Station X8 JOSY - St. Joseph, Nova Scotia

Network: X812 - Deep Structure of Three Continental Sutures in Eastern North America

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
JOSY St. Joseph, Nova Scotia (44.26, -66.01) 2016-05-17 / 2017-10-14 0.0 m
Crust2 Type:Q2,orogen/39km no ice, Appalachians, North Andes, 0.5 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:34 km
Thickness StdDev:5.2 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.72
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.12
Vs Estimate:3.738 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.24
Peak Value:0.01
Assumed Vp:6.419 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.773
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

6 with match > 90% ( 10.0 %) and 14 with match > 80% ( 23.333334 %) out of 60.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 34 km 1.72 6.419 km/s 3.738 km/s 0.24
Crust2.0 39 km 1.75 6.419 km/s 3.659 km/s 0.26 Q2,orogen/39km no ice, Appalachians, North Andes, 0.5 km seds.
Global Maxima 34 km 1.72 6.419 km/s 3.738 km/s 0.24 amp=0.0089463
Local Maxima 1 43 km 1.61 6.419 km/s 4.0 km/s 0.18 amp=0.008254609
Local Maxima 2 31 km 1.86 6.419 km/s 3.456 km/s 0.30 amp=0.0059638964
Local Maxima 3 25 km 1.92 6.419 km/s 3.348 km/s 0.31 amp=0.004793717
Local Maxima 4 26 km 2.09 6.419 km/s 3.071 km/s 0.35 amp=0.0036541524
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps3.86 SECOND
PpPs14.61 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs18.46 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(14 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
97.09899 37.7 deg 218.369 deg Off Coast Of Central America 2016/11/24 18:43:48 GMT (12.0, -88.8) 10 km 7.0 MWW, 6.7 MWB, 7.2 MI
96.629486 61.4 deg 121.925 deg North Of Ascension Island 2016/08/29 04:29:57 GMT (-0.0, -17.8) 10 km 7.1 MWW, 7.1 MWC, 7.4 MI
96.43238 67.6 deg 59.888 deg Dodecanese Islands, Greece 2017/07/20 22:31:12 GMT (36.9, 27.5) 10 km 6.7 Mww
95.29041 45.3 deg 199.528 deg Near Coast Of Ecuador 2016/05/18 07:57:05 GMT (0.4, -79.8) 32 km 6.7 MWP, 6.7 MWW, 6.7 MI
95.23808 37.4 deg 227.654 deg Near Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico 2017/09/08 04:49:21 GMT (15.1, -93.7) 70 km 8.1 Mww
93.454254 37.3 deg 237.117 deg Central Mexico 2017/09/19 18:14:38 GMT (18.6, -98.5) 51 km 7.1 Mww
89.95415 70.7 deg 328.417 deg Near Islands, Aleutian Islands 2017/06/02 22:24:47 GMT (54.0, 170.9) 8.2 km 6.8 Mww
88.22452 45.3 deg 199.37 deg Near Coast Of Ecuador 2016/05/18 16:46:44 GMT (0.5, -79.6) 31 km 6.8 MO
83.14236 75.6 deg 182.423 deg San Juan Province, Argentina 2016/11/20 20:57:43 GMT (-31.6, -68.8) 116 km 6.4 MWP, 6.5 MWB
83.077896 69.6 deg 324.477 deg Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands 2017/10/08 22:34:33 GMT (52.4, 176.8) 112 km 6.6 mww
82.483696 45.2 deg 199.43 deg Near Coast Of Ecuador 2016/07/11 02:11:04 GMT (0.6, -79.7) 19 km 6.3 MWW, 6.3 MWC, 6.3 MWB
81.65157 41.7 deg 244.475 deg Off Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico 2016/06/07 10:51:38 GMT (18.4, -105.2) 10 km 6.2 MWP
81.13779 55.3 deg 61.724 deg Central Italy 2016/08/24 01:36:33 GMT (42.7, 13.2) 10 km 6.2 MWP
81.08757 33.9 deg 150.026 deg North Atlantic Ocean 2017/07/27 17:53:25 GMT (13.4, -49.4) 10 km 5.9 Mww

Losers

(46 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
96.63451 71.2 deg 329.358 deg Komandorskiye Ostrova Region 2017/07/17 23:34:21 GMT (54.2, 169.2) 48 km 7.4 Mi
96.23213 87.5 deg 186.191 deg Southern Chile 2016/12/25 14:22:28 GMT (-43.3, -74.5) 15 km 7.7 Mi
93.71535 37.2 deg 222.92 deg Near Coast Of Guatemala 2017/06/22 12:31:04 GMT (13.7, -91.1) 10 km 6.8 Mi
93.26979 36.7 deg 225.186 deg Near Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico 2017/06/14 07:29:03 GMT (14.9, -92.0) 98 km 7.0 Mi
86.343414 37.8 deg 228.934 deg Near Coast Of Oaxaca, Mexico 2017/09/08 05:24:36 GMT (15.2, -94.6) 49 km 5.2 mb
79.896065 46.2 deg 200.273 deg Near Coast Of Ecuador 2017/06/30 22:29:44 GMT (-0.3, -80.5) 7.4 km 6.0 Mww
79.35889 70.2 deg 184.429 deg Near Coast Of Northern Chile 2016/07/25 17:26:49 GMT (-26.1, -70.6) 68 km 6.2 MB
79.10871 32.3 deg 291.391 deg Montana 2017/07/06 06:30:16 GMT (46.9, -112.6) 4.3 km 5.8 Mww
77.03637 50.6 deg 194.167 deg Northern Peru 2016/09/10 10:08:20 GMT (-5.6, -77.0) 114 km 6.0 MB
72.707565 55.2 deg 61.615 deg Central Italy 2016/10/30 06:40:19 GMT (42.9, 13.1) 10 km 6.6 MWW, 6.6 MWR
72.3502 62.6 deg 183.879 deg Northern Chile 2017/10/10 06:32:20 GMT (-18.5, -69.6) 82 km 6.3 Mww
72.26736 60.7 deg 188.231 deg Near Coast Of Peru 2017/08/11 21:45:09 GMT (-16.3, -73.5) 35 km 5.6 Mww
71.85178 75.9 deg 185.381 deg Off Coast Of Central Chile 2017/09/18 13:46:56 GMT (-31.8, -72.1) 10 km 5.8 Mww
70.53875 74.4 deg 185.615 deg Off Coast Of Central Chile 2017/08/12 12:54:12 GMT (-30.2, -72.3) 6.6 km 5.8 Mww
68.622696 88.9 deg 19.656 deg Northern Xinjiang, China 2016/12/08 05:15:04 GMT (43.8, 86.3) 14 km 5.9 Mwp
68.2524 55.1 deg 61.552 deg Central Italy 2016/10/26 19:18:08 GMT (42.9, 13.0) 10 km 6.1 MWW, 6.0 MWB, 6.1 MWR
65.94139 65.7 deg 58.789 deg Aegean Sea 2017/06/12 12:28:38 GMT (38.9, 26.4) 10 km 6.3 Mww
65.68118 74.3 deg 185.403 deg Off Coast Of Central Chile 2016/07/19 05:18:40 GMT (-30.2, -72.0) 14 km 5.5 MB
64.16013 79.1 deg 184.159 deg Chile-Argentina Border Region 2016/11/04 16:20:43 GMT (-35.1, -71.0) 91 km 6.4 MWP, 6.4 MWW
63.389095 77.2 deg 183.973 deg Chile-Argentina Border Region 2017/08/02 07:15:13 GMT (-33.2, -70.6) 88 km 5.5 Mww
62.9754 59.7 deg 316.812 deg Unimak Island Region, Alaska 2016/10/27 11:53:18 GMT (53.6, -163.3) 17 km 5.8 MWP, 5.8 MI
62.204334 37.8 deg 226.157 deg Near Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico 2017/06/14 06:38:48 GMT (14.2, -93.2) 11 km 5.5 Mww
62.045677 65.2 deg 183.338 deg Northern Chile 2017/07/22 06:29:50 GMT (-21.2, -69.3) 49 km 5.3 Mww
61.67217 56.4 deg 316.87 deg Alaska Peninsula 2016/05/31 20:51:22 GMT (55.4, -158.5) 39 km 5.7 MWW, 5.4 MI, 5.7 MWC, 5.8 MB, 5.8 MWB
60.3076 45.2 deg 199.413 deg Near Coast Of Ecuador 2016/07/11 02:01:09 GMT (0.6, -79.6) 14 km 5.8 MWW, 5.7 MWB, 5.9 MWC
59.67997 78.1 deg 333.636 deg Kuril Islands 2017/06/03 11:47:23 GMT (50.9, 157.3) 44 km 5.1 Mww
59.17898 49.8 deg 193.525 deg Northern Peru 2017/01/02 13:13:48 GMT (-4.9, -76.3) 108 km 5.9 Mwb
59.10028 41.6 deg 244.508 deg Off Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico 2016/06/07 10:58:01 GMT (18.5, -105.1) 10 km 5.4 MB, 5.5 MB
56.75549 32.4 deg 347.001 deg Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada 2017/01/08 23:47:12 GMT (74.3, -92.3) 19 km 5.8 Mwp
56.520374 82.5 deg 342.183 deg Sakhalin, Russia 2016/08/14 11:15:14 GMT (50.4, 142.3) 5.8 km 5.7 MWW, 5.7 MWB, 5.8 MWC
56.17764 77.9 deg 185.553 deg Off Coast Of Central Chile 2016/10/27 20:32:55 GMT (-33.8, -72.5) 15 km 5.9 MWB
55.183228 94.9 deg 338.267 deg Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2017/07/20 00:11:25 GMT (37.4, 141.6) 35 km 5.8 Mww
54.954082 37.6 deg 228.764 deg Near Coast Of Oaxaca, Mexico 2017/09/08 05:33:37 GMT (15.3, -94.4) 46 km 5.2 mb
54.208828 53.9 deg 319.575 deg Alaska Peninsula 2016/07/23 09:59:00 GMT (58.6, -156.6) 204 km 5.7 MB, 5.1 MI, 5.4 ML
53.886517 86.6 deg 210.218 deg Southeast Of Easter Island 2016/10/13 20:40:51 GMT (-35.5, -104.0) 10 km 5.0 mb
53.705227 61.8 deg 52.593 deg Romania 2016/09/23 23:11:20 GMT (45.7, 26.6) 88 km 5.6 MO
52.3875 66.3 deg 179.981 deg Jujuy Province, Argentina 2016/08/04 14:15:11 GMT (-22.4, -66.0) 258 km 6.0 MO
48.002274 39.5 deg 198.852 deg Near West Coast Of Colombia 2017/01/12 16:06:31 GMT (6.1, -77.9) 3.3 km 5.5 mb
44.768623 83.9 deg 338.311 deg Northwest Of Kuril Islands 2016/07/23 01:00:21 GMT (47.7, 147.0) 407 km 5.7 MB
38.314842 52.8 deg 192.279 deg Northern Peru 2017/06/08 14:01:09 GMT (-8.0, -75.9) 108 km 5.2 Mww
37.89224 91.6 deg 337.748 deg Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2016/08/20 09:01:26 GMT (40.4, 143.7) 10 km 6.0 MO
37.434948 33.9 deg 149.898 deg North Atlantic Ocean 2017/10/03 20:39:04 GMT (13.5, -49.3) 10 km 5.7 Mww
35.75722 92.0 deg 337.779 deg Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2017/07/23 15:35:40 GMT (40.0, 143.5) 10 km 5.6 Mww
35.001747 49.9 deg 198.898 deg Peru-Ecuador Border Region 2017/06/05 11:34:11 GMT (-4.1, -80.4) 51 km 5.6 Mww
33.59315 96.1 deg 85.465 deg Lake Victoria Region 2016/09/10 12:27:28 GMT (-1.0, 31.5) 10 km 5.9 MWW, 5.8 MWB, 5.9 MWC
32.707943 54.2 deg 132.072 deg Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2016/07/24 14:10:51 GMT (0.9, -29.0) 10 km 5.7 mwb