Station XA SA26 - XA.SA26

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA26 XA.SA26 (-27.55, 26.18) 1998-05-18 / 1999-12-31 1300 m
Crust2 Type:G1,Archean, no seds.
Thickness Estimate:39 km
Thickness StdDev:5.3 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.73
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.07
Vs Estimate:3.739 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.25
Peak Value:0.05
Assumed Vp:6.459 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.509
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

1 with match > 90% ( 7.6923075 %) and 4 with match > 80% ( 30.76923 %) out of 13.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 39 km 1.73 6.459 km/s 3.739 km/s 0.25
Crust2.0 37 km 1.76 6.459 km/s 3.665 km/s 0.26 G1,Archean, no seds.
Global Maxima 39 km 1.73 6.459 km/s 3.739 km/s 0.25 amp=0.045734532
Local Maxima 1 49 km 1.60 6.459 km/s 4.037 km/s 0.18 amp=0.03159995
Local Maxima 2 31 km 1.89 6.459 km/s 3.409 km/s 0.31 amp=0.017561035
Local Maxima 3 66 km 1.99 6.459 km/s 3.254 km/s 0.33 amp=0.012234501
Local Maxima 4 38 km 1.72 6.459 km/s 3.766 km/s 0.24 amp=0.009546287
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.36 SECOND
PpPs16.36 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs20.73 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
94.702484 76.9 deg 45.208 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
88.05193 83.2 deg 240.467 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
82.580475 42.8 deg 100.099 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
82.08779 47.2 deg 218.161 deg South Sandwich Islands Region 1998/08/29 08:30:21 GMT (-55.7, -27.0) 33 km 5.6 MB, 5.6 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW

Losers

(9 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
77.23199 40.8 deg 284.91 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
76.89445 37.8 deg 243.846 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
64.50337 76.4 deg 35.76 deg Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bord Reg. 1998/12/11 20:16:24 GMT (36.5, 71.0) 223 km 5.7 UNKNOWN, 5.0 MB, 5.6 MW
62.33085 83.7 deg 247.796 deg Northern Chile 1999/03/02 17:45:55 GMT (-22.7, -68.5) 111 km 5.8 MB, 6.1 MW, 5.9 MW
54.667328 72.9 deg 15.674 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
51.731014 90.4 deg 100.46 deg Savu Sea 1998/11/08 07:25:48 GMT (-9.1, 121.4) 33 km 6.0 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.4 UNKNOWN, 5.7 ME
50.146782 78.7 deg 232.832 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
49.09425 63.0 deg 30.635 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
48.946877 89.2 deg 252.339 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