Station XA SA49 - XA.SA49

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA49 XA.SA49 (-24.96, 30.31) 1998-07-29 / 1999-12-31 0.0 m
Crust2 Type:IE,late Proter., no seds.
Thickness Estimate:39 km
Thickness StdDev:2.4 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.68
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.10
Vs Estimate:3.964 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.22
Peak Value:0.04
Assumed Vp:6.65 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.395
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

1 with match > 90% ( 8.333333 %) and 4 with match > 80% ( 33.333332 %) out of 12.

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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 1.68 6.65 km/s 3.964 km/s 0.22
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 1.68 6.65 km/s 3.964 km/s 0.22 amp=0.03769568
Local Maxima 1 42 km 1.60 6.65 km/s 4.156 km/s 0.18 amp=0.012538265
Local Maxima 2 36 km 1.78 6.65 km/s 3.736 km/s 0.27 amp=0.01026063
Local Maxima 3 50 km 1.99 6.65 km/s 3.342 km/s 0.33 amp=0.0091985185
Local Maxima 4 40 km 1.60 6.65 km/s 4.156 km/s 0.18 amp=0.00831141
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps3.97 SECOND
PpPs15.70 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs19.68 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
95.77852 72.5 deg 43.153 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
86.0944 87.7 deg 238.622 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
82.69407 98.1 deg 87.798 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
81.25873 39.7 deg 101.974 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

(8 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
77.21964 84.2 deg 95.013 deg Bali Sea 1999/03/24 20:32:59 GMT (-7.0, 117.1) 621 km 5.9 MW, 5.3 MB
73.05438 51.5 deg 217.505 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
71.85317 59.0 deg 27.718 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
70.645485 69.3 deg 75.1 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
70.41303 58.5 deg 78.819 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
64.96411 72.2 deg 33.496 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
49.89011 93.9 deg 86.033 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
36.493656 84.6 deg 237.145 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