Station XA SA17 - XA.SA17

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA17 XA.SA17 (-28.93, 23.23) 1997-04-13 / 1999-12-31 1249 m
Crust2 Type:I7,late Proter., 1 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:40 km
Thickness StdDev:0.2 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.66
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.01
Vs Estimate:3.977 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.22
Peak Value:0.07
Assumed Vp:6.612 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.575
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

6 with match > 90% ( 20.0 %) and 14 with match > 80% ( 46.666668 %) out of 30.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 40 km 1.66 6.612 km/s 3.977 km/s 0.22
Crust2.0 42 km 1.78 6.612 km/s 3.71 km/s 0.27 I7,late Proter., 1 km seds.
Global Maxima 40 km 1.66 6.612 km/s 3.977 km/s 0.22 amp=0.07409288
Local Maxima 1 31 km 1.82 6.612 km/s 3.628 km/s 0.28 amp=0.04439188
Local Maxima 2 38 km 1.69 6.612 km/s 3.918 km/s 0.23 amp=0.026845332
Local Maxima 3 42 km 1.61 6.612 km/s 4.12 km/s 0.18 amp=0.010232855
Local Maxima 4 26 km 2.02 6.612 km/s 3.277 km/s 0.34 amp=0.008427572
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.01 SECOND
PpPs16.11 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs20.12 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
96.87565 79.2 deg 240.717 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1997/10/15 01:03:33 GMT (-30.9, -71.2) 58 km 6.8 MB, 6.8 MS, 7.3 UNKNOWN, 7.1 MW
96.659096 79.8 deg 46.768 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
96.422005 71.4 deg 31.57 deg Northern And Central Iran 1997/05/10 07:57:29 GMT (33.8, 59.8) 10 km 6.4 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.5 UNKNOWN, 7.2 MW
95.12642 81.6 deg 247.43 deg Near Coast Of Northern Chile 1998/01/30 12:16:08 GMT (-23.9, -70.2) 42 km 6.3 MB, 6.5 MS, 7.0 UNKNOWN, 6.7 ME
93.18323 79.3 deg 240.594 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1998/01/12 10:14:07 GMT (-31.0, -71.4) 35 km 5.8 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.2 ME
91.44573 79.0 deg 37.449 deg Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan 1997/05/13 14:13:45 GMT (36.4, 70.9) 196 km 6.1 MB, 6.5 UNKNOWN, 6.4 MW
89.69012 96.5 deg 261.381 deg Northern Peru 1997/10/28 06:15:17 GMT (-4.4, -76.7) 112 km 6.6 MB, 6.3 MS, 7.2 UNKNOWN, 6.6 ME
88.51757 77.5 deg 230.828 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
88.20216 38.7 deg 288.803 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
86.92718 45.2 deg 99.618 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
85.24447 34.8 deg 245.415 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
83.11943 79.1 deg 37.49 deg Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bord Reg. 1998/02/20 12:18:06 GMT (36.5, 71.1) 236 km 5.8 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.4 UNKNOWN, 6.3 MW
81.397736 32.1 deg 223.587 deg Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 1997/04/25 09:11:34 GMT (-48.3, -10.0) 10 km 5.8 MS, 5.3 MB, 5.8 UNKNOWN, 5.7 MW
81.15653 46.7 deg 213.468 deg South Sandwich Islands Region 1997/10/05 18:04:30 GMT (-59.7, -29.2) 274 km 6.0 MB, 6.3 UNKNOWN, 6.3 MW

Losers

(16 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
81.174484 82.1 deg 157.357 deg West Of Macquarie Island 1998/06/29 23:37:16 GMT (-60.4, 153.1) 10 km 5.8 MS, 5.0 MB, 6.3 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW
78.34903 68.3 deg 353.221 deg Southern Italy 1998/05/18 17:19:04 GMT (39.3, 15.1) 280 km 5.6 MB
76.53013 87.1 deg 252.694 deg Near Coast Of Peru 1999/04/03 06:17:18 GMT (-16.7, -72.7) 87 km 6.1 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.8 MW, 6.8 MW
73.00015 85.2 deg 257.05 deg Peru-Bolivia Border Region 1997/11/28 22:53:41 GMT (-13.7, -68.8) 586 km 6.4 MB, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.6 MW
72.31906 75.8 deg 234.124 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
70.97325 42.6 deg 78.515 deg Mid-Indian Ridge 1997/09/25 14:20:48 GMT (-13.8, 66.2) 10 km 5.3 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW
70.902824 66.2 deg 357.769 deg Ionian Sea 1997/11/18 13:07:41 GMT (37.6, 20.7) 33 km 5.9 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.7 UNKNOWN, 6.1 ML
68.80049 33.8 deg 248.615 deg Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 1998/01/03 06:10:08 GMT (-35.5, -16.2) 10 km 5.9 MS, 5.4 MB, 6.3 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MW
62.862778 92.6 deg 259.309 deg Peru-Brazil Border Region 1998/04/03 22:01:48 GMT (-8.1, -74.2) 165 km 6.1 MB, 5.6 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.6 MW
62.726784 70.3 deg 32.494 deg Northern And Central Iran 1998/04/10 15:00:53 GMT (32.5, 60.0) 33 km 5.7 MS, 5.3 MB, 5.8 UNKNOWN, 5.6 MW
61.19533 86.3 deg 253.753 deg Southern Peru 1998/10/08 04:51:42 GMT (-16.1, -71.4) 136 km 6.1 MB, 6.4 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
59.70552 65.4 deg 80.547 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
55.041355 79.5 deg 244.819 deg Northern Chile 1997/05/17 02:10:18 GMT (-27.2, -69.5) 106 km 5.5 MB, 5.6 UNKNOWN, 5.5 MW
51.87373 76.4 deg 77.572 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
50.588123 78.8 deg 249.933 deg Jujuy Province, Argentina 1997/07/20 10:14:22 GMT (-23.0, -66.3) 256 km 5.7 MB, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 5.7 ME
48.821262 80.3 deg 242.015 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1997/07/19 12:22:57 GMT (-29.3, -71.7) 26 km 5.8 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.9 UNKNOWN, 5.8 MW