Station XA SA78 - XA.SA78

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA78 XA.SA78 (-19.47, 30.77) 1997-04-10 / 1999-12-31 1401 m
Crust2 Type:I1,late Proter., no seds.
Thickness Estimate:38 km
Thickness StdDev:0.3 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.70
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.02
Vs Estimate:3.901 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.24
Peak Value:0.05
Assumed Vp:6.642 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.467
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

11 with match > 90% ( 32.35294 %) and 15 with match > 80% ( 44.117645 %) out of 34.

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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 1.70 6.642 km/s 3.901 km/s 0.24
Crust2.0 43 km 1.77 6.642 km/s 3.756 km/s 0.26 I1,late Proter., no seds.
Global Maxima 38 km 1.70 6.642 km/s 3.901 km/s 0.24 amp=0.051022116
Local Maxima 1 28 km 2.00 6.642 km/s 3.329 km/s 0.33 amp=0.016525377
Local Maxima 2 34 km 1.80 6.642 km/s 3.7 km/s 0.27 amp=0.012805523
Local Maxima 3 34 km 1.88 6.642 km/s 3.524 km/s 0.30 amp=0.007276057
Local Maxima 4 40 km 1.66 6.642 km/s 4.007 km/s 0.21 amp=0.007092356
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps3.97 SECOND
PpPs15.26 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs19.22 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(15 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
98.47537 85.0 deg 156.214 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
97.86901 76.3 deg 44.79 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
97.83228 59.8 deg 27.876 deg Northern And Central Iran 1997/05/10 07:57:29 GMT (33.8, 59.8) 10 km 6.4 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.5 UNKNOWN, 7.2 MW
97.13662 89.9 deg 237.196 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
96.843704 69.6 deg 83.1 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
96.73358 68.2 deg 44.217 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
95.75755 91.8 deg 244.007 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
95.402245 92.1 deg 89.421 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
94.63074 67.3 deg 34.336 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
93.831276 90.1 deg 237.086 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
90.93392 40.7 deg 108.19 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
88.18079 45.4 deg 236.514 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
87.93302 58.3 deg 211.005 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
85.0967 34.4 deg 86.032 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
83.27882 92.9 deg 85.322 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

Losers

(19 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
79.6584 87.6 deg 98.781 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
77.23663 96.3 deg 96.986 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
75.02335 47.2 deg 129.237 deg Mid-Indian Ridge 1997/08/20 13:51:16 GMT (-41.7, 80.1) 10 km 5.6 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.5 UNKNOWN, 6.4 MW
73.52455 55.9 deg 212.543 deg South Sandwich Islands Region 1997/06/02 21:24:38 GMT (-57.8, -25.5) 33 km 5.9 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MW
72.4721 67.4 deg 33.295 deg Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bord Reg. 1998/05/30 06:22:28 GMT (37.1, 70.1) 33 km 5.9 MB, 6.9 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.5 MW
71.16948 56.2 deg 4.375 deg Turkey 1998/06/27 13:55:52 GMT (36.9, 35.3) 33 km 5.8 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.3 UNKNOWN, 6.3 ME
70.47487 48.9 deg 285.927 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
69.61767 90.6 deg 237.364 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1997/07/27 05:21:29 GMT (-30.5, -71.9) 33 km 5.6 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.3 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
69.11097 78.8 deg 317.479 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
67.16466 87.0 deg 230.543 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
66.7678 78.7 deg 92.1 deg Java Sea 1997/07/11 09:55:12 GMT (-5.7, 110.8) 574 km 5.6 MB
62.828262 72.8 deg 35.731 deg Southern Xinjiang, China 1997/04/11 05:34:42 GMT (39.5, 76.9) 15 km 5.8 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 5.8 ME
62.07296 67.5 deg 76.985 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
58.317406 91.0 deg 238.559 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
58.127243 96.6 deg 88.251 deg Talaud Islands, Indonesia 1998/09/28 19:23:23 GMT (3.8, 126.4) 30 km 5.8 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.2 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MW
50.00356 89.5 deg 235.906 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
49.4304 68.0 deg 73.327 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
49.358074 98.2 deg 84.29 deg Mindanao, Philippines 1997/09/15 13:05:42 GMT (8.1, 126.6) 51 km 5.8 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MW
48.217266 97.4 deg 86.882 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