Station XC ARPA - Arthurs Pass

Network: XC95 - Southern Alps Passive Seismic Experiment

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
ARPA Arthurs Pass (-42.97, 171.58) 1995-11-11 / 1996-12-31 710 m
Crust2 Type:K2,forearc, New Zealand, 0.7 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:38 km
Thickness StdDev:0.5 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.60
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.03
Vs Estimate:4.032 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.18
Peak Value:0.09
Assumed Vp:6.461 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.738
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

1 with match > 90% ( 11.111111 %) and 2 with match > 80% ( 22.222221 %) out of 9.

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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 1.60 6.461 km/s 4.032 km/s 0.18
Crust2.0 35 km 1.76 6.461 km/s 3.663 km/s 0.26 K2,forearc, New Zealand, 0.7 km seds.
Global Maxima 38 km 1.60 6.461 km/s 4.032 km/s 0.18 amp=0.09207874
Local Maxima 1 27 km 1.72 6.461 km/s 3.757 km/s 0.24 amp=0.06725141
Local Maxima 2 39 km 1.67 6.461 km/s 3.875 km/s 0.22 amp=0.040114857
Local Maxima 3 30 km 1.84 6.461 km/s 3.507 km/s 0.29 amp=0.03394599
Local Maxima 4 28 km 1.61 6.461 km/s 4.026 km/s 0.18 amp=0.033293918
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps3.59 SECOND
PpPs15.51 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs19.10 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
95.40902 52.0 deg 313.981 deg Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia 1996/02/17 05:59:29 GMT (-0.9, 137.0) 33 km 6.5 MB, 8.1 MS, 7.9 UNKNOWN
88.474724 90.0 deg 344.899 deg Kuril Islands 1996/02/07 21:36:45 GMT (45.3, 149.9) 33 km 6.3 MB, 7.0 MS, 7.2 UNKNOWN, 7.1 MW

Losers

(7 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
74.1411 48.0 deg 315.738 deg Irian Jaya, Indonesia 1995/12/19 23:28:12 GMT (-3.7, 140.3) 71 km 6.2 MB, 6.5 UNKNOWN
72.53223 89.4 deg 344.126 deg Kuril Islands 1995/11/24 17:24:12 GMT (44.5, 149.1) 33 km 6.1 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.6 MW
65.21741 36.3 deg 338.001 deg Solomon Islands 1996/01/11 03:51:34 GMT (-8.4, 158.6) 96 km 5.5 MB, 5.6 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
59.282234 90.0 deg 345.223 deg Kuril Islands 1996/02/14 20:31:06 GMT (45.4, 150.4) 33 km 5.9 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.8 UNKNOWN, 5.8 MW
56.686573 89.4 deg 344.328 deg Kuril Islands 1995/12/03 18:01:08 GMT (44.6, 149.4) 33 km 6.6 MB, 8.0 MS
55.689102 84.2 deg 337.068 deg Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 1996/02/16 15:22:57 GMT (37.3, 142.5) 33 km 6.2 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.7 UNKNOWN, 6.6 MW
52.35425 52.8 deg 312.894 deg Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia 1996/02/18 00:22:23 GMT (-0.7, 135.9) 33 km 5.7 MS, 5.2 MB