

Site Characterization

channel group
 Empirical Amplification
CH.OTER1.BT.GH not available
CH.OTER1..EH not available
CH.OTER1.BT.HG not available
CH.OTER1..HH not available
CH.OTER1..HG not available
CH.OTER1.BT.HH not available

Obtained from spectral modeling of small earthquakes with constant update.

  • Top: Fourier amplification with elastic (dashed line) and anelastic (solid line) amplification functions;
  • Centre: 5% damped response spectra amplification (anelastic);
  • Bottom: Number of recordings used.

See Edwards et al. (2013), Determination of Site Amplification from Regional Seismicity: Application to the Swiss National Seismic Networks. Seismological Research Letters, 84(4), 611–621.

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