Station XK W12MB - Monkey Bay Community Hospital, Malawi

Network: XK12 - Seismic Arrays for African Rift Initation

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
W12MB Monkey Bay Community Hospital, Malawi (-14.09, 34.91) 2012-06-01 / 2014-08-30 481 m
Crust2 Type:X2,Rift, Rio Grande, Baikal, 0.5km sediments
Thickness Estimate:39 km
Thickness StdDev:2.8 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.81
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.10
Vs Estimate:3.587 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.28
Peak Value:0.04
Assumed Vp:6.502 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.495
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

1 with match > 90% ( 3.030303 %) and 3 with match > 80% ( 9.090909 %) out of 33.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 39 km 1.81 6.502 km/s 3.587 km/s 0.28
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 39 km 1.81 6.502 km/s 3.587 km/s 0.28 amp=0.04058917
Local Maxima 1 46 km 1.64 6.502 km/s 3.964 km/s 0.20 amp=0.01635974
Local Maxima 2 31 km 2.09 6.502 km/s 3.114 km/s 0.35 amp=0.015531807
Local Maxima 3 39 km 1.75 6.502 km/s 3.71 km/s 0.26 amp=0.011777153
Local Maxima 4 36 km 1.60 6.502 km/s 4.063 km/s 0.18 amp=0.010158485
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.91 SECOND
PpPs16.98 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs21.88 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(3 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
94.645546 44.5 deg 202.113 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
84.049416 67.1 deg 40.664 deg Xizang 2014/02/12 09:19:49 GMT (35.9, 82.6) 10 km 6.9 MWW, 6.9 MWB, 6.9 MWC
80.43331 73.0 deg 94.157 deg Java, Indonesia 2014/01/25 05:14:18 GMT (-8.0, 109.3) 66 km 6.1 MWW, 6.1 MWC, 6.2 MWC, 6.2 MWB

Losers

(30 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
89.252464 62.6 deg 73.805 deg Nicobar Islands, India Region 2014/03/21 14:25:10 GMT (7.5, 94.2) 17 km 5.5 MW
83.83371 53.8 deg 345.846 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
79.64226 80.6 deg 95.597 deg Bali Sea 2014/03/06 10:23:59 GMT (-7.7, 117.1) 299 km 5.1 MW
79.28895 63.2 deg 213.019 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
71.470345 94.1 deg 220.916 deg Off Coast Of Southern Chile 2014/03/02 17:03:43 GMT (-45.8, -76.2) 10 km 5.4 MW
69.2807 90.6 deg 69.419 deg Philippine Islands Region 2014/03/02 17:11:26 GMT (20.2, 120.3) 28 km 4.8 MW
63.618767 65.1 deg 69.139 deg Andaman Islands, India Region 2014/02/02 23:43:59 GMT (12.3, 95.1) 24 km 5.4 MW
63.543198 93.3 deg 66.129 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
63.154972 92.1 deg 84.624 deg Mindanao, Philippines 2014/01/12 13:07:50 GMT (5.8, 125.6) 137 km 5.2 MW
62.931416 65.9 deg 82.914 deg Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 2014/03/21 18:46:58 GMT (0.6, 99.8) 150 km 4.3 mb
61.78278 90.3 deg 71.07 deg Luzon, Philippines 2014/02/17 05:55:59 GMT (18.5, 120.4) 20 km 5.5 MWW, 5.5 MWB, 5.6 MWC
61.105217 95.3 deg 232.049 deg Central Chile 2014/03/04 11:24:20 GMT (-35.0, -72.0) 48 km 4.9 mb
60.647083 43.9 deg 201.899 deg Southwest Of Africa 2014/03/08 07:14:09 GMT (-53.2, 9.5) 10 km 5.4 MW
59.4374 93.7 deg 98.022 deg Banda Sea 2014/01/18 09:34:21 GMT (-6.9, 130.4) 150 km 4.7 mb
58.947624 95.4 deg 233.873 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2014/03/06 04:37:05 GMT (-33.3, -71.3) 59 km 5.4 MW
58.94344 50.0 deg 219.777 deg Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2014/04/01 23:13:05 GMT (-46.8, -10.6) 10 km 5.6 MW
58.547714 83.9 deg 95.771 deg Flores Sea 2014/01/23 00:52:15 GMT (-7.1, 120.3) 579 km 5.5 MWB, 5.5 MWC
57.229336 76.4 deg 95.98 deg Java, Indonesia 2014/03/09 13:42:19 GMT (-9.0, 113.0) 86 km 5.2 MW
54.576416 68.8 deg 58.466 deg Myanmar 2014/01/30 12:17:14 GMT (22.8, 94.4) 92 km 4.7 mb
52.278553 93.7 deg 236.821 deg San Juan Province, Argentina 2014/01/15 08:38:08 GMT (-31.1, -68.2) 103 km 5.2 MW
50.808075 91.3 deg 89.756 deg Northern Molucca Sea 2014/02/24 21:56:04 GMT (0.6, 126.1) 52 km 5.4 MW
50.730106 92.9 deg 88.902 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
50.66183 92.5 deg 94.026 deg Seram, Indonesia 2014/03/24 10:21:34 GMT (-3.3, 128.3) 91 km 4.1 mb
50.27331 93.8 deg 97.412 deg Banda Sea 2014/01/25 01:15:40 GMT (-6.3, 130.4) 150 km 4.6 mb
47.372334 91.1 deg 70.476 deg Philippine Islands Region 2014/02/04 12:18:34 GMT (19.3, 121.1) 37 km 5.0 MW
46.41114 94.0 deg 80.358 deg Philippine Islands Region 2014/01/02 09:56:17 GMT (10.4, 126.5) 60 km 5.0 mb
46.132885 96.6 deg 221.08 deg Off Coast Of Southern Chile 2014/01/07 12:06:13 GMT (-44.5, -79.3) 35 km 5.2 MW
42.593563 85.2 deg 89.919 deg Sulawesi, Indonesia 2014/02/23 15:25:10 GMT (-1.1, 120.3) 10 km 4.4 mb
34.765682 70.0 deg 58.979 deg Myanmar 2014/01/26 12:38:40 GMT (22.9, 95.8) 32 km 5.1 MW
30.147003 60.5 deg 79.231 deg Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra 2014/01/14 10:36:10 GMT (2.2, 93.7) 35 km 4.7 mb