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Network CH
Station Code STEIN
Station Description Stein am Rhein, SH
Latitude (WGS84) 47.66974
Longitude (WGS84) 8.86899
Station altitude (CH1903) 540.0
running from 2003-08-29
...until now
Waveform Access open
Sensor Types Accelerometer Velocimeter
Geological Unit Marl (Molasse, Untere Oehninger Schichten, Miocene)
Site Morphology Class T2
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 Fluvial geomorphology: alluvial slope, plain, cone
Ground type EC8 B
Ground type SIA C
Basin Information not in a sedimentary basin with possible 2D/3D effects
Reference Fäh Donat, Fritsche S., Poggi V. et al., "Determination of Site Information for Seismic Stations in Switzerland. Work Package 4: Pegasos Refinement Project", Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zürich, 2009
Resonance Frequency (Hz) .7
Uncertainty Factor -
Vs 30 (m/s) 369
Location Map


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Topography Map


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Sensor locations

Location Code 01
Opening Date 21-09-2022
End Date -
Housing Class Free field
Housing Description Sensors installed 5m below free surface in underground shelter. BB sensor and accelerometer placed in a 65cm deep borehole, coupled to the sediment via sand. BB and accelerometer are combined in one casing (Cascadia Posthole sensor.)
sensor depth below station 0.0 m
Distance to Building (m) -
Location Code (none)
Opening Date 29-08-2003
End Date 2021-12-01
Housing Class Tunnel
Housing Description Sensor in tunnel 7m directly below free surface, 15m from nearest entrance. Sensor placed on concrete pedestal on sandstone.
sensor depth below station 0.0 m
Distance to Building (m) -

Current Instrumentation

Location code 01
On date 21-09-2022 16:05:00
Off date -
Sensor model Titan 2G (Cascadia)
Sensor manufacturer Nanometrics
Digitizer model Centaur
Digitizer manufacturer Nanometrics
Channels HGE , HGN , HGZ
Stream Noise (last week) HGE , HGN , HGZ
Location code 01
On date 21-09-2022 16:05:00
Off date -
Sensor model Trillium Compact 120s (Cascadia)
Sensor manufacturer Nanometrics
Digitizer model Centaur
Digitizer manufacturer Nanometrics
Channels BHE , BHN , BHZ , HHE , HHN , HHZ
Stream Noise (last week) BHE , BHN , BHZ , HHE , HHN , HHZ
Location code (none)
On date 21-07-2006 00:00:00
Off date 2021-12-01 10:15:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model LE-3D-5s
Sensor manufacturer Lennartz
Digitizer model Trident
Digitizer manufacturer Nanometrics
Channels EHE , EHN , EHZ
Location code (none)
On date 20-02-2004 00:00:00
Off date 2006-07-21 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model LE-3D-5s
Sensor manufacturer Lennartz
Digitizer model Trident
Digitizer manufacturer Nanometrics
Channels EHE , EHN , EHZ
Location code (none)
On date 08-09-2003 00:00:00
Off date 2004-02-20 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model LE-3D-5s
Sensor manufacturer Lennartz
Digitizer model Trident
Digitizer manufacturer Nanometrics
Channels EHE , EHN , EHZ
Location code (none)
On date 29-08-2003 12:00:00
Off date 2003-09-08 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model LE-3D-5s
Sensor manufacturer Lennartz
Digitizer model Trident
Digitizer manufacturer Nanometrics
Channels EHE , EHN , EHZ

Site Characterization

channel group
 Empirical Amplification
CH.STEIN.01.HG not available
CH.STEIN.01.HH not available
CH.STEIN..EH 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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