Station XA SA43 - XA.SA43

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA43 XA.SA43 (-25.79, 30.07) 1998-11-26 / 1999-12-31 1800 m
Crust2 Type:IE,late Proter., no seds.
Thickness Estimate:44 km
Thickness StdDev:6.1 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.75
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.11
Vs Estimate:3.805 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.26
Peak Value:0.02
Assumed Vp:6.65 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.646
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

3 with match > 90% ( 23.076923 %) 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 44 km 1.75 6.65 km/s 3.805 km/s 0.26
Crust2.0 36 km 1.77 6.65 km/s 3.758 km/s 0.27 IE,late Proter., no seds.
Global Maxima 44 km 1.75 6.65 km/s 3.805 km/s 0.26 amp=0.024509285
Local Maxima 1 48 km 1.65 6.65 km/s 4.036 km/s 0.21 amp=0.0137939295
Local Maxima 2 62 km 1.84 6.65 km/s 3.614 km/s 0.29 amp=0.011000671
Local Maxima 3 34 km 2.05 6.65 km/s 3.248 km/s 0.34 amp=0.0063567893
Local Maxima 4 65 km 1.72 6.65 km/s 3.872 km/s 0.24 amp=0.006295965
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.97 SECOND
PpPs18.28 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs23.26 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
97.63418 93.5 deg 93.948 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
97.49951 73.2 deg 43.132 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
90.32831 94.0 deg 85.966 deg Celebes Sea 1999/03/04 08:52:01 GMT (5.4, 121.9) 33 km 6.4 MB, 6.5 MS, 7.1 MW, 7.1 MW
87.0867 39.7 deg 101.053 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

Losers

(9 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
72.747665 89.6 deg 89.593 deg Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 1999/02/23 07:27:56 GMT (0.2, 119.5) 33 km 5.6 MB, 5.8 MS
71.5606 83.1 deg 234.928 deg Chile-Argentina Border Region 1999/03/05 03:35:14 GMT (-34.7, -69.6) 10 km 5.5 MS, 5.2 MB
64.76037 69.7 deg 74.927 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
63.26183 70.4 deg 33.837 deg Southeastern Afghanistan 1999/02/11 14:08:51 GMT (34.3, 69.4) 33 km 5.8 MS, 5.4 MB, 6.0 MW, 6.0 MW
63.173714 93.8 deg 91.87 deg Southern Molucca Sea 1999/03/18 01:59:00 GMT (-0.0, 124.3) 88 km 5.5 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 MW
58.43735 70.3 deg 12.961 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
53.47024 94.1 deg 86.193 deg Celebes Sea 1999/03/05 13:01:10 GMT (5.3, 122.2) 33 km 5.6 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.7 MW
51.449005 84.0 deg 237.305 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
46.976192 58.9 deg 78.457 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