Station XK W11KP - Kapiri Hospital, Malawi

Network: XK12 - Seismic Arrays for African Rift Initation

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
W11KP Kapiri Hospital, Malawi (-13.22, 34.31) 2012-06-01 / 2014-08-30 511 m
Crust2 Type:X2,Rift, Rio Grande, Baikal, 0.5km sediments
Thickness Estimate:47 km
Thickness StdDev:1.3 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.62
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.04
Vs Estimate:4.013 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.19
Peak Value:0.07
Assumed Vp:6.502 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.635
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

1 with match > 90% ( 2.7777777 %) and 2 with match > 80% ( 5.5555553 %) out of 36.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 47 km 1.62 6.502 km/s 4.013 km/s 0.19
Crust2.0 33 km 1.77 6.502 km/s 3.68 km/s 0.26 X2,Rift, Rio Grande, Baikal, 0.5km sediments
Global Maxima 47 km 1.62 6.502 km/s 4.013 km/s 0.19 amp=0.07092028
Local Maxima 1 33 km 1.86 6.502 km/s 3.491 km/s 0.30 amp=0.0378829
Local Maxima 2 43 km 1.69 6.502 km/s 3.858 km/s 0.23 amp=0.02599095
Local Maxima 3 62 km 1.97 6.502 km/s 3.309 km/s 0.33 amp=0.022154959
Local Maxima 4 40 km 1.84 6.502 km/s 3.538 km/s 0.29 amp=0.016748097
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.48 SECOND
PpPs18.94 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs23.42 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
90.33439 45.0 deg 201.385 deg Bouvet Island Region 2014/04/15 03:57:02 GMT (-53.5, 8.7) 12 km 6.9 MWP, 6.8 MI, 6.9 MI
88.60473 66.8 deg 41.233 deg Xizang 2014/02/12 09:19:49 GMT (35.9, 82.6) 10 km 6.9 MWW, 6.9 MWB, 6.9 MWC

Losers

(34 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
96.55302 63.6 deg 69.004 deg Andaman Islands, India Region 2014/04/11 00:45:06 GMT (12.3, 93.1) 71 km 4.8 mb
92.70035 52.8 deg 346.253 deg Greece 2014/02/03 03:08:46 GMT (38.3, 20.4) 5.0 km 6.0 MWW, 6.0 MWB, 6.1 MWC
67.86874 94.7 deg 220.969 deg Off Coast Of Southern Chile 2014/03/02 11:14:42 GMT (-45.8, -76.6) 23 km 5.2 MW
63.439514 32.9 deg 60.116 deg Carlsberg Ridge 2014/02/24 23:59:45 GMT (4.2, 62.5) 10 km 5.5 MWC, 5.5 MWC
62.622967 84.5 deg 95.993 deg Flores Sea 2014/01/23 00:52:15 GMT (-7.1, 120.3) 579 km 5.5 MWB, 5.5 MWC
62.612446 61.6 deg 206.869 deg East Of South Sandwich Islands 2014/03/11 02:44:05 GMT (-60.9, -20.0) 10 km 6.4 MWW, 6.4 MWB, 6.4 MWC, 6.8 MI
59.271496 93.5 deg 88.994 deg Halmahera, Indonesia 2014/03/26 20:47:51 GMT (1.8, 127.5) 151 km 5.5 MB, 5.4 MWW, 5.5 MWC
58.91483 78.6 deg 57.444 deg Sichuan, China 2014/04/04 22:40:34 GMT (28.1, 103.6) 19 km 4.9 MW
57.37416 32.9 deg 60.448 deg Carlsberg Ridge 2014/02/24 23:47:06 GMT (4.1, 62.6) 10 km 5.5 MWC, 5.5 MWC
57.356712 92.1 deg 97.838 deg Banda Sea 2014/02/03 22:36:37 GMT (-7.2, 128.2) 7.1 km 5.8 MWW, 5.8 MWB, 5.9 MWC
56.281254 92.8 deg 79.248 deg Leyte, Philippines 2014/01/26 06:12:03 GMT (11.2, 124.6) 15 km 5.0 MW
55.56184 62.9 deg 74.504 deg Nicobar Islands, India Region 2014/03/21 21:03:43 GMT (7.4, 94.2) 17 km 5.4 MW
51.918644 93.2 deg 97.535 deg Banda Sea 2014/02/06 20:29:08 GMT (-6.6, 129.1) 210 km 5.0 MW
51.67653 96.7 deg 243.539 deg Northern Chile 2014/03/20 18:41:32 GMT (-24.0, -69.2) 96 km 5.1 MW
50.608353 96.3 deg 283.519 deg North Atlantic Ocean 2014/02/18 09:27:13 GMT (14.7, -58.9) 17 km 6.5 MWW, 6.3 MWB, 6.5 MWC, 6.6 MWC, 6.7 MI
48.85648 73.4 deg 210.591 deg Scotia Sea 2014/02/08 19:50:36 GMT (-60.4, -45.2) 24 km 5.7 MWW, 5.6 MWB, 5.8 MWC
47.631954 94.8 deg 80.306 deg Philippine Islands Region 2014/03/15 10:55:11 GMT (10.6, 126.8) 11 km 5.3 MW
47.426582 96.1 deg 233.758 deg Off Coast Of Central Chile 2014/04/11 01:08:01 GMT (-33.4, -72.2) 12 km 5.0 mb
45.84658 40.9 deg 188.172 deg South Of Africa 2014/03/14 20:32:09 GMT (-53.6, 25.3) 10 km 5.5 MW
45.509243 91.9 deg 89.872 deg Northern Molucca Sea 2014/02/24 21:56:04 GMT (0.6, 126.1) 52 km 5.4 MW
43.38828 63.6 deg 212.68 deg South Sandwich Islands Region 2014/02/01 03:58:43 GMT (-56.8, -27.3) 130 km 6.1 MWW, 6.1 MWC, 6.1 MWB, 6.2 MWC
41.76497 93.5 deg 66.21 deg Taiwan Region 2014/03/19 12:19:24 GMT (24.1, 122.3) 10 km 5.6 MWB, 5.8 MWW, 5.8 MWC
41.172554 92.1 deg 89.485 deg Northern Molucca Sea 2014/01/27 00:24:39 GMT (1.0, 126.3) 39 km 4.6 mb
39.19714 90.8 deg 69.547 deg Philippine Islands Region 2014/03/02 17:11:26 GMT (20.2, 120.3) 28 km 4.8 MW
36.204494 66.2 deg 80.907 deg Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 2014/03/15 10:58:46 GMT (2.8, 99.1) 171 km 5.6 MB, 5.4 MWC
34.9367 33.0 deg 60.366 deg Carlsberg Ridge 2014/02/24 23:32:47 GMT (4.1, 62.6) 10 km 5.6 MWB, 5.6 MWC
30.009212 89.1 deg 75.78 deg Mindoro, Philippines 2014/01/21 10:35:16 GMT (13.7, 120.1) 46 km 4.7 mb
29.73138 70.1 deg 59.498 deg Myanmar 2014/01/26 12:38:40 GMT (22.9, 95.8) 32 km 5.1 MW
27.832197 91.2 deg 86.06 deg Celebes Sea 2014/03/10 02:50:01 GMT (4.1, 124.6) 326 km 4.8 mb
25.051088 57.0 deg 277.671 deg Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2014/03/29 07:46:50 GMT (-0.8, -21.9) 12 km 5.9 MWW, 5.8 MWB, 6.0 MWC
24.74464 90.1 deg 85.985 deg Celebes Sea 2014/03/18 14:00:07 GMT (4.0, 123.5) 500 km 4.8 mb
22.2105 93.1 deg 94.127 deg Seram, Indonesia 2014/03/24 10:21:34 GMT (-3.3, 128.3) 91 km 4.1 mb
20.220999 96.7 deg 245.369 deg Northern Chile 2014/02/10 11:00:09 GMT (-22.3, -68.7) 107 km 5.2 MW
18.114685 98.2 deg 96.401 deg Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia 2014/03/08 03:37:53 GMT (-4.3, 133.8) 21 km 5.3 MW