Station XA SA139 - XA.SA139

Network: XA97 - Anatomy of an Archean Craton, South Africa

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA139 XA.SA139 (-25.85, 26.27) 1998-02-19 / 1999-12-31 1600 m
Crust2 Type:G1,Archean, no seds.
Thickness Estimate:41 km
Thickness StdDev:0.7 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.73
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.01
Vs Estimate:3.728 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.25
Peak Value:0.05
Assumed Vp:6.459 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.389
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

3 with match > 90% ( 15.0 %) and 7 with match > 80% ( 35.0 %) out of 20.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 41 km 1.73 6.459 km/s 3.728 km/s 0.25
Crust2.0 37 km 1.76 6.459 km/s 3.665 km/s 0.26 G1,Archean, no seds.
Global Maxima 41 km 1.73 6.459 km/s 3.728 km/s 0.25 amp=0.04978815
Local Maxima 1 37 km 1.82 6.459 km/s 3.544 km/s 0.28 amp=0.017338067
Local Maxima 2 43 km 1.68 6.459 km/s 3.851 km/s 0.22 amp=0.01049357
Local Maxima 3 52 km 1.60 6.459 km/s 4.037 km/s 0.18 amp=0.009569705
Local Maxima 4 38 km 1.83 6.459 km/s 3.539 km/s 0.29 amp=0.008526515
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.65 SECOND
PpPs17.34 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs21.99 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(7 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
99.08917 80.9 deg 157.159 deg Balleny Islands Region 1998/03/25 03:12:25 GMT (-62.9, 149.5) 10 km 6.6 MB, 8.0 MS, 8.3 UNKNOWN, 8.1 MW
96.09614 81.6 deg 229.322 deg Off Coast Of Southern Chile 1998/04/01 22:42:56 GMT (-40.3, -74.9) 9.0 km 6.2 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.7 UNKNOWN, 6.6 ME
94.35024 75.7 deg 45.449 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
89.43315 84.1 deg 240.269 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1998/09/03 17:37:58 GMT (-29.5, -71.7) 27 km 6.2 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.5 UNKNOWN, 6.4 ME
88.9901 43.1 deg 101.856 deg Mid-Indian Ridge 1999/01/24 08:00:08 GMT (-26.5, 74.5) 10 km 6.0 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.3 MW, 6.3 ME
82.740074 40.4 deg 282.939 deg Ascension Island Region 1998/06/18 04:17:54 GMT (-11.6, -13.9) 10 km 6.1 MS, 5.4 MB, 6.2 UNKNOWN
82.54617 38.6 deg 241.942 deg Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 1998/06/24 10:44:30 GMT (-37.3, -17.4) 10 km 5.7 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW

Losers

(13 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
99.799576 65.6 deg 350.503 deg Southern Italy 1998/05/18 17:19:04 GMT (39.3, 15.1) 280 km 5.6 MB
71.734535 79.8 deg 232.548 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
71.23604 83.0 deg 95.709 deg Java, Indonesia 1998/09/28 13:34:30 GMT (-8.2, 112.4) 152 km 6.4 MB, 6.5 UNKNOWN, 6.5 MW
70.64002 67.5 deg 18.689 deg Armenia-Azerbaijan-Iran Bord Reg 1998/07/09 14:19:18 GMT (38.7, 48.5) 26 km 5.9 MB, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.7 ME
65.9246 41.4 deg 78.904 deg Mid-Indian Ridge 1998/04/09 23:26:52 GMT (-12.2, 67.8) 10 km 5.5 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.9 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
61.239273 62.3 deg 80.422 deg South Indian Ocean 1999/03/29 06:17:58 GMT (-4.0, 87.3) 10 km 5.5 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.8 MW, 5.8 MW
54.870483 82.2 deg 319.716 deg Azores Islands, Portugal 1998/07/09 05:19:07 GMT (38.7, -28.6) 10 km 5.7 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
53.136784 96.1 deg 94.44 deg Sulawesi, Indonesia 1998/12/26 15:39:07 GMT (-1.4, 123.6) 33 km 5.6 MS, 5.4 MB, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW
53.121994 81.1 deg 238.722 deg Mendoza Province, Argentina 1998/11/27 10:27:02 GMT (-32.1, -69.3) 127 km 5.2 MB, 5.5 UNKNOWN, 5.3 MD
52.78892 73.0 deg 76.834 deg Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 1999/02/04 19:28:00 GMT (4.0, 95.3) 56 km 5.8 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.9 MW, 5.9 MW
52.634758 84.4 deg 247.599 deg Northern Chile 1999/03/02 17:45:55 GMT (-22.7, -68.5) 111 km 5.8 MB, 6.1 MW, 5.9 MW
51.808094 47.1 deg 294.329 deg North Of Ascension Island 1998/04/10 16:40:38 GMT (-1.3, -15.7) 10 km 5.9 MS, 5.4 MB, 6.2 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MW
49.410072 71.2 deg 15.76 deg Eastern Caucasus 1999/01/31 05:07:13 GMT (43.2, 46.8) 33 km 5.8 MW, 5.4 MS, 5.3 MB, 5.7 MW