FDSN Station Page - PALK

Information for PALK as of May 2019

Station:Pallekele, Sri Lanka

Director General: Dr. Bernard Prame

Network Affiliation: IRIS/IDA - GSN

Address:Geological Survey and Mines Bureau, No. 569, Epitamulla Road, Pitakotte

Telephone:94 112887680

Fax:94 112887681

Telex:

Coordinates:

• Latitude: 7.2728 N
• Longitude: 80.7022 E
• Elevation to Sensor: 461.25
• Depth to Sensor: 88.75

Geology: Predominantly migmitite

Network Contact:IDA Seismographic Network Institute of Geophysics & Planetary Physics University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093-0225

Open Station: Yes

Parent Organization:Geological Survey and Mines Bureau Sri Lanka

Vault Conditions: The station is located in a scientific equipment complex. The STS-6 is emplaced in a cased borehole drilled into rock of migmitic composition at a depth of 88.75 meters. The Trillium 120 is set in a shallow borehole approximately 0.5 meter from the STS-6 borehole.

Site Description: Scientific equipment complex in Sri Lanka. It is a borehole deployment.

Address from which to obtain data:

IRIS Data Management Center; 1408 NE 45th St.; Seattle, WA 98105; USA

Phone 206-547-0393

Station Instrumentation

1. Global Seismograph Network - GSN: [ II ] 10 May 2019 to Present
2. Global Seismograph Network - GSN: [ II ] 6 Dec 2009 to 5 May 2019
3. Global Seismograph Network - GSN: [ II ] 8 Dec 2007 to 5 Dec 2009
4. Global Seismograph Network - GSN: [ II ] 22 Aug 2000 to 8 Dec 2007