Station XA SA53 - XA.SA53

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA53 XA.SA53 (-24.11, 29.33) 1998-05-28 / 1999-12-31 1300 m
Crust2 Type:G1,Archean, no seds.
Thickness Estimate:42 km
Thickness StdDev:4.9 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.65
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.16
Vs Estimate:3.915 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.21
Peak Value:0.02
Assumed Vp:6.459 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.773
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

0 with match > 90% ( 0.0 %) and 3 with match > 80% ( 21.428572 %) out of 14.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 42 km 1.65 6.459 km/s 3.915 km/s 0.21
Crust2.0 37 km 1.76 6.459 km/s 3.665 km/s 0.26 G1,Archean, no seds.
Global Maxima 42 km 1.65 6.459 km/s 3.915 km/s 0.21 amp=0.023883183
Local Maxima 1 30 km 1.99 6.459 km/s 3.254 km/s 0.33 amp=0.01828827
Local Maxima 2 44 km 1.69 6.459 km/s 3.834 km/s 0.23 amp=0.012031247
Local Maxima 3 31 km 2.10 6.459 km/s 3.083 km/s 0.35 amp=0.01194196
Local Maxima 4 31 km 1.89 6.459 km/s 3.418 km/s 0.31 amp=0.011418133
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.28 SECOND
PpPs17.44 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs21.71 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(3 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
82.415634 85.8 deg 236.566 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
81.3073 42.8 deg 279.138 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
80.10497 41.9 deg 240.447 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

(11 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
79.471695 40.7 deg 103.122 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
72.696625 83.1 deg 231.313 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
69.30212 96.8 deg 91.656 deg Northern Molucca Sea 1998/12/06 00:47:13 GMT (1.3, 126.2) 33 km 6.3 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.5 ME
67.06426 88.2 deg 99.138 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
63.910496 69.9 deg 75.889 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
62.695045 84.3 deg 155.472 deg West Of Macquarie Island 1998/06/29 23:37:16 GMT (-60.4, 153.1) 10 km 5.8 MS, 5.0 MB, 6.3 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW
62.005177 78.1 deg 49.26 deg Xizang 1998/07/20 01:05:58 GMT (30.1, 88.2) 33 km 5.7 UNKNOWN, 5.4 MS, 5.4 MB
61.82599 70.6 deg 72.337 deg Nicobar Islands, India Region 1998/08/10 09:52:14 GMT (7.3, 94.3) 33 km 5.9 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN
56.2296 89.0 deg 248.185 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
55.361633 72.0 deg 34.29 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
37.521317 73.7 deg 89.557 deg Sunda Strait, Indonesia 1999/02/03 06:35:56 GMT (-6.2, 104.2) 33 km 5.6 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.7 MW