Station XB SUVA - Suva, Fiji

Network: XB93 - Southwest Pacific Seismic Experiment

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SUVA Suva, Fiji (-18.11, 178.45) 1994-03-02 / 1995-12-31 50 m
Crust2 Type:B6,thick melt affected o.c., 0.5 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:36 km
Thickness StdDev:14 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.60
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.00
Vs Estimate:3.247 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.18
Peak Value:0.16
Assumed Vp:5.195 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.851
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

0 with match > 90% ( 0.0 %) and 2 with match > 80% ( 12.5 %) out of 16.

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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 1.60 5.195 km/s 3.247 km/s 0.18
Crust2.0 24 km 1.98 5.195 km/s 2.627 km/s 0.33 B6,thick melt affected o.c., 0.5 km seds.
Global Maxima 36 km 1.60 5.195 km/s 3.247 km/s 0.18 amp=0.16297504
Local Maxima 1 40 km 1.62 5.195 km/s 3.202 km/s 0.19 amp=0.11904098
Local Maxima 2 38 km 2.10 5.195 km/s 2.477 km/s 0.35 amp=0.10663454
Local Maxima 3 50 km 1.88 5.195 km/s 2.767 km/s 0.30 amp=0.08617996
Local Maxima 4 27 km 1.81 5.195 km/s 2.87 km/s 0.28 amp=0.083890304
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.13 SECOND
PpPs17.89 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs22.02 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(2 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
83.983315 52.7 deg 282.526 deg Halmahera, Indonesia 1995/02/13 15:04:26 GMT (-1.4, 127.5) 33 km 6.2 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.8 UNKNOWN, 6.7 MW
81.016945 50.2 deg 275.339 deg Banda Sea 1994/07/13 11:45:25 GMT (-7.5, 127.9) 185 km 6.4 MB, 6.8 UNKNOWN, 6.5 MW

Losers

(14 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
73.066505 46.6 deg 195.358 deg Balleny Islands Region 1995/06/21 15:28:51 GMT (-61.6, 154.7) 10 km 5.6 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.8 UNKNOWN, 6.8 MW
68.74297 52.9 deg 317.04 deg Mariana Islands Region 1995/04/08 17:45:18 GMT (21.8, 142.6) 319 km 6.3 MB
67.29906 44.3 deg 282.955 deg Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia 1994/05/25 04:03:40 GMT (-4.2, 135.4) 33 km 5.9 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.5 MW
66.94228 78.6 deg 271.628 deg Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 1994/05/11 08:18:16 GMT (-2.0, 99.8) 28 km 6.0 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 6.3 MW
63.61965 73.3 deg 326.433 deg Primor'ye, Russia 1994/07/21 18:36:31 GMT (42.3, 132.9) 473 km 6.4 MB, 7.2 UNKNOWN
61.550766 33.5 deg 288.355 deg Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. 1995/03/12 12:09:43 GMT (-5.3, 146.7) 233 km 5.6 MB, 6.2 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MW
60.198544 54.0 deg 287.065 deg Northern Molucca Sea 1995/07/26 23:42:02 GMT (2.6, 127.7) 66 km 5.9 MB, 6.4 UNKNOWN, 6.4 MW
56.739075 57.1 deg 282.123 deg Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 1995/09/01 06:30:37 GMT (0.0, 123.2) 163 km 5.5 MB
55.45413 69.9 deg 343.362 deg Kuril Islands 1995/06/29 07:45:09 GMT (48.8, 154.5) 62 km 5.9 MB, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW
50.76696 69.2 deg 324.596 deg Sea Of Japan 1995/03/31 14:01:40 GMT (38.2, 135.1) 365 km 6.0 MB, 6.2 UNKNOWN, 6.3 MW
47.547844 57.1 deg 289.868 deg Mindanao, Philippines 1994/07/06 09:13:11 GMT (6.0, 125.9) 164 km 5.7 MB, 6.1 UNKNOWN
47.45248 48.9 deg 277.197 deg Banda Sea 1994/04/14 03:28:26 GMT (-6.6, 129.7) 170 km 5.8 MB
44.073082 56.5 deg 289.206 deg Mindanao, Philippines 1995/02/19 00:17:48 GMT (5.2, 126.2) 104 km 5.9 MB, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MW
43.270912 75.4 deg 350.126 deg Near East Coast Of Kamchatka 1994/05/24 21:13:18 GMT (56.2, 161.2) 91 km 5.9 MB, 5.8 UNKNOWN, 5.7 MW