Station XA SA23 - XA.SA23

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA23 XA.SA23 (-27.93, 23.40) 1997-04-15 / 1999-12-31 1612 m
Crust2 Type:I7,late Proter., 1 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:40 km
Thickness StdDev:6.8 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.79
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.14
Vs Estimate:3.704 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.27
Peak Value:0.01
Assumed Vp:6.612 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.561
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

2 with match > 90% ( 7.142857 %) and 8 with match > 80% ( 28.571428 %) out of 28.

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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 1.79 6.612 km/s 3.704 km/s 0.27
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 1.79 6.612 km/s 3.704 km/s 0.27 amp=0.011914948
Local Maxima 1 29 km 2.09 6.612 km/s 3.164 km/s 0.35 amp=0.0071426947
Local Maxima 2 42 km 1.79 6.612 km/s 3.699 km/s 0.27 amp=0.0058092107
Local Maxima 3 50 km 1.60 6.612 km/s 4.132 km/s 0.18 amp=0.004740865
Local Maxima 4 54 km 1.61 6.612 km/s 4.113 km/s 0.18 amp=0.0028106146
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.81 SECOND
PpPs17.06 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs21.87 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(8 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
97.62144 79.0 deg 46.799 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
93.61439 79.9 deg 240.365 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
87.52341 45.2 deg 100.538 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
86.69761 38.5 deg 287.468 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
84.10049 80.8 deg 241.632 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
83.20117 32.9 deg 222.612 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
82.732956 80.7 deg 241.022 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
80.98292 47.6 deg 212.998 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

(20 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
92.685844 90.2 deg 282.305 deg Windward Islands 1997/04/22 10:11:44 GMT (11.0, -61.0) 5.0 km 5.6 MB
79.20796 70.3 deg 20.636 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
79.02374 84.9 deg 169.977 deg Balleny Islands Region 1997/09/23 17:51:23 GMT (-65.5, 178.8) 10 km 5.9 MS, 5.0 MB
79.02311 87.5 deg 252.567 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
76.77494 80.9 deg 241.797 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
73.976456 79.2 deg 239.206 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1998/07/29 07:14:24 GMT (-32.3, -71.3) 51 km 6.3 MB, 6.5 UNKNOWN, 6.5 ME
73.631744 79.3 deg 249.678 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
73.4721 78.2 deg 37.502 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
72.645805 95.8 deg 193.718 deg Pacific-Antarctic Ridge 1997/10/26 13:55:33 GMT (-54.1, -133.0) 10 km 5.5 MS, 5.1 MB
70.89295 94.7 deg 187.638 deg Pacific-Antarctic Ridge 1998/10/11 23:36:22 GMT (-56.9, -142.6) 10 km 5.2 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.3 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
68.585915 85.6 deg 256.89 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
67.978966 64.7 deg 32.849 deg Southern Iran 1999/03/04 05:38:26 GMT (28.3, 57.2) 33 km 6.2 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.6 MW, 6.4 MW
63.404945 76.0 deg 77.719 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
62.028725 85.1 deg 93.807 deg Java Sea 1997/07/11 09:55:12 GMT (-5.7, 110.8) 574 km 5.6 MB
61.822243 45.8 deg 298.461 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
61.293076 73.9 deg 17.629 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
58.268402 65.1 deg 80.905 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
57.820103 89.2 deg 99.293 deg Sumbawa Region, Indonesia 1997/10/23 01:16:01 GMT (-8.7, 117.0) 160 km 5.5 MB
56.951324 86.7 deg 253.612 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
35.738617 83.0 deg 153.421 deg West Of Macquarie Island 1997/10/17 09:55:15 GMT (-57.5, 148.0) 10 km 5.2 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.2 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW