Station XA SA24 - XA.SA24

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA24 XA.SA24 (-27.88, 24.24) 1997-04-15 / 1999-12-31 1244 m
Crust2 Type:G1,Archean, no seds.
Thickness Estimate:38 km
Thickness StdDev:0.4 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.71
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.01
Vs Estimate:3.772 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.24
Peak Value:0.07
Assumed Vp:6.459 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.308
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

7 with match > 90% ( 21.875 %) and 12 with match > 80% ( 37.5 %) out of 32.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 38 km 1.71 6.459 km/s 3.772 km/s 0.24
Crust2.0 37 km 1.76 6.459 km/s 3.665 km/s 0.26 G1,Archean, no seds.
Global Maxima 38 km 1.71 6.459 km/s 3.772 km/s 0.24 amp=0.07305412
Local Maxima 1 39 km 1.71 6.459 km/s 3.772 km/s 0.24 amp=0.021224977
Local Maxima 2 38 km 1.64 6.459 km/s 3.945 km/s 0.20 amp=0.018985055
Local Maxima 3 29 km 1.88 6.459 km/s 3.445 km/s 0.30 amp=0.01319885
Local Maxima 4 36 km 1.75 6.459 km/s 3.691 km/s 0.26 amp=0.0066773538
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.19 SECOND
PpPs15.96 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs20.15 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(12 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
99.13772 79.7 deg 157.651 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
98.190155 80.5 deg 240.155 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
94.809654 86.4 deg 47.128 deg Xizang 1997/11/08 10:02:52 GMT (35.1, 87.3) 33 km 6.2 MB, 7.9 MS, 7.7 UNKNOWN, 7.6 MW
93.18175 77.6 deg 36.954 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
93.11396 78.9 deg 230.299 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
91.94006 78.4 deg 46.318 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
91.82556 81.5 deg 241.293 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
89.27785 44.5 deg 100.331 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
84.49587 36.1 deg 244.142 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
82.789345 39.2 deg 286.756 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
81.26505 88.2 deg 252.186 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
80.38179 33.4 deg 223.002 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

Losers

(20 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
78.982765 48.1 deg 213.146 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
77.80606 97.9 deg 92.783 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
73.12715 79.9 deg 238.881 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
71.34121 87.4 deg 253.233 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
69.01737 35.0 deg 247.212 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
67.01849 82.1 deg 248.956 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
65.1494 81.3 deg 321.858 deg Azores Islands, Portugal 1997/06/27 04:39:52 GMT (38.3, -26.7) 10 km 5.6 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.9 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
64.43808 90.9 deg 282.023 deg Windward Islands 1997/04/22 09:31:23 GMT (11.1, -60.9) 5.0 km 6.0 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.7 UNKNOWN, 6.1 ME
61.271957 75.3 deg 77.303 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
61.2318 86.3 deg 256.511 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
60.451874 81.6 deg 241.457 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
60.08708 84.3 deg 93.428 deg Java Sea 1997/07/11 09:55:12 GMT (-5.7, 110.8) 574 km 5.6 MB
59.926933 81.2 deg 240.308 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1997/07/25 06:47:02 GMT (-30.5, -71.9) 33 km 5.6 MB, 5.5 MS, 6.3 UNKNOWN
59.598988 78.7 deg 157.718 deg South Of Australia 1998/03/25 12:17:22 GMT (-63.6, 147.9) 10 km 5.8 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.5 UNKNOWN
58.917213 64.9 deg 357.045 deg Ionian Sea 1997/11/18 13:13:46 GMT (37.3, 20.9) 33 km 5.5 ML, 5.4 MB
57.588497 64.4 deg 80.483 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
56.785522 80.0 deg 249.329 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
56.087128 41.5 deg 78.981 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
53.511448 94.8 deg 92.969 deg Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 1998/10/10 16:32:19 GMT (-0.4, 119.8) 33 km 5.7 MB, 5.6 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW
52.156185 77.1 deg 233.569 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