Station II ASCN - Butt Crater, Ascension Island

Network: II - Global Seismograph Network (GSN - IRIS/IDA)

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
ASCN Butt Crater, Ascension Island (-7.93, -14.36) 1994-10-01 / 2499-01-01 173 m
Crust2 Type:A0,normal oceanic, 0.07 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:12 km
Thickness StdDev:6.4 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.60
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.12
Vs Estimate:2.65 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.18
Peak Value:0.04
Assumed Vp:4.24 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.710
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

6 with match > 90% ( 9.67742 %) and 24 with match > 80% ( 38.70968 %) out of 62.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 12 km 1.60 4.24 km/s 2.65 km/s 0.18
Crust2.0 12 km 2.19 4.24 km/s 1.94 km/s 0.37 A0,normal oceanic, 0.07 km seds.
Global Maxima 12 km 1.60 4.24 km/s 2.65 km/s 0.18 amp=0.035166316
Local Maxima 1 16 km 2.00 4.24 km/s 2.12 km/s 0.33 amp=0.019372027
Local Maxima 2 44 km 2.10 4.24 km/s 2.021 km/s 0.35 amp=0.0137129305
Local Maxima 3 46 km 1.64 4.24 km/s 2.577 km/s 0.21 amp=0.011746394
Local Maxima 4 30 km 1.60 4.24 km/s 2.65 km/s 0.18 amp=0.010051081
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps1.70 SECOND
PpPs7.36 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs9.06 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(24 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
97.27671 58.4 deg 255.831 deg Near Coast Of Peru 2001/06/23 20:33:14 GMT (-16.3, -73.6) 33 km 6.7 MB, 8.2 MS, 8.4 MW, 7.8 ME
94.540054 52.2 deg 246.408 deg Jujuy Province, Argentina 2000/05/12 18:43:18 GMT (-23.5, -66.5) 225 km 6.2 MB, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW
94.48396 76.7 deg 285.399 deg El Salvador 2001/01/13 17:33:32 GMT (13.0, -88.7) 60 km 6.4 MB, 7.8 MS, 7.7 MW, 7.5 ME
93.827156 56.9 deg 254.289 deg Near Coast Of Peru 2001/07/07 09:38:43 GMT (-17.5, -72.1) 33 km 6.6 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.6 MW, 7.5 ME
93.12028 55.2 deg 248.492 deg Northern Chile 2007/11/14 15:40:50 GMT (-22.2, -69.9) 40 km 6.7 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.7 MW, 7.4 ME
90.00587 92.4 deg 288.878 deg Near Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico 1995/10/09 15:35:55 GMT (19.1, -104.2) 49 km 6.5 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.3 UNKNOWN, 7.9 MW
89.948494 61.3 deg 259.107 deg Near Coast Of Peru 2007/08/15 23:40:57 GMT (-13.4, -76.6) 39 km 6.7 MB, 7.9 MS, 8.0 MW, 7.5 ME
89.93622 55.7 deg 247.201 deg Near Coast Of Northern Chile 1995/07/30 05:11:23 GMT (-23.4, -70.3) 47 km 6.6 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.2 UNKNOWN, 8.1 MW
87.42319 48.1 deg 111.485 deg Mozambique 2006/02/22 22:19:07 GMT (-21.3, 33.6) 11 km 6.5 MB, 7.5 MS, 7.0 MW, 7.0 MW
87.355354 57.5 deg 240.769 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1995/11/01 00:35:32 GMT (-29.0, -71.5) 20 km 6.3 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.3 UNKNOWN, 6.7 MW
86.9757 53.2 deg 184.395 deg Southwestern Atlantic Ocean 2006/01/02 06:10:49 GMT (-60.9, -21.6) 10 km 6.4 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.4 MW, 7.1 MW
86.77699 57.6 deg 238.422 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1997/10/15 01:03:33 GMT (-30.9, -71.2) 58 km 6.8 MB, 6.8 MS, 7.3 UNKNOWN, 7.1 MW
85.8711 88.2 deg 66.2 deg Southern India 2001/01/26 03:16:40 GMT (23.4, 70.2) 16 km 6.9 MB, 8.0 MS, 7.7 MW, 7.7 ME
83.94772 64.2 deg 279.089 deg Near West Coast Of Colombia 2004/11/15 09:06:56 GMT (4.7, -77.5) 15 km 6.6 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW
83.31474 79.3 deg 47.321 deg Turkmenistan 2000/12/06 17:11:06 GMT (39.6, 54.8) 30 km 6.7 MB, 7.5 MS, 7.0 MW, 6.9 ME
82.47744 59.9 deg 50.202 deg Egypt 1995/11/22 04:15:11 GMT (28.8, 34.9) 10 km 6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.2 UNKNOWN, 6.2 ML
82.22935 65.0 deg 281.547 deg Panama-Colombia Border Region 2000/11/08 06:59:58 GMT (7.0, -77.8) 17 km 6.0 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.2 ML
81.70184 64.4 deg 277.14 deg Near West Coast Of Colombia 2007/09/10 01:49:14 GMT (3.0, -78.0) 31 km 6.1 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.8 MW
81.64526 51.3 deg 248.232 deg Southern Bolivia 1997/01/23 02:15:22 GMT (-22.0, -65.7) 276 km 6.4 MB, 7.1 UNKNOWN, 7.1 MW
81.00491 56.4 deg 36.246 deg Southern Greece 2006/01/08 11:34:55 GMT (36.3, 23.2) 66 km 6.5 MB, 6.7 MW, 6.7 MW
80.6843 55.6 deg 246.478 deg Near Coast Of Northern Chile 1996/04/19 00:19:31 GMT (-23.9, -70.1) 50 km 6.0 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.5 ME
80.64272 62.4 deg 278.621 deg Colombia 1997/12/11 07:56:28 GMT (3.9, -75.8) 178 km 6.0 MB, 6.4 UNKNOWN, 6.3 MW
80.221 62.1 deg 229.993 deg Off Coast Of Central Chile 2000/12/20 11:23:54 GMT (-39.0, -74.7) 11 km 6.1 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.4 MW, 6.0 ME
80.046 46.6 deg 327.526 deg Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2006/01/20 08:53:52 GMT (31.1, -41.4) 10 km 5.5 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.6 MW

Losers

(38 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
79.34148 62.3 deg 278.541 deg Colombia 1997/09/02 12:13:22 GMT (3.8, -75.7) 199 km 6.5 MB, 6.8 UNKNOWN, 6.4 ME
78.50186 33.4 deg 303.428 deg Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 1996/06/02 02:52:09 GMT (10.8, -42.3) 10 km 6.1 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 UNKNOWN, 6.8 MW
78.27187 59.8 deg 280.55 deg Colombia 1995/01/19 15:05:03 GMT (5.1, -72.9) 18 km 6.4 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.5 UNKNOWN, 6.5 MW
77.21142 62.0 deg 269.258 deg Northern Peru 1997/10/28 06:15:17 GMT (-4.4, -76.7) 112 km 6.6 MB, 6.3 MS, 7.2 UNKNOWN, 6.6 ME
77.093475 62.5 deg 279.925 deg Colombia 1995/08/19 21:43:32 GMT (5.1, -75.7) 125 km 6.1 MB, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.5 MW
75.53105 86.8 deg 287.392 deg Near Coast Of Guerrero, Mexico 1995/09/14 14:04:31 GMT (16.8, -98.6) 21 km 6.4 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 UNKNOWN, 7.5 MW
72.96051 82.0 deg 288.298 deg Chiapas, Mexico 1995/10/21 02:38:57 GMT (16.9, -93.5) 161 km 6.2 MB, 7.3 UNKNOWN, 7.3 MW
72.86451 62.4 deg 269.794 deg Northern Peru 1995/05/02 06:06:05 GMT (-3.9, -77.0) 103 km 6.5 MB, 6.7 UNKNOWN, 6.6 MW
72.829865 66.6 deg 271.252 deg Off Coast Of Ecuador 1996/08/05 21:39:16 GMT (-2.0, -81.0) 33 km 5.7 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.2 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
70.95406 50.4 deg 250.511 deg Southern Bolivia 2008/10/12 20:55:41 GMT (-20.1, -65.0) 353 km 6.0 MB, 6.2 MW, 6.2 MW
70.39383 57.8 deg 238.398 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1998/01/12 10:14:07 GMT (-31.0, -71.4) 35 km 5.8 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.2 ME
67.42765 54.6 deg 254.224 deg Peru-Bolivia Border Region 1994/12/12 07:41:55 GMT (-17.5, -69.7) 151 km 5.8 MB, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.3 MW
65.86305 63.5 deg 262.198 deg Near Coast Of Peru 1995/09/23 22:31:58 GMT (-10.5, -78.7) 73 km 5.9 MB, 6.5 UNKNOWN, 6.4 MW
65.38599 63.2 deg 279.165 deg Colombia 1997/02/19 18:25:12 GMT (4.6, -76.5) 101 km 5.5 MB, 5.8 UNKNOWN, 5.7 MW
64.76414 97.2 deg 60.227 deg Western Xizang-India Border Reg. 1999/03/28 19:05:11 GMT (30.5, 79.4) 15 km 6.4 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.6 MW, 6.5 ME
63.61734 49.9 deg 241.705 deg Santiago Del Estero Prov., Arg. 2008/09/03 11:25:14 GMT (-26.7, -63.2) 570 km 5.9 MB, 6.3 MW, 6.3 MW
63.234524 59.1 deg 230.071 deg S. Chile-Argentina Border Region 1998/12/14 16:25:24 GMT (-38.2, -71.0) 138 km 6.0 UNKNOWN, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MB
62.804367 55.4 deg 241.07 deg Chile-Argentina Border Region 1995/08/03 08:18:53 GMT (-28.3, -69.2) 104 km 5.9 MB, 5.8 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
62.50146 75.1 deg 284.908 deg Near Coast Of Nicaragua 1997/05/08 14:01:10 GMT (12.3, -87.2) 59 km 5.6 UNKNOWN, 5.3 MB
62.062004 55.9 deg 246.97 deg Near Coast Of Northern Chile 1994/12/10 03:39:31 GMT (-23.6, -70.5) 37 km 5.7 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.3 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
60.781025 63.3 deg 278.694 deg Colombia 1995/02/08 18:40:25 GMT (4.2, -76.6) 69 km 6.3 MB, 6.4 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MD
60.715584 33.6 deg 303.075 deg Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 1995/02/02 12:53:53 GMT (10.8, -42.6) 10 km 5.6 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.8 UNKNOWN
60.483936 59.2 deg 228.916 deg Southern Argentina 1994/10/20 01:15:16 GMT (-39.2, -70.8) 164 km 5.7 MB, 5.9 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
60.22213 60.9 deg 257.868 deg Near Coast Of Peru 1997/02/09 12:32:36 GMT (-14.5, -76.3) 33 km 5.7 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MW
60.064587 59.4 deg 265.249 deg Peru-Brazil Border Region 1996/04/24 17:06:36 GMT (-8.1, -74.4) 151 km 5.6 MB, 5.6 UNKNOWN, 5.6 MW
57.905098 56.6 deg 299.091 deg Virgin Islands 2008/10/11 10:40:14 GMT (19.2, -64.8) 23 km 6.1 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MW
54.86763 89.6 deg 288.364 deg Guerrero, Mexico 1994/12/10 16:17:41 GMT (18.2, -101.4) 67 km 6.5 MB, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.5 MW
54.64762 63.5 deg 208.044 deg Drake Passage 1995/01/03 16:11:59 GMT (-57.7, -66.0) 33 km 6.1 MB, 5.6 MS, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
53.90564 58.1 deg 237.371 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1996/09/09 00:20:39 GMT (-31.9, -71.6) 39 km 6.0 MB, 5.5 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.8 ME
52.280155 54.4 deg 253.172 deg Northern Chile 1997/04/01 18:42:14 GMT (-18.4, -69.3) 116 km 5.8 MB, 6.2 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
52.26507 53.6 deg 250.775 deg Chile-Bolivia Border Region 1997/12/09 14:23:45 GMT (-20.2, -68.4) 133 km 5.7 MB, 5.7 UNKNOWN, 5.7 MW
52.264046 56.2 deg 255.964 deg Southern Peru 1998/10/08 04:51:42 GMT (-16.1, -71.4) 136 km 6.1 MB, 6.4 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
48.241917 54.5 deg 253.249 deg Northern Chile 1997/04/01 18:33:32 GMT (-18.3, -69.5) 114 km 5.9 MB, 6.2 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MW
48.138542 94.3 deg 242.286 deg Easter Island Region 1998/11/17 03:16:08 GMT (-26.8, -113.3) 10 km 5.4 MB, 5.5 MS
45.16248 62.4 deg 279.22 deg Colombia 1999/01/25 18:19:16 GMT (4.5, -75.7) 17 km 5.9 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.3 ME, 6.2 MW
43.19268 49.6 deg 188.627 deg South Sandwich Islands Region 1996/05/30 03:04:37 GMT (-56.7, -26.3) 84 km 5.7 MB, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 5.3 MW
39.581596 94.1 deg 49.318 deg Kyrgyzstan 1997/01/09 13:43:31 GMT (41.0, 74.3) 22 km 5.7 MB, 5.8 MS, 5.7 UNKNOWN, 5.7 MW
38.146873 58.6 deg 235.343 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1996/02/22 13:40:53 GMT (-33.7, -71.7) 44 km 5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW