Station XI KITU - Kitui

Network: XI00 - Ethiopia/Kenya Broadband Seismic Experiment

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
KITU Kitui (-1.37, 38.00) 2001-07-13 / 2002-12-31 1129 m
Crust2 Type:IA,thin late Proter., 3.5 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:40 km
Thickness StdDev:6.0 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.74
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.06
Vs Estimate:3.693 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.25
Peak Value:0.02
Assumed Vp:6.407 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.468
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

5 with match > 90% ( 62.5 %) and 8 with match > 80% ( 100.0 %) out of 8.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 40 km 1.74 6.407 km/s 3.693 km/s 0.25
Crust2.0 36 km 1.79 6.407 km/s 3.585 km/s 0.27 IA,thin late Proter., 3.5 km seds.
Global Maxima 40 km 1.74 6.407 km/s 3.693 km/s 0.25 amp=0.018122325
Local Maxima 1 28 km 2.09 6.407 km/s 3.066 km/s 0.35 amp=0.0066649127
Local Maxima 2 60 km 1.79 6.407 km/s 3.574 km/s 0.27 amp=0.005660686
Local Maxima 3 38 km 1.72 6.407 km/s 3.736 km/s 0.24 amp=0.00543568
Local Maxima 4 50 km 1.61 6.407 km/s 3.992 km/s 0.18 amp=0.0050236285
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.59 SECOND
PpPs17.08 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs21.66 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
97.487465 85.8 deg 93.987 deg Banda Sea 2001/10/19 03:28:44 GMT (-4.1, 123.9) 33 km 6.3 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.5 MW, 7.4 MW
96.50138 38.5 deg 345.049 deg Crete, Greece 2002/01/22 04:53:52 GMT (35.8, 26.6) 88 km 6.2 MB, 6.3 MW, 6.2 MW
96.040955 61.3 deg 47.22 deg Qinghai, China 2001/11/14 09:26:10 GMT (35.9, 90.5) 10 km 6.1 MB, 8.0 MS, 7.8 MW, 7.7 MW
94.03555 59.8 deg 104.361 deg South Indian Ocean 2001/09/07 02:45:59 GMT (-13.2, 97.3) 10 km 6.2 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.0 MW, 5.9 MW
93.67168 48.8 deg 36.289 deg Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bord Reg. 2001/11/23 20:43:03 GMT (36.4, 71.5) 106 km 5.9 MB, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MW
86.43821 86.6 deg 132.618 deg South Of Australia 2001/12/12 14:02:35 GMT (-42.8, 124.7) 10 km 6.5 MB, 6.7 MS, 7.1 MW, 7.0 MW
82.76544 48.1 deg 35.979 deg Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan 2002/01/03 07:05:27 GMT (36.1, 70.7) 129 km 5.8 MB, 6.2 MW, 6.1 MW
81.10052 88.4 deg 88.877 deg Northern Molucca Sea 2001/08/27 01:16:47 GMT (1.1, 126.4) 33 km 5.8 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 MW, 5.9 MW

Losers

(0 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason