Station XA SA76 - XA.SA76

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA76 XA.SA76 (-20.64, 29.85) 1997-04-11 / 1999-12-31 978 m
Crust2 Type:G1,Archean, no seds.
Thickness Estimate:36 km
Thickness StdDev:0.2 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.73
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.01
Vs Estimate:3.739 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.25
Peak Value:0.06
Assumed Vp:6.459 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.434
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

10 with match > 90% ( 28.571428 %) and 13 with match > 80% ( 37.142857 %) out of 35.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 36 km 1.73 6.459 km/s 3.739 km/s 0.25
Crust2.0 37 km 1.76 6.459 km/s 3.665 km/s 0.26 G1,Archean, no seds.
Global Maxima 36 km 1.73 6.459 km/s 3.739 km/s 0.25 amp=0.057759877
Local Maxima 1 35 km 1.71 6.459 km/s 3.772 km/s 0.24 amp=0.023967016
Local Maxima 2 29 km 1.90 6.459 km/s 3.404 km/s 0.31 amp=0.020766443
Local Maxima 3 38 km 1.70 6.459 km/s 3.794 km/s 0.24 amp=0.008973007
Local Maxima 4 28 km 1.88 6.459 km/s 3.431 km/s 0.30 amp=0.008689539
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.08 SECOND
PpPs15.31 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs19.39 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(13 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
98.92785 84.3 deg 156.412 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
98.72724 69.7 deg 44.459 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
97.699684 88.6 deg 237.519 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
97.531876 70.6 deg 83.036 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
97.00094 77.7 deg 45.059 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
96.60203 87.5 deg 227.752 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
95.60267 90.5 deg 244.309 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
95.35895 93.0 deg 89.787 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
93.595116 88.7 deg 237.407 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
91.35451 68.9 deg 34.719 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
89.57143 44.1 deg 237.334 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
85.059235 54.7 deg 215.499 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
83.364624 56.9 deg 211.229 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

Losers

(22 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
94.38139 68.6 deg 34.581 deg Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan 1997/12/17 05:51:29 GMT (36.4, 70.8) 207 km 5.5 MB, 6.3 UNKNOWN
79.02094 93.8 deg 85.702 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
73.49143 85.6 deg 230.881 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
71.71818 90.9 deg 167.597 deg Balleny Islands Region 1997/09/23 17:51:23 GMT (-65.5, 178.8) 10 km 5.9 MS, 5.0 MB
71.156204 89.6 deg 238.872 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
70.8762 97.0 deg 97.449 deg Banda Sea 1998/02/19 14:14:51 GMT (-4.5, 129.1) 33 km 6.1 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.5 UNKNOWN, 6.5 MW
69.50275 48.4 deg 287.444 deg North Of Ascension Island 1998/04/10 16:40:38 GMT (-1.3, -15.7) 10 km 5.9 MS, 5.4 MB, 6.2 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MW
69.3362 37.3 deg 83.13 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
67.695045 58.2 deg 81.658 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
65.805756 58.5 deg 351.444 deg Ionian Sea 1997/11/18 13:07:41 GMT (37.6, 20.7) 33 km 5.9 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.7 UNKNOWN, 6.1 ML
65.47021 68.7 deg 76.924 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
64.46386 90.3 deg 248.343 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
64.433235 79.1 deg 318.074 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
63.467476 89.6 deg 246.311 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
63.27387 88.3 deg 99.05 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
61.620464 79.6 deg 92.186 deg Java Sea 1997/07/11 09:55:12 GMT (-5.7, 110.8) 574 km 5.6 MB
61.21479 86.7 deg 151.549 deg West Of Macquarie Island 1997/10/17 09:55:15 GMT (-57.5, 148.0) 10 km 5.2 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.2 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW
60.957176 93.1 deg 254.183 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
59.58581 89.4 deg 237.834 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1997/07/21 23:19:39 GMT (-30.3, -71.9) 33 km 5.2 MB, 5.5 MS, 6.1 UNKNOWN
58.63374 61.2 deg 346.967 deg Southern Italy 1998/05/18 17:19:04 GMT (39.3, 15.1) 280 km 5.6 MB
56.252823 68.9 deg 34.652 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
50.000572 85.0 deg 95.594 deg Bali Sea 1999/03/24 20:32:59 GMT (-7.0, 117.1) 621 km 5.9 MW, 5.3 MB