Station IU KNTN - Kanton, Kiritibati

Network: IU - Global Seismograph Network (GSN - IRIS/USGS)

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
KNTN Kanton, Kiritibati (-2.77, -171.72) 2007-12-04 / 2599-12-31 20 m
KNTN Kanton, Kiritibati (-2.77, -171.72) 2009-05-11 / 2599-12-31 20 m
Crust2 Type:A0,normal oceanic, 0.07 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:16 km
Thickness StdDev:2.5 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.60
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.05
Vs Estimate:2.65 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.18
Peak Value:0.06
Assumed Vp:4.24 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.715
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

2 with match > 90% ( 3.125 %) and 11 with match > 80% ( 17.1875 %) out of 64.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 16 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 16 km 1.60 4.24 km/s 2.65 km/s 0.18 amp=0.06188423
Local Maxima 1 10 km 1.61 4.24 km/s 2.638 km/s 0.18 amp=0.048572578
Local Maxima 2 16 km 1.60 4.24 km/s 2.65 km/s 0.18 amp=0.038954113
Local Maxima 3 32 km 1.69 4.24 km/s 2.513 km/s 0.23 amp=0.02306468
Local Maxima 4 11 km 1.60 4.24 km/s 2.65 km/s 0.18 amp=0.016131245
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps2.33 SECOND
PpPs10.12 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs12.45 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(11 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
92.2356 60.3 deg 319.693 deg Eastern Honshu, Japan 2008/07/23 15:26:19 GMT (39.8, 141.5) 108 km 6.6 MB, 6.8 MW, 6.8 MW
92.02942 62.2 deg 275.828 deg Talaud Islands, Indonesia 2009/02/11 17:34:50 GMT (3.9, 126.4) 22 km 6.6 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW
88.979675 48.9 deg 289.109 deg South Of Mariana Islands 2010/08/13 21:19:33 GMT (12.5, 141.5) 10 km 6.5 MB, 6.9 MS, 6.9 MW, 6.9 MW
87.60639 57.4 deg 312.18 deg Southeast Of Honshu, Japan 2009/08/12 22:48:51 GMT (32.8, 140.4) 53 km 6.2 MB, 6.6 MW, 6.6 MW
87.19213 55.5 deg 1.376 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2010/07/18 05:56:44 GMT (52.9, -169.8) 14 km 6.3 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.6 MW, 6.6 MW
87.1814 57.4 deg 333.558 deg East Of Kuril Islands 2009/01/15 17:49:39 GMT (46.9, 155.2) 36 km 6.9 MB, 7.5 MS, 7.4 MW, 7.4 MW
86.34623 58.0 deg 199.421 deg Macquarie Island Region 2008/04/12 00:30:12 GMT (-55.7, 158.5) 16 km 6.8 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.1 MW, 7.1 MW
84.840645 63.7 deg 337.508 deg Sea Of Okhotsk 2008/07/05 02:12:04 GMT (53.9, 152.9) 633 km 6.8 MB, 7.7 MW, 7.7 MW
83.74683 63.4 deg 338.467 deg Sea Of Okhotsk 2008/11/24 09:02:58 GMT (54.2, 154.3) 492 km 6.5 MB, 7.3 MW, 7.3 MW
80.13274 37.6 deg 263.947 deg New Britain Region, P.N.G. 2010/07/20 19:18:21 GMT (-5.9, 150.7) 35 km 5.6 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.3 MW, 6.3 MW
80.113045 47.3 deg 289.74 deg South Of Mariana Islands 2008/05/09 21:51:29 GMT (12.5, 143.2) 76 km 6.1 MB, 6.7 MW, 6.7 MW

Losers

(53 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
96.79537 55.0 deg 271.093 deg Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia 2009/01/03 22:33:40 GMT (-0.7, 133.3) 23 km 6.7 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.4 MW, 7.3 MW
91.78392 86.5 deg 73.156 deg North Of Honduras 2009/05/28 08:24:45 GMT (16.7, -86.2) 10 km 6.7 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.3 MW, 7.3 MW
89.13107 37.9 deg 263.887 deg New Britain Region, P.N.G. 2010/07/18 13:04:09 GMT (-6.0, 150.4) 28 km 6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 6.8 MW
85.99699 57.8 deg 264.534 deg Banda Sea 2009/10/24 14:40:43 GMT (-6.1, 130.4) 130 km 6.7 MB, 6.9 MW, 6.9 MW
82.970116 64.2 deg 286.17 deg Philippine Islands Region 2008/03/03 14:11:14 GMT (13.4, 125.6) 24 km 6.4 MB, 6.9 MW, 6.8 MW
77.38422 61.1 deg 11.87 deg Kodiak Island Region, Alaska 2009/03/30 07:13:07 GMT (56.5, -152.7) 21 km 5.9 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.9 MW, 5.9 MW
76.91863 30.5 deg 256.475 deg Solomon Islands 2008/09/09 12:22:49 GMT (-9.3, 158.3) 12 km 5.7 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.9 MW, 5.9 MW
73.56188 42.7 deg 269.127 deg Admiralty Islands Region, P.N.G. 2008/10/23 10:04:35 GMT (-2.6, 145.6) 10 km 6.0 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.3 MW, 6.3 MW
73.46651 62.0 deg 275.842 deg Talaud Islands, Indonesia 2009/02/11 17:44:04 GMT (3.9, 126.6) 29 km 5.5 MB
72.614426 57.9 deg 331.996 deg Kuril Islands 2008/03/03 09:31:02 GMT (46.4, 153.2) 10 km 6.2 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.5 MW
71.61798 68.2 deg 296.543 deg Southwestern Ryukyu Isl., Japan 2009/08/17 00:05:49 GMT (23.5, 123.5) 20 km 6.2 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 MW, 6.6 MW
70.61932 69.4 deg 292.346 deg Philippine Islands Region 2008/03/03 13:49:40 GMT (19.9, 121.3) 10 km 6.0 MB, 6.0 MW, 5.9 MW
69.66589 65.4 deg 278.622 deg Mindanao, Philippines 2010/07/23 22:08:11 GMT (6.7, 123.4) 607 km 6.3 MB, 7.3 MW, 7.3 MW
69.04931 36.0 deg 268.112 deg New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 2010/03/20 14:00:49 GMT (-3.4, 152.2) 415 km 6.0 MB, 6.6 MW, 6.5 MW
68.51815 70.4 deg 295.206 deg Taiwan 2010/07/25 03:52:11 GMT (22.8, 120.8) 32 km 5.7 ML, 5.4 MB
68.07973 70.0 deg 296.232 deg Taiwan 2009/10/03 17:36:06 GMT (23.6, 121.5) 28 km 6.0 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.1 MW
67.53275 61.1 deg 273.668 deg Halmahera, Indonesia 2008/09/11 00:00:02 GMT (1.9, 127.4) 96 km 6.2 MB, 6.6 MW, 6.6 MW
66.88097 41.4 deg 264.871 deg Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. 2010/08/04 07:15:34 GMT (-5.5, 146.8) 226 km 6.1 MB, 6.5 MW, 6.4 MW
65.98545 41.0 deg 263.864 deg Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. 2008/08/30 06:54:07 GMT (-6.1, 147.3) 75 km 6.1 MB, 6.4 MW, 6.3 MW
65.845535 87.4 deg 266.495 deg Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 2008/12/11 17:06:06 GMT (-3.6, 100.8) 14 km 5.7 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.5 MW, 5.5 MW
65.74241 60.5 deg 336.44 deg Kuril Islands 2009/04/21 05:26:11 GMT (50.8, 155.0) 152 km 6.0 MB, 6.2 MW, 6.2 MW
63.76325 94.3 deg 91.472 deg Ecuador 2010/08/12 11:54:15 GMT (-1.3, -77.3) 207 km 6.4 MB, 7.1 MW, 7.1 MW
63.090538 67.5 deg 68.928 deg Off Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico 2009/05/29 01:04:38 GMT (18.4, -106.5) 11 km 5.5 MW, 5.0 MS, 5.0 MB, 5.3 MW
62.62461 39.8 deg 264.129 deg New Britain Region, P.N.G. 2009/01/22 13:40:25 GMT (-5.9, 148.5) 44 km 5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MW
62.387947 95.0 deg 128.564 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2010/07/14 15:05:50 GMT (-38.2, -73.2) 35 km 5.5 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.8 MW, 5.7 MW
62.236797 32.4 deg 261.011 deg Solomon Islands 2008/05/24 13:24:05 GMT (-7.2, 156.1) 29 km 5.8 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.9 MW, 5.8 MW
61.015675 63.4 deg 277.796 deg Mindanao, Philippines 2008/12/25 03:20:29 GMT (5.8, 125.4) 211 km 6.1 MB, 6.3 MW, 6.3 MW
60.238094 55.3 deg 3.411 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2009/10/13 20:21:53 GMT (52.6, -167.1) 14 km 5.9 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.4 MW, 6.4 MW
59.67437 60.3 deg 262.998 deg Banda Sea 2008/06/06 13:42:48 GMT (-7.5, 127.9) 122 km 5.7 MB, 6.0 MW, 6.0 MW
59.64887 80.6 deg 128.779 deg West Chile Rise 2008/06/05 05:22:26 GMT (-38.9, -91.6) 7.0 km 5.5 MS, 5.3 MB, 5.8 MW, 5.8 MW
59.646107 61.9 deg 276.139 deg Talaud Islands, Indonesia 2009/04/19 05:23:25 GMT (4.1, 126.7) 25 km 5.9 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.1 MW
58.5728 87.1 deg 8.522 deg Arctic Ocean 2008/10/07 10:00:48 GMT (79.8, -115.4) 10 km 5.6 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.7 MW
58.131042 31.5 deg 193.493 deg South Of Kermadec Islands 2008/06/11 02:30:08 GMT (-33.4, 179.9) 22 km 5.6 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.5 MW
57.923714 64.6 deg 196.275 deg Balleny Islands Region 2009/04/04 07:19:41 GMT (-62.6, 155.1) 10 km 5.7 MS, 5.3 MB, 5.9 MW, 5.9 MW
56.8379 58.4 deg 266.251 deg Banda Sea 2009/01/20 10:46:53 GMT (-4.7, 129.8) 144 km 5.7 MB, 5.5 MW, 5.5 MW
55.99589 96.9 deg 70.63 deg Cuba Region 2010/03/20 18:08:08 GMT (19.7, -75.3) 15 km 5.5 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.6 MW
55.558693 69.5 deg 262.323 deg Sumbawa Region, Indonesia 2009/11/08 19:41:43 GMT (-8.2, 118.6) 18 km 6.3 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.6 MW, 6.5 MW
54.711754 61.4 deg 261.566 deg Timor Region 2008/09/16 11:15:41 GMT (-8.8, 126.8) 35 km 5.9 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.7 MW
53.944874 64.1 deg 286.108 deg Philippine Islands Region 2008/03/29 03:01:31 GMT (13.3, 125.7) 18 km 5.7 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.7 MW
53.56437 63.4 deg 263.159 deg Banda Sea 2008/12/06 10:55:27 GMT (-7.4, 124.7) 405 km 6.1 MB, 6.4 MW, 6.4 MW
53.24467 66.2 deg 275.654 deg Celebes Sea 2009/10/07 21:41:13 GMT (4.1, 122.4) 574 km 6.3 MB, 6.8 MW, 6.8 MW
51.803696 30.9 deg 257.409 deg Solomon Islands 2008/06/22 07:22:06 GMT (-8.9, 157.8) 10 km 5.5 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.7 MW
50.945835 93.7 deg 307.377 deg Qinghai, China 2009/11/04 21:56:08 GMT (37.6, 95.8) 3.0 km 5.6 MB
50.70937 60.4 deg 337.804 deg Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 2008/03/06 09:38:43 GMT (51.5, 156.5) 134 km 5.6 MB, 5.5 MW, 5.5 MW
50.59795 54.9 deg 271.14 deg Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia 2009/01/06 22:48:27 GMT (-0.7, 133.4) 16 km 5.9 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.0 MW
50.376705 54.9 deg 357.041 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2008/08/07 18:30:03 GMT (52.2, -175.7) 12 km 5.6 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 MW
49.244278 65.6 deg 278.397 deg Mindanao, Philippines 2010/07/29 07:31:56 GMT (6.5, 123.2) 627 km 6.1 MB, 6.6 MW, 6.6 MW
48.278526 38.9 deg 263.668 deg New Britain Region, P.N.G. 2010/06/02 09:28:53 GMT (-6.2, 149.4) 34 km 5.5 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.9 MW, 5.8 MW
46.819283 81.6 deg 74.92 deg Guatemala 2009/05/03 16:21:47 GMT (14.6, -91.2) 124 km 5.6 MB, 6.2 MW, 6.2 MW
45.20655 64.0 deg 261.465 deg Timor Region 2009/01/28 07:53:38 GMT (-8.9, 124.2) 66 km 5.6 MB, 5.7 MW, 5.7 MW
45.13066 58.0 deg 264.791 deg Banda Sea 2008/08/04 20:45:13 GMT (-5.9, 130.2) 174 km 6.1 MB, 6.3 MW, 6.2 MW
38.99247 60.5 deg 36.884 deg Off Coast Of Oregon 2008/03/15 14:44:36 GMT (42.4, -126.8) 10 km 5.5 MS, 5.3 MB, 5.7 MW, 5.7 MW
33.674828 95.2 deg 126.566 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2010/03/16 02:21:57 GMT (-36.2, -73.3) 18 km 6.0 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.7 MW, 6.6 MW