Station XA SA44 - XA.SA44

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA44 XA.SA44 (-26.03, 30.90) 1998-05-28 / 1999-12-31 1000 m
Crust2 Type:IE,late Proter., no seds.
Thickness Estimate:39 km
Thickness StdDev:2.7 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.78
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.07
Vs Estimate:3.731 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.27
Peak Value:0.02
Assumed Vp:6.65 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.706
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

2 with match > 90% ( 10.526316 %) and 5 with match > 80% ( 26.31579 %) out of 19.

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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 1.78 6.65 km/s 3.731 km/s 0.27
Crust2.0 36 km 1.77 6.65 km/s 3.758 km/s 0.27 IE,late Proter., no seds.
Global Maxima 39 km 1.78 6.65 km/s 3.731 km/s 0.27 amp=0.017125346
Local Maxima 1 43 km 1.66 6.65 km/s 4.0 km/s 0.22 amp=0.015480404
Local Maxima 2 44 km 1.76 6.65 km/s 3.778 km/s 0.26 amp=0.012514414
Local Maxima 3 36 km 1.91 6.65 km/s 3.486 km/s 0.31 amp=0.008748544
Local Maxima 4 46 km 1.68 6.65 km/s 3.97 km/s 0.22 amp=0.007640434
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.59 SECOND
PpPs16.32 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs20.91 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
93.31834 72.9 deg 42.551 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
90.73962 93.3 deg 85.622 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
89.02668 38.9 deg 100.569 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
85.29545 87.6 deg 238.417 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
82.758446 42.2 deg 242.401 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

Losers

(14 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
77.95165 89.6 deg 247.554 deg Chile-Bolivia Border Region 1999/03/05 00:33:46 GMT (-20.4, -68.9) 111 km 5.7 MB, 5.9 MW, 5.8 MW
75.906784 85.9 deg 236.078 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
75.605156 50.9 deg 218.117 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
72.686775 97.6 deg 87.694 deg Mindanao, Philippines 1998/09/02 08:37:29 GMT (5.4, 126.8) 50 km 6.6 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.8 UNKNOWN, 6.8 ME
67.0706 94.2 deg 99.781 deg Banda Sea 1998/11/09 05:30:14 GMT (-7.0, 129.0) 33 km 6.1 MB, 6.7 UNKNOWN, 6.6 ME
66.40188 44.6 deg 280.198 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
65.77538 83.0 deg 230.943 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
65.330215 58.2 deg 77.853 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
61.287094 69.0 deg 74.401 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
59.526363 59.7 deg 26.891 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
59.292305 93.6 deg 91.937 deg Southern Molucca Sea 1998/08/28 12:40:58 GMT (-0.2, 125.0) 66 km 6.2 MB, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MW
49.38697 93.1 deg 91.521 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
38.797005 88.9 deg 89.888 deg Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 1998/10/10 16:29:08 GMT (-0.4, 119.9) 33 km 5.5 MS, 5.4 MB, 6.1 UNKNOWN
37.065228 97.4 deg 97.319 deg Seram, Indonesia 1998/11/18 15:48:40 GMT (-3.3, 130.8) 33 km 5.7 MS, 5.3 MB, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW