Station XC MTJA - Mt John

Network: XC95 - Southern Alps Passive Seismic Experiment

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
MTJA Mt John (-43.99, 170.46) 1995-11-14 / 1996-12-31 1042 m
Crust2 Type:K2,forearc, New Zealand, 0.7 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:36 km
Thickness StdDev:5.6 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.81
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.11
Vs Estimate:3.565 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.28
Peak Value:0.08
Assumed Vp:6.461 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.673
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

1 with match > 90% ( 4.347826 %) and 4 with match > 80% ( 17.391304 %) out of 23.

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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 1.81 6.461 km/s 3.565 km/s 0.28
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 36 km 1.81 6.461 km/s 3.565 km/s 0.28 amp=0.08423385
Local Maxima 1 26 km 1.64 6.461 km/s 3.934 km/s 0.21 amp=0.08269328
Local Maxima 2 33 km 1.89 6.461 km/s 3.41 km/s 0.31 amp=0.051536225
Local Maxima 3 68 km 1.60 6.461 km/s 4.038 km/s 0.18 amp=0.027566137
Local Maxima 4 56 km 2.09 6.461 km/s 3.095 km/s 0.35 amp=0.021768456
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.53 SECOND
PpPs15.67 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs20.20 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(4 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
93.996544 34.0 deg 344.01 deg Solomon Islands 1996/08/02 12:55:29 GMT (-10.8, 161.4) 33 km 6.2 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 UNKNOWN, 6.9 MW
83.92664 55.5 deg 296.785 deg Flores Sea 1996/06/17 11:22:18 GMT (-7.1, 122.6) 587 km 6.6 MB, 7.9 UNKNOWN, 7.8 MW
82.86601 39.7 deg 335.498 deg Solomon Islands 1996/04/29 14:40:41 GMT (-6.5, 155.0) 44 km 6.3 MB, 7.5 MS, 7.2 UNKNOWN, 6.8 ME
82.08767 66.7 deg 311.552 deg Mindanao, Philippines 1996/09/20 00:03:18 GMT (9.6, 126.3) 33 km 5.8 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.4 UNKNOWN, 6.4 MW

Losers

(19 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
79.97481 66.6 deg 311.464 deg Mindanao, Philippines 1996/09/20 04:10:27 GMT (9.5, 126.3) 33 km 5.8 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.6 MW
75.57064 31.9 deg 31.107 deg Tonga Islands 1996/08/05 02:08:58 GMT (-15.3, -173.1) 41 km 6.0 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.7 UNKNOWN, 6.2 ME
74.50835 59.3 deg 304.156 deg Southern Molucca Sea 1996/08/12 17:00:27 GMT (-0.3, 125.1) 42 km 5.7 MB, 5.5 MS, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW
71.91759 63.1 deg 300.826 deg Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 1996/07/22 14:19:35 GMT (1.0, 120.4) 33 km 6.0 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 UNKNOWN, 6.9 MW
71.864914 41.6 deg 336.148 deg Solomon Islands 1996/05/02 13:34:28 GMT (-4.5, 154.8) 500 km 5.6 MB, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.5 MW
70.167274 91.3 deg 337.504 deg Eastern Sea Of Japan 1996/12/22 14:53:27 GMT (43.2, 138.9) 227 km 6.0 MB, 6.5 UNKNOWN, 6.5 MW
68.93075 79.4 deg 314.549 deg Taiwan Region 1996/09/05 23:42:06 GMT (21.9, 121.5) 20 km 6.4 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 UNKNOWN, 6.8 ME
66.424446 61.7 deg 306.286 deg Talaud Islands, Indonesia 1996/03/04 15:59:05 GMT (2.8, 125.2) 151 km 5.8 MB, 5.9 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
65.09853 76.7 deg 332.273 deg Bonin Islands, Japan Region 1996/06/26 03:22:03 GMT (27.7, 139.7) 469 km 5.5 MB, 6.3 UNKNOWN, 5.4 MB
65.07874 95.4 deg 8.038 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 1996/06/10 15:36:29 GMT (51.2, -176.8) 33 km 5.5 MB
64.86761 30.5 deg 353.605 deg Vanuatu Islands 1996/06/10 01:04:46 GMT (-13.5, 167.1) 200 km 5.8 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.7 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MS
64.6911 95.8 deg 353.364 deg Off East Coast Of Kamchatka 1996/06/30 11:32:35 GMT (51.7, 159.8) 33 km 5.5 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW
61.053455 70.4 deg 332.795 deg Mariana Islands Region 1996/07/06 21:36:28 GMT (22.0, 142.8) 241 km 5.8 MB, 6.3 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
58.127533 85.6 deg 131.119 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1996/09/09 00:20:39 GMT (-31.9, -71.6) 39 km 6.0 MB, 5.5 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.8 ME
57.9232 60.8 deg 302.345 deg Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 1996/08/01 04:08:23 GMT (-0.0, 122.9) 149 km 5.5 MB, 5.6 UNKNOWN, 5.5 MW
55.337383 60.9 deg 302.223 deg Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 1996/09/14 02:53:24 GMT (-0.0, 122.8) 181 km 5.5 MB
51.65633 58.4 deg 325.865 deg W. Caroline Islands, Micronesia 1996/07/04 15:50:38 GMT (8.5, 141.6) 33 km 5.1 MB, 5.4 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
50.172688 63.3 deg 300.665 deg Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 1996/07/16 10:07:36 GMT (1.0, 120.3) 33 km 6.0 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.6 MW
49.23088 68.9 deg 312.104 deg Samar, Philippines 1996/10/02 09:48:01 GMT (11.8, 125.5) 33 km 6.0 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.4 UNKNOWN, 6.3 MW