Station TA W53A - Cullowhee, NC, USA

Network: TA - USArray Transportable Network (new EarthScope stations)

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
W53A Cullowhee, NC, USA (35.17, -83.16) 2012-04-14 / 2599-12-31 1180 m
Crust2 Type:P6,orogen/43km, Orogen, 0.5 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:48 km
Thickness StdDev:4.1 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.97
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.07
Vs Estimate:3.219 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.33
Peak Value:0.01
Assumed Vp:6.35 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.580
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

15 with match > 90% ( 15.625 %) and 34 with match > 80% ( 35.416668 %) out of 96.

Download stack as xyz text file.

Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 48 km 1.97 6.35 km/s 3.219 km/s 0.33
Crust2.0 43 km 1.76 6.35 km/s 3.609 km/s 0.26 P6,orogen/43km, Orogen, 0.5 km seds.
Global Maxima 48 km 1.97 6.35 km/s 3.219 km/s 0.33 amp=0.009246869
Local Maxima 1 41 km 2.10 6.35 km/s 3.027 km/s 0.35 amp=0.0062035443
Local Maxima 2 58 km 1.78 6.35 km/s 3.567 km/s 0.27 amp=0.0041209585
Local Maxima 3 68 km 1.69 6.35 km/s 3.769 km/s 0.23 amp=0.0027797846
Local Maxima 4 37 km 1.60 6.35 km/s 3.969 km/s 0.18 amp=0.002533696
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps7.35 SECOND
PpPs22.47 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs29.82 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

Download zip of receiver functions as SAC

View Record Section

Plot maxima for each earthquake.

Events Used in the Stack

(34 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
97.899574 33.7 deg 167.674 deg Colombia 2012/09/30 16:31:35 GMT (1.9, -76.4) 170 km 7.0 MB, 7.3 MW, 7.2 MW
97.80943 51.4 deg 169.321 deg Near Coast Of Peru 2013/09/25 16:42:43 GMT (-15.8, -74.5) 40 km 7.1 MWW, 6.8 MI, 7.0 MWB, 7.0 MWC, 7.1 MWW, 7.1 MWC
96.05945 64.6 deg 316.282 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2013/08/30 16:25:02 GMT (51.5, -175.2) 29 km 7.0 MWW, 6.5 ML, 6.8 MI, 6.9 MWC, 6.9 MWB, 7.0 MWW, 7.0 MI, 7.0 MWC
95.844826 95.2 deg 324.403 deg Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2012/12/07 08:18:23 GMT (37.9, 143.9) 31 km 7.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.3 MW, 7.3 MW
95.68906 66.3 deg 317.257 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2012/09/26 23:39:55 GMT (51.6, -178.3) 16 km 6.3 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.4 MW, 6.4 MW
95.40619 85.5 deg 325.732 deg Kuril Islands 2013/04/19 03:05:52 GMT (46.2, 150.8) 110 km 7.2 MW, 7.1 MB, 7.2 MW
94.70196 38.5 deg 312.668 deg Queen Charlotte Islands Region 2012/10/28 03:04:08 GMT (52.8, -132.1) 14 km 6.5 MB, 7.5 MS, 7.8 MW, 7.8 MW
93.93457 44.2 deg 113.427 deg Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2013/06/24 22:04:13 GMT (10.7, -42.6) 10 km 6.5 MW, 6.1 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.6 MW
93.71746 95.4 deg 323.505 deg Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2013/10/25 17:10:19 GMT (37.2, 144.7) 35 km 7.1 MWW, 7.1 MWW, 7.1 MWB, 7.1 MWC, 7.2 MWC, 7.5 MI
93.6224 64.3 deg 316.168 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2013/09/04 02:32:30 GMT (51.6, -174.8) 20 km 6.5 MWW, 5.9 ML, 6.3 MWB, 6.5 MI, 6.5 MWC, 6.5 MWW
93.14646 59.7 deg 315.38 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2012/08/10 18:37:43 GMT (52.6, -167.4) 13 km 5.9 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 MW
92.27165 40.4 deg 178.099 deg Near Coast Of Northern Peru 2013/08/12 09:49:32 GMT (-5.4, -81.9) 10 km 6.2 MWW, 6.1 MWB, 6.2 MWW, 6.2 MWC, 6.3 MWC
91.80703 30.7 deg 136.808 deg Near Coast Of Venezuela 2013/10/12 02:10:27 GMT (10.9, -62.3) 63 km 6.0 MWW, 6.0 MWW, 6.0 MWB, 6.0 MWC, 6.0 MI
90.35398 37.2 deg 310.303 deg Queen Charlotte Islands Region 2013/09/04 00:23:11 GMT (51.2, -130.2) 9.9 km 6.0 MW, 5.9 MI, 5.9 MWR, 6.0 MWW, 6.0 MWW, 6.0 MWC
90.25316 39.4 deg 110.631 deg Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2013/09/05 04:01:36 GMT (15.2, -45.2) 10 km 6.0 MWW, 5.9 MWB, 6.0 MWW, 6.0 MWC
89.977356 30.7 deg 272.873 deg Off W. Coast Of Baja California 2012/12/14 10:36:01 GMT (31.1, -119.7) 13 km 6.2 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.3 MW, 6.4 MW
89.866486 78.1 deg 330.552 deg Sea Of Okhotsk 2013/05/24 05:44:48 GMT (54.9, 153.2) 598 km 8.4 MW, 7.5 MB, 8.3 MW
89.83177 34.3 deg 169.721 deg Colombia 2013/02/09 14:16:07 GMT (1.1, -77.4) 145 km 6.7 MB, 6.9 MW, 6.9 MW
89.636375 54.1 deg 163.97 deg Peru-Bolivia Border Region 2012/05/14 10:00:40 GMT (-17.7, -69.6) 106 km 6.4 MB, 6.2 MW, 6.2 MW
89.48271 37.3 deg 310.381 deg Queen Charlotte Islands Region 2013/09/03 20:19:06 GMT (51.2, -130.4) 2.7 km 6.1 MWW, 6.0 MWB, 6.1 MWW, 6.1 MWC, 6.2 MI, 6.2 MWC
88.75442 71.9 deg 343.259 deg Eastern Siberia, Russia 2013/02/14 13:13:53 GMT (67.6, 142.5) 11 km 6.5 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.6 MW, 6.7 MW
88.75312 49.8 deg 170.392 deg Near Coast Of Peru 2012/07/02 23:31:37 GMT (-14.4, -75.6) 40 km 6.0 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.6 MW
86.784676 64.3 deg 316.171 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2013/09/15 16:21:37 GMT (51.6, -174.7) 24 km 6.1 MWW, 5.7 MI, 5.7 ML, 6.0 MWB, 6.1 MWC, 6.1 MWW
86.765144 81.8 deg 52.247 deg Crete, Greece 2013/10/12 13:11:53 GMT (35.5, 23.3) 40 km 6.6 MWW, 6.5 MWB, 6.6 MWW, 6.7 MWC
86.37965 66.0 deg 168.989 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2013/10/31 23:03:59 GMT (-30.3, -71.5) 27 km 6.6 MWW, 6.4 MWB, 6.5 MWC, 6.6 MWW, 6.6 MI
86.02072 64.0 deg 167.709 deg Central Chile 2013/01/30 20:15:43 GMT (-28.1, -70.7) 45 km 6.5 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.8 MW, 6.8 MW
85.89343 79.1 deg 325.927 deg Kuril Islands 2013/02/28 14:05:50 GMT (51.0, 157.3) 41 km 6.4 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.9 MW, 6.8 MW
85.244 85.8 deg 324.987 deg Kuril Islands 2012/07/08 11:33:02 GMT (45.5, 151.3) 20 km 5.7 MB, 5.6 MS, 6.0 MW, 5.8 MW
84.99276 65.7 deg 160.556 deg Santiago Del Estero Prov., Arg. 2012/05/28 05:07:23 GMT (-28.0, -63.1) 587 km 6.0 MB, 6.7 MW, 6.8 MW
82.94318 80.8 deg 329.475 deg Sea Of Okhotsk 2013/05/24 14:56:31 GMT (52.2, 151.4) 624 km 6.7 MW, 6.7 MB, 6.7 MW
81.855545 58.8 deg 164.188 deg Northern Chile 2013/08/23 08:34:06 GMT (-22.3, -68.6) 111 km 5.8 MWW, 5.7 MWD, 5.8 MWW, 5.8 MWB, 5.8 MWC
81.41912 51.7 deg 165.929 deg Southern Peru 2013/07/17 02:37:43 GMT (-15.7, -71.7) 7.0 km 6.0 MW, 5.6 MB, 5.8 MS, 5.8 MW
81.273445 79.5 deg 329.54 deg Sea Of Okhotsk 2013/10/01 03:38:21 GMT (53.2, 152.8) 573 km 6.7 MWW, 6.7 MWC, 6.8 MWC, 6.8 MWB
80.071 64.3 deg 316.19 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2013/09/04 06:16:49 GMT (51.6, -174.8) 21 km 5.7 MWW, 5.5 ML, 5.5 MI, 5.7 MWB, 5.7 MWW, 5.8 MWC

Losers

(62 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
79.51835 64.3 deg 316.044 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2013/09/04 04:16:30 GMT (51.4, -174.7) 27 km 5.9 MW, 5.2 ML, 5.4 ML, 5.8 MWW, 5.8 MWW, 5.9 MWC
78.92114 35.2 deg 308.117 deg Vancouver Island, Canada Region 2013/08/04 13:22:27 GMT (49.7, -127.4) 10 km 5.6 MB, 5.5 MW
78.59145 46.3 deg 69.097 deg Azores Islands Region 2013/04/30 06:25:23 GMT (37.6, -24.9) 10 km 5.8 MW, 5.9 MW, 5.9 MB
77.26422 80.8 deg 325.421 deg Kuril Islands 2012/07/20 06:10:25 GMT (49.4, 155.9) 19 km 5.7 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.1 MW
76.20584 79.6 deg 325.03 deg East Of Kuril Islands 2013/04/19 19:58:40 GMT (50.0, 157.7) 15 km 6.1 MW, 5.9 MB, 6.0 MW, 6.1 MS
76.178116 70.7 deg 322.207 deg Near Islands, Aleutian Islands 2012/06/19 15:56:32 GMT (53.4, 171.6) 14 km 6.2 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.1 MW
76.01773 77.0 deg 325.731 deg Off East Coast Of Kamchatka 2013/05/21 05:43:21 GMT (52.3, 160.1) 30 km 6.1 MW, 5.8 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.1 MW
75.61061 35.8 deg 304.776 deg Off Coast Of Washington 2012/08/19 08:07:35 GMT (47.8, -128.6) 10 km 5.6 MW, 5.3 MS, 5.2 MB, 5.5 MW
74.96332 49.8 deg 166.076 deg Central Peru 2013/05/21 23:02:45 GMT (-13.8, -72.3) 92 km 5.8 MW, 5.7 MB, 5.8 MW
74.95063 68.9 deg 49.49 deg Northern Italy 2012/05/29 07:00:03 GMT (44.9, 11.1) 10 km 5.9 MB, 5.8 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 MW
74.720764 91.7 deg 327.847 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2013/02/02 14:17:35 GMT (42.8, 143.1) 107 km 6.4 MB, 6.9 MW, 6.9 MW
73.550995 64.5 deg 315.897 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2013/08/31 06:38:36 GMT (51.2, -174.9) 18 km 6.0 MWW, 5.5 ML, 5.9 MWB, 5.9 MWC, 6.0 MWC, 6.0 MI, 6.0 MWW
73.2596 59.8 deg 314.175 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2013/07/03 03:40:27 GMT (51.6, -167.0) 5.1 km 5.8 MW, 5.7 MW, 5.9 MB
73.13436 40.0 deg 169.016 deg Northern Peru 2012/11/28 03:09:48 GMT (-4.5, -76.1) 118 km 5.9 MB, 5.6 MW, 5.7 MW
73.00869 95.9 deg 325.929 deg Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2013/08/04 03:28:50 GMT (38.2, 141.9) 56 km 5.8 MW, 5.8 MB, 5.9 MW
71.30875 76.9 deg 325.78 deg Off East Coast Of Kamchatka 2013/05/19 18:44:10 GMT (52.3, 160.1) 18 km 6.1 MW, 5.8 MS, 5.9 MB, 5.9 MW
70.354614 81.0 deg 325.379 deg Kuril Islands 2012/09/09 05:39:37 GMT (49.2, 155.8) 31 km 5.5 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.9 MW, 6.0 MW
69.77361 64.3 deg 316.011 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2013/09/14 15:42:46 GMT (51.4, -174.6) 20 km 5.9 MWW, 5.4 MI, 5.8 MWB, 5.9 MWC, 6.0 MWC
69.535355 87.5 deg 37.789 deg Northwestern Caucasus 2012/12/23 13:31:40 GMT (42.4, 41.1) 15 km 5.5 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.6 MW
68.9643 89.5 deg 332.817 deg Primor'ye, Russia 2012/07/29 09:20:54 GMT (47.4, 139.1) 502 km 5.6 MB, 5.6 MW, 5.7 MW
68.88769 82.8 deg 52.395 deg Crete, Greece 2012/09/12 03:27:46 GMT (34.8, 24.1) 32 km 5.7 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.5 MW, 5.3 MW
68.88663 66.2 deg 317.309 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2013/04/21 13:48:29 GMT (51.7, -178.2) 44 km 5.6 MW, 5.7 MW, 5.9 MB
68.212814 83.7 deg 52.2 deg Crete, Greece 2013/06/16 21:39:05 GMT (34.3, 25.2) 19 km 6.0 MW, 5.7 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.9 MB
67.69528 76.7 deg 325.796 deg Off East Coast Of Kamchatka 2013/05/21 01:55:08 GMT (52.5, 160.4) 30 km 6.0 MW, 5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.9 MW
67.607834 58.3 deg 163.58 deg Chile-Bolivia Border Region 2012/10/08 01:50:26 GMT (-21.7, -68.2) 122 km 6.0 MB, 5.7 MW, 5.8 MW
67.16272 64.3 deg 316.209 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2013/09/04 06:27:03 GMT (51.6, -174.9) 17 km 6.0 MWW, 5.5 ML, 5.9 MWB, 6.0 MWW, 6.1 MWC, 6.1 MI
66.6334 95.3 deg 326.361 deg Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2012/06/17 20:32:20 GMT (38.9, 141.8) 36 km 6.0 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.3 MW, 6.4 MW
65.912056 95.4 deg 326.132 deg Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2012/12/29 14:59:38 GMT (38.7, 142.0) 56 km 5.5 MW, 5.4 MW, 5.4 MB
64.472916 51.4 deg 167.855 deg Southern Peru 2013/05/14 23:39:15 GMT (-15.7, -73.3) 105 km 5.5 MW, 5.5 MW, 5.7 MB
64.23806 69.0 deg 49.4 deg Northern Italy 2012/05/20 02:03:52 GMT (44.9, 11.2) 6.3 km 5.8 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.1 MW
64.07278 79.1 deg 325.808 deg Kuril Islands 2013/03/01 12:53:51 GMT (50.9, 157.5) 33 km 5.7 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.4 MW, 6.4 MW
63.46154 51.2 deg 318.357 deg Kodiak Island Region, Alaska 2012/09/18 01:44:50 GMT (56.9, -154.1) 39 km 5.5 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.1 MW
62.63816 55.8 deg 164.053 deg Northern Chile 2013/07/10 14:32:12 GMT (-19.3, -69.2) 110 km 5.7 MW, 5.6 MW, 5.7 MB
62.48499 59.9 deg 158.905 deg Salta Province, Argentina 2012/06/02 07:52:53 GMT (-22.1, -63.6) 527 km 5.8 MB, 5.9 MW, 6.0 MW
62.183483 83.6 deg 52.23 deg Crete, Greece 2013/06/15 16:11:02 GMT (34.4, 25.0) 10 km 6.2 MW, 6.0 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.1 MW
61.96498 81.0 deg 109.307 deg Ascension Island Region 2013/11/17 17:37:14 GMT (-10.3, -11.8) 10 km 5.5 MB, 5.4 MWC
61.367245 49.2 deg 323.817 deg Southern Alaska 2012/12/04 01:42:48 GMT (61.2, -150.8) 62 km 5.6 MB, 5.8 MW, 5.7 MW
60.97227 61.7 deg 167.09 deg Near Coast Of Northern Chile 2012/05/19 08:35:10 GMT (-25.7, -70.6) 28 km 5.7 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.9 MW
60.148052 80.8 deg 325.278 deg Kuril Islands 2012/07/20 06:32:56 GMT (49.4, 156.1) 10 km 5.8 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.9 MW
59.4936 84.9 deg 326.027 deg Kuril Islands 2013/01/01 07:35:49 GMT (46.9, 151.1) 35 km 5.7 MB, 5.1 MW, 5.3 MW
59.437416 79.5 deg 49.957 deg Greece 2013/08/07 09:06:52 GMT (38.7, 22.7) 0.1 km 5.5 MW, 5.3 MWR, 5.5 MWC
59.324787 80.4 deg 325.328 deg Kuril Islands 2012/10/16 12:41:25 GMT (49.6, 156.4) 81 km 6.2 MB, 5.6 MW, 5.6 MW
59.24115 59.5 deg 162.299 deg Jujuy Province, Argentina 2013/06/08 12:25:08 GMT (-22.6, -66.7) 215 km 5.6 MW, 5.5 MB, 5.6 MW
58.62658 77.9 deg 324.502 deg East Of Kuril Islands 2013/03/24 04:18:33 GMT (50.7, 160.2) 8.0 km 6.1 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.9 MW, 6.1 MW
56.096977 61.5 deg 166.998 deg Near Coast Of Northern Chile 2013/12/17 12:30:00 GMT (-25.5, -70.5) 72 km 5.5 MWW, 5.4 MWR, 5.5 MWC, 5.6 MWB
53.392307 65.6 deg 160.522 deg Santiago Del Estero Prov., Arg. 2013/02/22 12:01:58 GMT (-27.9, -63.1) 575 km 5.8 MB, 6.1 MW, 6.2 MW
53.03374 74.0 deg 102.861 deg North Of Ascension Island 2012/05/09 14:49:51 GMT (-1.0, -13.6) 12 km 5.5 MW, 5.0 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.6 MW
51.70305 86.1 deg 325.102 deg Kuril Islands 2013/06/04 11:00:09 GMT (45.4, 150.9) 24 km 5.6 MW, 5.5 MW
51.68395 70.7 deg 322.179 deg Near Islands, Aleutian Islands 2012/06/19 20:56:41 GMT (53.4, 171.7) 12 km 5.9 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.7 MW
51.23262 68.8 deg 49.484 deg Northern Italy 2012/05/29 10:55:57 GMT (44.9, 11.0) 6.8 km 5.6 MB, 5.3 MS, 5.5 MW, 5.4 MW
49.014145 91.6 deg 119.295 deg South Atlantic Ocean 2012/06/29 15:31:46 GMT (-24.7, -9.7) 10 km 6.0 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 MW
48.484364 71.5 deg 324.042 deg Komandorskiye Ostrova Region 2012/05/29 02:40:53 GMT (54.4, 168.9) 10 km 5.5 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.6 MW, 5.6 MW
48.325348 60.5 deg 159.17 deg Salta Province, Argentina 2012/11/22 13:07:10 GMT (-22.7, -63.6) 517 km 5.6 MB, 5.9 MW, 6.0 MW
40.938995 60.8 deg 162.511 deg Jujuy Province, Argentina 2013/07/02 20:04:55 GMT (-23.9, -66.5) 199 km 5.6 MW, 5.7 MW
40.820717 62.3 deg 316.359 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2013/05/12 20:06:41 GMT (52.5, -172.0) 8.0 km 5.7 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.3 MW
40.28131 90.5 deg 6.232 deg Southwestern Siberia, Russia 2013/06/18 23:02:09 GMT (54.3, 86.2) 9.9 km 5.6 MB
37.634136 68.6 deg 168.127 deg Chile-Argentina Border Region 2013/06/19 21:29:11 GMT (-32.7, -70.0) 104 km 5.5 MB
36.546257 64.8 deg 209.872 deg Easter Island Region 2013/11/02 15:52:46 GMT (-23.6, -112.6) 10 km 6.0 MWW, 5.9 MWB, 6.0 MWW, 6.0 MWC, 6.1 MWC
35.8875 79.5 deg 329.326 deg Sea Of Okhotsk 2013/05/24 06:03:07 GMT (53.0, 153.0) 514 km 5.5 MB
32.923306 91.7 deg 124.581 deg Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2013/05/10 19:56:04 GMT (-29.0, -13.2) 3.9 km 5.5 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.7 MW
30.934248 79.1 deg 325.874 deg Kuril Islands 2013/03/01 13:20:49 GMT (51.0, 157.4) 29 km 6.3 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.4 MW
24.949879 40.4 deg 316.421 deg Southeastern Alaska 2013/01/05 08:58:19 GMT (55.4, -134.7) 10 km 6.4 MB, 7.7 MS, 7.5 MW, 7.5 MW