Station XC WLZA - Whitehall

Network: XC95 - Southern Alps Passive Seismic Experiment

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
WLZA Whitehall (-37.87, 175.60) 1996-04-13 / 1997-12-31 190 m
Crust2 Type:K2,forearc, New Zealand, 0.7 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:28 km
Thickness StdDev:7.9 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.75
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.06
Vs Estimate:3.692 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.26
Peak Value:0.05
Assumed Vp:6.461 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.341
Nearby stations H:28 km +- 0.0 km
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs:1.75 +- 0.01

3 with match > 90% ( 14.285714 %) and 4 with match > 80% ( 19.047619 %) out of 21.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 28 km 1.75 6.461 km/s 3.692 km/s 0.26
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 28 km 1.75 6.461 km/s 3.692 km/s 0.26 amp=0.051910274
Local Maxima 1 25 km 1.80 6.461 km/s 3.595 km/s 0.28 amp=0.015639748
Local Maxima 2 53 km 2.09 6.461 km/s 3.088 km/s 0.35 amp=0.011916793
Local Maxima 3 25 km 1.62 6.461 km/s 3.976 km/s 0.20 amp=0.011260856
Local Maxima 4 62 km 1.99 6.461 km/s 3.251 km/s 0.33 amp=0.008788142
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps3.25 SECOND
PpPs11.92 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs15.17 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
97.64827 89.3 deg 4.221 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 1996/06/10 04:03:35 GMT (51.6, -177.6) 33 km 6.6 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.9 UNKNOWN, 7.4 MS
92.64008 56.8 deg 288.639 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
92.26791 36.4 deg 323.899 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
82.062 38.2 deg 325.147 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

Losers

(17 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
76.062546 33.0 deg 325.06 deg Solomon Islands 1996/06/03 10:46:00 GMT (-9.3, 157.2) 33 km 5.3 MB, 6.0 MS
69.49506 36.3 deg 323.888 deg Solomon Islands 1996/05/11 13:43:45 GMT (-6.6, 155.0) 33 km 5.7 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.4 UNKNOWN, 6.3 MW
67.07717 63.9 deg 293.729 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
65.05748 36.7 deg 323.339 deg Solomon Islands 1996/05/02 02:32:35 GMT (-6.4, 154.6) 33 km 5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
60.916603 84.0 deg 168.063 deg South Sandwich Islands Region 1996/05/30 03:04:37 GMT (-56.7, -26.3) 84 km 5.7 MB, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 5.3 MW
58.384068 32.9 deg 324.982 deg Solomon Islands 1996/06/03 08:15:39 GMT (-9.3, 157.2) 33 km 5.6 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 5.8 MS
57.61124 36.3 deg 323.564 deg Solomon Islands 1996/05/01 09:21:24 GMT (-6.7, 154.8) 33 km 5.5 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
54.6855 59.9 deg 299.255 deg Northern Molucca Sea 1996/05/07 08:44:36 GMT (1.6, 126.6) 33 km 5.9 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
53.65108 89.1 deg 3.774 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 1996/08/19 04:19:16 GMT (51.5, -178.4) 33 km 5.7 MB, 5.6 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.7 ML
52.829292 36.2 deg 323.569 deg Solomon Islands 1996/05/01 10:05:09 GMT (-6.7, 154.9) 33 km 5.4 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MS
51.235188 67.0 deg 326.929 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
50.20973 89.2 deg 3.919 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 1996/06/08 23:19:15 GMT (51.5, -178.1) 33 km 5.9 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.5 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MS
49.13334 61.9 deg 327.085 deg Mariana Islands 1996/06/09 01:12:16 GMT (17.4, 145.5) 149 km 6.0 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.5 UNKNOWN, 6.5 MW
48.109734 50.0 deg 303.588 deg Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia 1996/05/11 09:35:06 GMT (-3.3, 135.9) 24 km 5.7 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.9 UNKNOWN, 5.8 MW
45.744484 32.9 deg 325.084 deg Solomon Islands 1996/06/03 10:50:10 GMT (-9.3, 157.2) 10 km 5.8 MB, 6.2 MS
43.551865 61.8 deg 302.549 deg Talaud Islands, Indonesia 1996/08/13 10:07:08 GMT (5.0, 127.4) 75 km 5.7 UNKNOWN, 5.0 MS, 5.4 MB
27.595833 77.7 deg 277.112 deg Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 1996/08/09 00:27:05 GMT (-2.0, 99.7) 33 km 5.5 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.8 UNKNOWN, 5.7 MW