Station XA SA59 - XA.SA59

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA59 XA.SA59 (-24.84, 24.46) 1997-04-23 / 1999-12-31 1137 m
Crust2 Type:G1,Archean, no seds.
Thickness Estimate:40 km
Thickness StdDev:1.1 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.76
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.03
Vs Estimate:3.665 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.26
Peak Value:0.03
Assumed Vp:6.459 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.540
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

5 with match > 90% ( 22.727272 %) and 9 with match > 80% ( 40.909092 %) out of 22.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 40 km 1.76 6.459 km/s 3.665 km/s 0.26
Crust2.0 37 km 1.76 6.459 km/s 3.665 km/s 0.26 G1,Archean, no seds.
Global Maxima 40 km 1.76 6.459 km/s 3.665 km/s 0.26 amp=0.03004593
Local Maxima 1 31 km 1.90 6.459 km/s 3.395 km/s 0.31 amp=0.012539872
Local Maxima 2 42 km 1.62 6.459 km/s 3.981 km/s 0.19 amp=0.01039496
Local Maxima 3 38 km 1.82 6.459 km/s 3.549 km/s 0.28 amp=0.009340968
Local Maxima 4 40 km 1.91 6.459 km/s 3.373 km/s 0.31 amp=0.009012125
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.72 SECOND
PpPs17.11 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs21.83 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(9 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
98.98796 82.4 deg 157.761 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
97.71979 82.2 deg 239.669 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
97.31116 84.2 deg 246.46 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
94.56156 75.1 deg 37.26 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
94.18533 82.3 deg 239.554 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
88.393135 35.8 deg 220.205 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
87.1354 75.2 deg 37.298 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
82.822624 97.8 deg 92.262 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
81.09148 83.0 deg 240.236 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

(13 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
79.12634 50.7 deg 211.797 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
78.32458 40.8 deg 82.269 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
75.38625 36.5 deg 243.402 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
72.93404 97.1 deg 194.968 deg Pacific-Antarctic Ridge 1997/09/03 06:22:44 GMT (-55.2, -129.0) 10 km 5.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW
66.20585 82.3 deg 243.752 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
64.08152 83.4 deg 248.503 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
63.517143 87.2 deg 256.247 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
63.076397 75.1 deg 36.272 deg Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bord Reg. 1998/02/04 14:33:21 GMT (37.1, 70.1) 33 km 5.6 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
60.876045 83.2 deg 241.014 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
60.223515 84.3 deg 93.63 deg Java Sea 1997/07/11 09:55:12 GMT (-5.7, 110.8) 574 km 5.6 MB
58.538357 88.7 deg 98.884 deg Sumbawa Region, Indonesia 1997/10/23 01:16:01 GMT (-8.7, 117.0) 160 km 5.5 MB
56.964653 84.2 deg 250.519 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
56.10597 81.3 deg 248.776 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