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Old seismographs still in operation in Northern California

January 1, 1984

Felt earthquakes are frequent on the Cape Mendocino end of the northern San Andreas fault in Humboldt County, California. For this reason a Bosch-Omori seismograph was installed by Horace Winslow of the U.S Coast and Geodetic Survey in teh old city jail in Ferndale as early as 1932. In 1981 the seismograph was moved to the Ferndale Museum where it is monitored now by James Scalvini. Data from the seismograph are sent to the Survey's National Earthquake Information Service in Golden, Colorado. 

Publication Year 1984
Title Old seismographs still in operation in Northern California
Authors E. McCormick
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS)
Index ID 70169242
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse