M14K

Bethel, AK, USA

Operated by: Alaska Earthquake Center

Latitude: 60.7515 N

Longitude: -161.96 W

Elevation: 62.3 feet (19 meters)

Installed: 2017

Instrumentation at this station includes:

broadband seismometer

meteorological package

Infrasound sensor

Soil temperature probe

M14K was installed in 2017 as part of the temporary USArray project and integrated in 2020 into the permanent Alaska network as part of the National Science Foundation-sponsored Alaska Geophysics Arctic Observing Network project. This site is in the community of Bethel, located in the Yukon-Kuskokwim river delta. Corrosion of exposed metal from saltwater in the air is a concern. M14K is generously hosted by our partners at the Bethel Village Corporation and the Calista Corporation.