VMT
Valdez Marine Terminal, AK, USA
Operated by: Alaska Earthquake CenterLatitude: 61.083 N
Longitude: -146.368 W
Elevation: 318.2 feet (97 meters)
Installed: 2007
Instrumentation at this station includes:
broadband seismometer
strong motion seismometer
VMT is located at the Valdez Marine Terminal, the southernmost pump station of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. The marine terminal is snugged up against the steep mountains of Port Valdez fjord. This site is part of a long-standing monitoring system for the pipeline. The Earthquake Center operates this system in conjunction with the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.
