Station XA SA27 - XA.SA27

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA27 XA.SA27 (-27.86, 27.29) 1998-04-04 / 1999-12-31 1400 m
Crust2 Type:G1,Archean, no seds.
Thickness Estimate:38 km
Thickness StdDev:1.0 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.75
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.07
Vs Estimate:3.691 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.26
Peak Value:0.04
Assumed Vp:6.459 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.337
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

1 with match > 90% ( 5.0 %) and 5 with match > 80% ( 25.0 %) out of 20.

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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 1.75 6.459 km/s 3.691 km/s 0.26
Crust2.0 37 km 1.76 6.459 km/s 3.665 km/s 0.26 G1,Archean, no seds.
Global Maxima 38 km 1.75 6.459 km/s 3.691 km/s 0.26 amp=0.041496996
Local Maxima 1 35 km 1.86 6.459 km/s 3.473 km/s 0.30 amp=0.015509116
Local Maxima 2 40 km 1.65 6.459 km/s 3.915 km/s 0.21 amp=0.01078279
Local Maxima 3 51 km 1.60 6.459 km/s 4.037 km/s 0.18 amp=0.007994692
Local Maxima 4 46 km 1.65 6.459 km/s 3.915 km/s 0.21 amp=0.0069258544
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.38 SECOND
PpPs16.07 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs20.45 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(5 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
94.496925 95.8 deg 95.375 deg Ceram Sea 1998/11/29 14:10:31 GMT (-2.1, 124.9) 33 km 6.5 MB, 7.7 MS, 8.1 UNKNOWN, 7.8 MW
83.98418 38.5 deg 244.243 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
83.50038 41.8 deg 99.426 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
82.383255 83.9 deg 240.038 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
81.6946 41.8 deg 284.457 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

Losers

(15 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
78.90512 75.9 deg 34.882 deg Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan 1999/06/21 17:37:27 GMT (36.4, 70.7) 230 km 5.6 MW, 5.4 MB, 5.5 MW
78.38562 97.9 deg 221.95 deg West Chile Rise 1998/09/07 00:39:30 GMT (-36.2, -97.7) 10 km 5.2 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.2 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MW
72.964775 89.4 deg 99.944 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
72.169464 47.5 deg 218.54 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
71.51477 76.1 deg 35.003 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
69.11611 67.7 deg 349.799 deg Southern Italy 1998/05/18 17:19:04 GMT (39.3, 15.1) 280 km 5.6 MB
64.42343 72.6 deg 75.704 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
63.648357 79.3 deg 232.482 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
56.767803 82.6 deg 248.308 deg Jujuy Province, Argentina 1999/06/09 23:25:01 GMT (-22.8, -66.2) 250 km 5.5 MW, 5.3 MB
56.69508 92.1 deg 91.539 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
53.024773 84.3 deg 319.325 deg Azores Islands, Portugal 1998/07/09 05:19:07 GMT (38.7, -28.6) 10 km 5.7 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
50.226475 48.8 deg 295.16 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
47.68537 95.5 deg 92.84 deg Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 1999/06/02 00:23:19 GMT (0.1, 123.5) 161 km 5.8 MB, 5.6 MW
47.315166 90.0 deg 251.828 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
44.894257 80.8 deg 238.608 deg Mendoza Province, Argentina 1998/11/27 10:27:02 GMT (-32.1, -69.3) 127 km 5.2 MB, 5.5 UNKNOWN, 5.3 MD