Station XA SA79 - XA.SA79

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

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SA79 XA.SA79 (-20.02, 30.52) 1997-04-11 / 1999-12-31 1078 m
Crust2 Type:I1,late Proter., no seds.
Thickness Estimate:38 km
Thickness StdDev:1.5 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.71
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.03
Vs Estimate:3.878 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.24
Peak Value:0.04
Assumed Vp:6.642 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.555
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

4 with match > 90% ( 14.814815 %) and 8 with match > 80% ( 29.62963 %) out of 27.

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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 1.71 6.642 km/s 3.878 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 1.71 6.642 km/s 3.878 km/s 0.24 amp=0.042484947
Local Maxima 1 36 km 1.73 6.642 km/s 3.839 km/s 0.25 amp=0.026005605
Local Maxima 2 33 km 1.86 6.642 km/s 3.576 km/s 0.30 amp=0.014784526
Local Maxima 3 41 km 1.64 6.642 km/s 4.038 km/s 0.21 amp=0.011260118
Local Maxima 4 32 km 1.81 6.642 km/s 3.67 km/s 0.28 amp=0.0100720525
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.10 SECOND
PpPs15.62 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs19.72 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(8 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
97.68406 84.6 deg 156.26 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
96.97076 89.4 deg 237.284 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
96.65458 67.9 deg 34.375 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
93.91507 76.8 deg 44.824 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
88.22707 69.9 deg 82.995 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
85.69989 43.1 deg 219.411 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
82.95855 90.3 deg 237.865 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
80.93475 89.5 deg 241.332 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

Losers

(19 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
97.66431 89.3 deg 221.84 deg Off Coast Of Southern Chile 1998/01/19 18:23:59 GMT (-45.0, -79.5) 10 km 5.5 MS, 5.4 MB, 6.2 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
80.96551 51.3 deg 286.512 deg North Of Ascension Island 1998/03/29 07:14:58 GMT (-0.2, -17.9) 10 km 5.5 MB, 5.6 MS, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MW
79.30474 68.0 deg 33.347 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
78.28844 92.3 deg 89.527 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
71.938736 73.5 deg 35.728 deg Southern Xinjiang, China 1997/04/15 18:19:10 GMT (39.6, 77.0) 23 km 5.8 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.9 UNKNOWN, 5.7 MW
66.976395 48.8 deg 286.534 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
66.57913 79.0 deg 317.672 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
64.39178 89.6 deg 237.172 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
63.219444 67.8 deg 34.28 deg Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan 1997/12/17 05:51:29 GMT (36.4, 70.8) 207 km 5.5 MB, 6.3 UNKNOWN
61.60731 79.0 deg 92.075 deg Java Sea 1997/07/11 09:55:12 GMT (-5.7, 110.8) 574 km 5.6 MB
60.309105 64.6 deg 50.864 deg Southern India 1997/05/21 22:51:28 GMT (23.1, 80.0) 36 km 6.0 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.8 UNKNOWN, 5.6 ME
60.28896 90.4 deg 246.079 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
60.221966 56.0 deg 350.709 deg Central Mediterranean Sea 1997/07/27 10:07:52 GMT (35.6, 21.1) 33 km 5.5 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.6 UNKNOWN, 5.2 ML
59.56654 96.4 deg 90.095 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
59.132412 88.0 deg 93.26 deg Sulawesi, Indonesia 1997/09/28 01:38:28 GMT (-3.8, 119.7) 33 km 5.6 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.9 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
58.98182 91.3 deg 244.082 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
54.792274 78.5 deg 57.558 deg Myanmar 1997/12/30 13:43:18 GMT (25.4, 96.6) 33 km 5.7 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.7 UNKNOWN, 5.7 MW
52.3329 96.1 deg 97.955 deg Banda Sea 1997/09/26 15:48:34 GMT (-5.4, 129.0) 254 km 5.8 MB, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW
47.28259 91.1 deg 248.116 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