Station XA SA15 - XA.SA15

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA15 XA.SA15 (-29.90, 25.03) 1998-05-20 / 1999-12-31 1400 m
Crust2 Type:G1,Archean, no seds.
Thickness Estimate:36 km
Thickness StdDev:2.2 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.79
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.11
Vs Estimate:3.614 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.27
Peak Value:0.03
Assumed Vp:6.459 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.664
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

2 with match > 90% ( 25.0 %) and 4 with match > 80% ( 50.0 %) out of 8.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 36 km 1.79 6.459 km/s 3.614 km/s 0.27
Crust2.0 37 km 1.76 6.459 km/s 3.665 km/s 0.26 G1,Archean, no seds.
Global Maxima 36 km 1.79 6.459 km/s 3.614 km/s 0.27 amp=0.033408325
Local Maxima 1 38 km 1.64 6.459 km/s 3.939 km/s 0.20 amp=0.024805084
Local Maxima 2 31 km 1.92 6.459 km/s 3.369 km/s 0.31 amp=0.024164459
Local Maxima 3 38 km 1.97 6.459 km/s 3.275 km/s 0.33 amp=0.016725801
Local Maxima 4 34 km 1.79 6.459 km/s 3.609 km/s 0.27 amp=0.010402985
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.39 SECOND
PpPs15.54 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs19.92 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(4 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
93.98088 79.3 deg 45.554 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
92.42285 43.5 deg 98.002 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
85.36215 40.5 deg 288.422 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
84.71728 35.9 deg 246.683 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

(4 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
79.03224 78.7 deg 36.068 deg Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan 1999/06/21 17:37:27 GMT (36.4, 70.7) 230 km 5.6 MW, 5.4 MB, 5.5 MW
55.35475 87.2 deg 300.141 deg Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 1999/04/06 04:51:05 GMT (24.5, -46.4) 10 km 5.6 MS, 5.3 MB, 5.9 MW, 5.8 MW
44.78656 75.0 deg 76.358 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
38.34047 64.0 deg 79.083 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