Station XA SA18 - XA.SA18

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA18 XA.SA18 (-28.63, 24.31) 1997-04-14 / 1999-12-31 1102 m
Crust2 Type:G1,Archean, no seds.
Thickness Estimate:37 km
Thickness StdDev:0.5 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.69
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.02
Vs Estimate:3.822 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.23
Peak Value:0.07
Assumed Vp:6.459 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.494
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

4 with match > 90% ( 19.047619 %) and 7 with match > 80% ( 33.333332 %) out of 21.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 37 km 1.69 6.459 km/s 3.822 km/s 0.23
Crust2.0 37 km 1.76 6.459 km/s 3.665 km/s 0.26 G1,Archean, no seds.
Global Maxima 37 km 1.69 6.459 km/s 3.822 km/s 0.23 amp=0.065513216
Local Maxima 1 36 km 1.67 6.459 km/s 3.874 km/s 0.22 amp=0.042892605
Local Maxima 2 26 km 2.00 6.459 km/s 3.238 km/s 0.33 amp=0.015123839
Local Maxima 3 38 km 1.72 6.459 km/s 3.766 km/s 0.24 amp=0.010851526
Local Maxima 4 34 km 1.91 6.459 km/s 3.386 km/s 0.31 amp=0.009502493
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps3.95 SECOND
PpPs15.41 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs19.36 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
98.76245 80.1 deg 240.238 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
96.48317 82.6 deg 246.926 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
92.72156 80.3 deg 240.115 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
91.60747 78.2 deg 36.815 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
87.327644 97.5 deg 260.882 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
83.36399 35.8 deg 245.076 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
82.30404 97.8 deg 92.853 deg Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 1997/11/25 12:14:33 GMT (1.2, 122.5) 24 km 6.1 MB, 6.8 MS, 7.1 UNKNOWN, 6.7 ME

Losers

(14 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
79.40629 81.1 deg 240.757 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1997/07/06 09:54:00 GMT (-30.1, -71.9) 19 km 5.8 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.8 UNKNOWN, 6.4 ME
79.1683 84.5 deg 96.28 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
73.526794 32.9 deg 223.822 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
71.528175 34.8 deg 248.202 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
67.171776 41.6 deg 78.108 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
66.386215 47.5 deg 213.533 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
61.794155 80.5 deg 244.326 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
59.730953 86.2 deg 256.527 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
58.882538 87.8 deg 59.587 deg Myanmar 1997/12/30 13:43:18 GMT (25.4, 96.6) 33 km 5.7 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.7 UNKNOWN, 5.7 MW
58.81685 81.3 deg 241.528 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
58.393185 79.8 deg 249.425 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
57.111534 81.9 deg 249.024 deg Northern Chile 1997/09/28 23:13:13 GMT (-22.4, -68.4) 107 km 5.7 MB, 5.6 UNKNOWN, 5.6 MW
56.998447 84.2 deg 93.321 deg Java Sea 1997/07/11 09:55:12 GMT (-5.7, 110.8) 574 km 5.6 MB
53.363773 82.8 deg 250.992 deg Chile-Bolivia Border Region 1997/12/09 14:23:45 GMT (-20.2, -68.4) 133 km 5.7 MB, 5.7 UNKNOWN, 5.7 MW