Station RV BLSTA - Blackstone Lookout Tower, AB

Network: RV - Regional Alberta Seismic Observatory for Earthquake Studies Network

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
BLSTA Blackstone Lookout Tower, AB (52.77, -116.33) 2022-09-30 / 2499-01-01 1560 m
Crust2 Type:P9,orogen/50km, Rockies, 4 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:46 km
Thickness StdDev:7.2 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.82
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.11
Vs Estimate:3.375 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.28
Peak Value:0.01
Assumed Vp:6.142 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.735
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

2 with match > 90% ( 3.508772 %) and 9 with match > 80% ( 15.789474 %) out of 57.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 46 km 1.82 6.142 km/s 3.375 km/s 0.28
Crust2.0 50 km 1.76 6.142 km/s 3.486 km/s 0.26 P9,orogen/50km, Rockies, 4 km seds.
Global Maxima 46 km 1.82 6.142 km/s 3.375 km/s 0.28 amp=0.008077359
Local Maxima 1 25 km 1.62 6.142 km/s 3.797 km/s 0.19 amp=0.007945827
Local Maxima 2 37 km 1.66 6.142 km/s 3.706 km/s 0.21 amp=0.007768552
Local Maxima 3 47 km 1.71 6.142 km/s 3.587 km/s 0.24 amp=0.0043550413
Local Maxima 4 38 km 1.89 6.142 km/s 3.25 km/s 0.31 amp=0.0032820264
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps6.11 SECOND
PpPs21.01 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs27.11 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(9 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
93.59976 69.8 deg 305.666 deg Near West Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2024/01/01 07:10:10 UTC (37.5, 137.2) 0.0 km 7.4 Mi
91.928734 75.6 deg 57.418 deg Morocco 2023/09/08 22:11:01 UTC (31.1, -8.4) 19 km 6.8 mww
88.1129 88.7 deg 309.108 deg Taiwan 2024/04/02 23:58:11 UTC (23.8, 121.6) 35 km 7.4 mww
87.06856 54.5 deg 137.289 deg South Of Panama 2023/08/03 01:25:21 UTC (5.6, -82.6) 8.0 km 5.9 mww
86.906944 86.5 deg 231.47 deg Tonga Islands Region 2022/11/11 10:48:45 UTC (-19.3, -172.1) 25 km 7.3 Mww
86.906944 86.5 deg 231.47 deg Tonga Islands Region 2022/11/11 10:48:45 UTC (-19.3, -172.1) 25 km 7.3 Mww
83.87366 85.4 deg 348.728 deg Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang Border Reg. 2024/01/22 18:09:04 UTC (41.3, 78.6) 13 km 7.0 Mww
83.35635 94.2 deg 306.834 deg Luzon, Philippines 2022/10/25 14:59:04 UTC (17.9, 120.6) 10 km 6.8 Mi
81.88519 90.9 deg 354.334 deg Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan 2023/08/05 16:01:49 UTC (36.5, 70.7) 207 km 5.8 Mww

Losers

(48 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
93.432526 88.3 deg 309.167 deg Taiwan 2024/04/03 00:35:36 UTC (24.2, 121.7) 10 km 5.7 mb
84.11024 70.1 deg 305.702 deg Near West Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2024/01/01 07:56:48 UTC (37.3, 136.9) 10 km 5.6 Mww
80.379074 92.7 deg 307.055 deg Philippine Islands Region 2023/09/12 11:03:18 UTC (19.3, 121.2) 41 km 6.3 Mww
79.98287 71.8 deg 132.57 deg Western Brazil 2024/01/28 09:38:56 UTC (-8.2, -71.4) 609 km 6.5 Mww
79.37262 59.7 deg 128.337 deg Colombia 2023/08/17 17:04:48 UTC (4.4, -73.6) 10 km 6.2 mww
79.24849 35.8 deg 294.351 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2023/10/16 11:35:31 UTC (52.4, -176.9) 187 km 6.4 Mww
78.5767 88.4 deg 237.997 deg Fiji Islands Region 2023/10/31 11:10:56 UTC (-17.5, -179.0) 548 km 6.4 mww
75.854935 97.2 deg 245.44 deg Vanuatu Islands 2023/12/07 12:56:30 UTC (-20.7, 169.2) 48 km 7.1 Mww
75.69691 34.4 deg 160.578 deg Near Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico 2023/09/08 16:37:17 UTC (19.5, -104.9) 45 km 5.7 mww
75.45144 57.2 deg 82.713 deg Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2024/03/14 21:10:25 UTC (29.8, -42.7) 10 km 6.0 mww
75.36988 87.6 deg 234.147 deg Tonga Islands 2024/01/18 22:12:20 UTC (-18.9, -175.1) 218 km 6.4 Mww
75.35432 91.5 deg 142.432 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2023/09/06 23:48:05 UTC (-30.3, -71.5) 41 km 6.2 mww
75.148994 93.0 deg 1.417 deg Northwestern Afghanistan 2023/10/07 06:49:41 UTC (34.5, 62.0) 11 km 5.5 mb
73.90275 43.7 deg 307.163 deg Komandorskiye Ostrova Region 2023/10/26 16:05:11 UTC (56.1, 164.7) 2.4 km 5.9 Mww
72.91589 93.0 deg 251.022 deg Vanuatu Islands 2023/08/16 12:47:40 UTC (-13.9, 167.2) 193 km 6.5 Mww
72.36057 87.6 deg 234.549 deg Tonga Islands 2023/12/11 06:33:31 UTC (-18.7, -175.5) 238 km 6.1 Mww
71.7629 40.7 deg 145.242 deg Chiapas, Mexico 2023/08/09 09:33:26 UTC (16.2, -93.6) 111 km 5.8 mww
71.37673 34.5 deg 161.122 deg Near Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico 2023/09/08 15:53:17 UTC (19.3, -105.1) 5.4 km 5.6 mww
70.32639 74.4 deg 298.899 deg Southeast Of Honshu, Japan 2023/10/05 01:59:58 UTC (30.0, 139.9) 10 km 6.1 mww
69.83154 97.7 deg 243.376 deg Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 2023/10/17 13:40:32 UTC (-22.2, 170.7) 16 km 5.6 Mww
69.60364 83.1 deg 282.932 deg South Of Mariana Islands 2023/08/14 13:51:54 UTC (13.4, 147.5) 10 km 6.1 mww
69.42032 59.8 deg 128.467 deg Colombia 2023/08/17 17:17:18 UTC (4.2, -73.6) 7.9 km 5.7 Mww
66.727684 90.1 deg 141.808 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2023/10/31 12:33:44 UTC (-28.7, -71.6) 41 km 6.7 mww
65.55407 90.2 deg 236.098 deg Fiji Islands Region 2022/11/12 07:09:14 UTC (-20.1, -178.4) 587 km 7.0 mww
65.40912 43.7 deg 142.298 deg Guatemala 2024/01/27 05:52:49 UTC (14.1, -90.5) 108 km 6.1 Mww
64.63789 96.6 deg 344.663 deg Nepal 2023/10/03 09:21:02 UTC (29.5, 81.2) 10 km 5.7 Mww
63.50733 94.0 deg 249.592 deg Vanuatu Islands 2023/09/28 14:40:26 UTC (-15.6, 167.7) 126 km 6.0 mww
63.172543 48.8 deg 305.023 deg Near East Coast Of Kamchatka 2023/12/23 17:48:03 UTC (52.0, 159.0) 29 km 5.8 Mww
62.3889 70.9 deg 132.274 deg Western Brazil 2024/01/20 21:31:07 UTC (-7.3, -71.5) 629 km 6.5 Mww
61.9578 93.4 deg 249.737 deg Vanuatu Islands 2023/11/22 04:47:31 UTC (-15.0, 168.0) 13 km 6.7 mww
59.81018 64.5 deg 304.948 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2023/11/19 21:01:31 UTC (41.2, 142.2) 53 km 6.0 Mww
58.639393 46.4 deg 139.68 deg Near Coast Of Nicaragua 2024/03/17 00:44:03 UTC (12.4, -87.7) 53 km 5.6 mww
57.8451 96.5 deg 246.508 deg Vanuatu Islands 2023/10/29 04:32:08 UTC (-19.4, 168.8) 80 km 6.0 mww
57.779488 52.5 deg 130.32 deg Panama 2023/08/29 04:59:19 UTC (9.9, -78.4) 10 km 5.5 mww
57.500454 32.6 deg 292.183 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2023/10/12 02:41:11 UTC (52.6, -171.2) 125 km 5.5 ml
54.904835 85.8 deg 233.716 deg Tonga Islands 2023/10/27 03:02:24 UTC (-17.6, -173.8) 35 km 5.6 mb
53.336254 86.3 deg 285.478 deg South Of Mariana Islands 2024/02/04 09:50:42 UTC (12.4, 143.5) 10 km 5.7 Mi
52.3993 79.4 deg 319.745 deg Northeastern China 2023/08/05 18:33:59 UTC (37.2, 116.4) 18 km 5.4 Mww
51.94541 93.0 deg 1.32 deg Northwestern Afghanistan 2023/10/11 00:41:56 UTC (34.6, 62.1) 10 km 6.3 Mww
51.904926 74.3 deg 298.792 deg Southeast Of Honshu, Japan 2023/10/03 15:22:36 UTC (29.9, 140.1) 10 km 5.8 Mww
51.635937 57.4 deg 131.035 deg Colombia 2023/08/27 21:44:59 UTC (5.3, -76.7) 15 km 5.7 Mww
51.07211 95.8 deg 248.151 deg Vanuatu Islands 2024/01/23 14:33:47 UTC (-17.9, 167.8) 10 km 6.5 Mi
50.853043 78.8 deg 35.681 deg Southern Italy 2022/10/31 21:42:50 UTC (39.9, 15.6) 271 km 5.5 Mww
49.04753 93.0 deg 135.0 deg Santiago Del Estero Prov., Arg. 2023/08/05 07:20:07 UTC (-28.2, -63.2) 598 km 6.2 Mww
46.88586 45.3 deg 237.213 deg Hawaii 2024/02/09 20:06:30 UTC (19.0, -155.5) 10 km 6.3 Mi
46.437325 84.5 deg 137.688 deg Near Coast Of Northern Chile 2023/12/21 16:21:52 UTC (-21.9, -70.1) 63 km 5.6 mww
35.41755 65.6 deg 304.546 deg Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2024/04/01 19:24:36 UTC (40.1, 141.7) 73 km 5.9 mww
33.56476 91.9 deg 236.008 deg Fiji Islands Region 2023/08/02 01:32:35 UTC (-21.6, -179.3) 632 km 5.8 mww