Station XA SA72 - XA.SA72

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA72 XA.SA72 (-20.14, 28.61) 1997-04-26 / 1999-12-31 1337 m
Crust2 Type:G1,Archean, no seds.
Thickness Estimate:38 km
Thickness StdDev:0.4 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.72
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.01
Vs Estimate:3.761 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.24
Peak Value:0.06
Assumed Vp:6.459 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.489
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

11 with match > 90% ( 29.72973 %) and 18 with match > 80% ( 48.648647 %) out of 37.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 38 km 1.72 6.459 km/s 3.761 km/s 0.24
Crust2.0 37 km 1.76 6.459 km/s 3.665 km/s 0.26 G1,Archean, no seds.
Global Maxima 38 km 1.72 6.459 km/s 3.761 km/s 0.24 amp=0.056287006
Local Maxima 1 36 km 1.75 6.459 km/s 3.691 km/s 0.26 amp=0.028234622
Local Maxima 2 34 km 1.76 6.459 km/s 3.665 km/s 0.26 amp=0.016671158
Local Maxima 3 31 km 1.83 6.459 km/s 3.53 km/s 0.29 amp=0.010178807
Local Maxima 4 40 km 1.68 6.459 km/s 3.845 km/s 0.23 amp=0.009290811
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.22 SECOND
PpPs15.99 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs20.21 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(18 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
98.106544 78.2 deg 45.734 deg Xizang 1997/11/08 10:02:52 GMT (35.1, 87.3) 33 km 6.2 MB, 7.9 MS, 7.7 UNKNOWN, 7.6 MW
97.8188 71.7 deg 83.676 deg Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 1998/04/01 17:56:23 GMT (-0.5, 99.3) 56 km 6.2 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 UNKNOWN, 6.6 ME
97.36654 87.9 deg 237.914 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
96.65476 87.0 deg 228.124 deg Off Coast Of Southern Chile 1998/04/01 22:42:56 GMT (-40.3, -74.9) 9.0 km 6.2 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.7 UNKNOWN, 6.6 ME
96.16776 89.6 deg 244.738 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
94.61526 88.8 deg 239.12 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
94.132256 42.4 deg 107.493 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
92.32311 69.2 deg 35.618 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
91.76495 88.0 deg 237.805 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
91.63752 94.1 deg 90.185 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
91.0166 43.4 deg 236.671 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
88.32776 57.3 deg 29.939 deg Northern And Central Iran 1998/03/14 19:40:27 GMT (30.2, 57.6) 9.0 km 5.9 MB, 6.9 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.3 ME
88.03511 87.4 deg 236.618 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
87.92703 41.7 deg 275.181 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
85.49257 80.7 deg 92.69 deg Java Sea 1997/07/11 09:55:12 GMT (-5.7, 110.8) 574 km 5.6 MB
85.19512 56.7 deg 210.842 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
84.8728 42.1 deg 239.074 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
81.1775 77.9 deg 318.612 deg Azores Islands, Portugal 1997/06/27 04:39:52 GMT (38.3, -26.7) 10 km 5.6 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.9 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW

Losers

(19 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
96.76292 73.9 deg 51.671 deg Nepal 1998/09/03 18:15:56 GMT (27.9, 86.9) 33 km 5.6 MB
78.8407 36.5 deg 86.016 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
73.51119 38.4 deg 84.347 deg Mid-Indian Ridge 1998/04/09 23:26:52 GMT (-12.2, 67.8) 10 km 5.5 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.9 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
73.29518 79.3 deg 317.929 deg Azores Islands, Portugal 1998/07/09 05:19:07 GMT (38.7, -28.6) 10 km 5.7 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
73.23633 86.6 deg 246.892 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
72.95773 98.2 deg 90.763 deg Northern Molucca Sea 1997/09/17 14:50:35 GMT (2.1, 126.6) 33 km 5.7 MB, 5.5 MS, 6.2 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
72.90693 69.1 deg 34.556 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
70.780426 88.9 deg 239.286 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
70.653885 54.4 deg 215.051 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
68.82529 69.7 deg 77.631 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
68.24665 56.6 deg 353.675 deg Southern Greece 1997/10/13 13:39:37 GMT (36.4, 22.1) 24 km 6.2 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 UNKNOWN, 6.5 MW
65.39968 76.0 deg 50.324 deg Xizang 1998/07/20 01:05:58 GMT (30.1, 88.2) 33 km 5.7 UNKNOWN, 5.4 MS, 5.4 MB
61.90853 96.3 deg 76.705 deg Luzon, Philippines 1998/08/23 05:36:12 GMT (14.7, 120.0) 70 km 6.1 MB, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW
56.736008 89.4 deg 248.769 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
56.54647 88.7 deg 246.725 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
55.43887 96.0 deg 92.346 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
52.252216 70.1 deg 74.027 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
46.041718 92.1 deg 254.646 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
37.989964 98.3 deg 255.152 deg Central Peru 1998/02/19 04:21:30 GMT (-11.0, -74.4) 33 km 5.8 MB, 5.4 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW