Station XA SA38 - XA.SA38

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA38 XA.SA38 (-25.93, 25.08) 1997-04-22 / 1999-12-31 1219 m
Crust2 Type:G1,Archean, no seds.
Thickness Estimate:38 km
Thickness StdDev:0.4 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.70
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.01
Vs Estimate:3.794 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.24
Peak Value:0.05
Assumed Vp:6.459 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.364
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

5 with match > 90% ( 15.151515 %) and 13 with match > 80% ( 39.39394 %) out of 33.

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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 1.70 6.459 km/s 3.794 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 1.70 6.459 km/s 3.794 km/s 0.24 amp=0.04988276
Local Maxima 1 41 km 1.65 6.459 km/s 3.903 km/s 0.21 amp=0.01752666
Local Maxima 2 36 km 1.74 6.459 km/s 3.712 km/s 0.25 amp=0.015135823
Local Maxima 3 37 km 1.67 6.459 km/s 3.862 km/s 0.22 amp=0.0072135064
Local Maxima 4 49 km 1.60 6.459 km/s 4.037 km/s 0.18 amp=0.0061067888
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.19 SECOND
PpPs16.11 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs20.29 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(13 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
98.240715 81.2 deg 157.512 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
98.08099 82.1 deg 239.573 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
95.42033 84.3 deg 246.319 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
92.43213 82.2 deg 239.456 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
91.853615 75.6 deg 36.706 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
88.097244 83.1 deg 240.732 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
86.55438 50.1 deg 212.405 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
86.32332 35.4 deg 221.531 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
86.07534 97.2 deg 92.139 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
85.85234 44.1 deg 102.054 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
85.29196 39.4 deg 283.841 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
84.85711 37.6 deg 241.908 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
80.52419 83.0 deg 240.122 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

Losers

(20 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
99.86814 76.5 deg 46.131 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
80.90548 47.8 deg 217.042 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
79.391525 94.1 deg 91.775 deg Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 1998/05/21 05:34:25 GMT (0.2, 119.6) 33 km 6.2 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.6 MW
78.47359 75.7 deg 36.746 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
76.51643 40.4 deg 80.648 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
76.347664 36.5 deg 244.795 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
74.77434 87.5 deg 256.037 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
73.17047 81.4 deg 248.696 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
72.02185 78.9 deg 232.953 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
71.87682 46.2 deg 295.334 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
70.81776 83.7 deg 93.254 deg Java Sea 1997/07/11 09:55:12 GMT (-5.7, 110.8) 574 km 5.6 MB
69.96373 83.2 deg 240.896 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
68.93288 80.2 deg 321.183 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
67.8432 88.7 deg 252.796 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
65.70617 47.2 deg 215.511 deg South Sandwich Islands Region 1998/10/03 06:48:12 GMT (-56.6, -25.4) 33 km 5.5 MS, 4.9 MB
63.280746 93.7 deg 256.028 deg Central Peru 1998/02/19 04:21:30 GMT (-11.0, -74.4) 33 km 5.8 MB, 5.4 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
55.37345 75.7 deg 36.682 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
54.846367 82.3 deg 243.652 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
51.528954 83.5 deg 248.379 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
51.017334 84.3 deg 250.377 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