Station XK W13CC - St. John's Catholic University, Malawi

Network: XK12 - Seismic Arrays for African Rift Initation

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
W13CC St. John's Catholic University, Malawi (-14.55, 35.18) 2012-06-01 / 2014-08-30 487 m
Crust2 Type:X2,Rift, Rio Grande, Baikal, 0.5km sediments
Thickness Estimate:30 km
Thickness StdDev:13 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.61
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.08
Vs Estimate:4.038 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.19
Peak Value:0.06
Assumed Vp:6.502 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.626
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

1 with match > 90% ( 2.9411764 %) and 3 with match > 80% ( 8.823529 %) out of 34.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 30 km 1.61 6.502 km/s 4.038 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 30 km 1.61 6.502 km/s 4.038 km/s 0.19 amp=0.055884093
Local Maxima 1 47 km 1.89 6.502 km/s 3.435 km/s 0.31 amp=0.026155442
Local Maxima 2 30 km 2.10 6.502 km/s 3.103 km/s 0.35 amp=0.025298541
Local Maxima 3 64 km 1.70 6.502 km/s 3.819 km/s 0.24 amp=0.022852758
Local Maxima 4 26 km 1.84 6.502 km/s 3.533 km/s 0.29 amp=0.018959498
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps2.84 SECOND
PpPs12.14 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs14.98 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
92.52898 73.6 deg 95.33 deg South Of Java, Indonesia 2014/04/18 13:33:38 GMT (-9.1, 110.4) 31 km 5.3 MW
88.18845 60.8 deg 207.407 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
85.72975 63.0 deg 213.191 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

Losers

(31 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
99.06206 90.2 deg 156.579 deg Balleny Islands Region 2014/04/18 19:05:05 GMT (-62.7, 155.5) 10 km 5.6 MB
87.043564 54.3 deg 345.679 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
83.58962 81.4 deg 99.586 deg South Of Sumba, Indonesia 2014/03/09 11:49:06 GMT (-11.4, 119.1) 10 km 4.7 mb
72.83778 62.7 deg 73.196 deg Nicobar Islands, India Region 2014/03/21 13:41:07 GMT (7.8, 94.3) 10 km 6.5 MWB, 6.4 MWC, 6.4 MWB, 6.4 MWW
70.34523 93.4 deg 81.726 deg Mindanao, Philippines 2014/01/12 02:20:43 GMT (8.9, 126.4) 54 km 4.3 mb
69.45987 91.1 deg 97.665 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
68.122246 93.5 deg 97.372 deg Banda Sea 2014/01/25 01:15:40 GMT (-6.3, 130.4) 150 km 4.6 mb
67.550674 95.3 deg 231.935 deg Central Chile 2014/03/04 11:24:20 GMT (-35.0, -72.0) 48 km 4.9 mb
63.895718 63.2 deg 208.648 deg South Sandwich Islands Region 2014/03/19 20:17:43 GMT (-60.7, -25.3) 10 km 5.5 MWW, 5.4 MWB, 5.5 MWC
62.283195 67.1 deg 40.391 deg Xizang 2014/02/12 09:24:43 GMT (35.8, 82.5) 10 km 5.7 MB
61.673874 95.8 deg 233.283 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2014/03/04 10:51:15 GMT (-33.6, -72.0) 20 km 5.7 MWW, 5.7 MWB, 5.8 MWC
57.66423 91.2 deg 97.733 deg Banda Sea 2014/02/04 00:27:09 GMT (-7.2, 128.3) 35 km 5.0 mb
57.15712 92.3 deg 79.083 deg Leyte, Philippines 2014/01/26 02:41:40 GMT (11.2, 124.6) 13 km 5.0 MW
55.9691 96.0 deg 233.384 deg Off Coast Of Central Chile 2014/04/11 01:08:01 GMT (-33.4, -72.2) 12 km 5.0 mb
51.49862 83.6 deg 95.658 deg Flores Sea 2014/01/23 00:52:15 GMT (-7.1, 120.3) 579 km 5.5 MWB, 5.5 MWC
50.23889 88.2 deg 87.836 deg Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 2014/02/18 03:34:12 GMT (1.7, 122.9) 46 km 5.3 MW
49.759792 73.8 deg 211.002 deg Scotia Sea 2014/02/22 22:39:32 GMT (-60.2, -47.3) 10 km 5.5 MWB, 5.4 MWC
49.614 91.1 deg 89.989 deg Northern Molucca Sea 2014/03/08 18:56:54 GMT (0.3, 126.2) 12 km 5.0 MW
49.06785 65.6 deg 80.053 deg Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 2014/03/15 10:58:46 GMT (2.8, 99.1) 171 km 5.6 MB, 5.4 MWC
49.065292 67.3 deg 40.388 deg Xizang 2014/02/12 09:19:49 GMT (35.9, 82.6) 10 km 6.9 MWW, 6.9 MWB, 6.9 MWC
48.718647 94.2 deg 220.645 deg Off Coast Of Southern Chile 2014/03/02 11:14:42 GMT (-45.8, -76.6) 23 km 5.2 MW
47.82351 91.1 deg 89.7 deg Northern Molucca Sea 2014/02/24 21:56:04 GMT (0.6, 126.1) 52 km 5.4 MW
44.751717 93.6 deg 236.721 deg San Juan Province, Argentina 2014/01/15 08:38:08 GMT (-31.1, -68.2) 103 km 5.2 MW
40.240517 93.2 deg 97.449 deg Banda Sea 2014/02/21 08:32:47 GMT (-6.5, 130.1) 146 km 4.8 mb
39.878353 93.9 deg 97.41 deg Banda Sea 2014/02/11 10:16:58 GMT (-6.2, 130.8) 86 km 5.0 MW
36.869225 58.0 deg 278.224 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
36.38186 85.0 deg 89.814 deg Sulawesi, Indonesia 2014/02/23 15:25:10 GMT (-1.1, 120.3) 10 km 4.4 mb
33.83442 97.5 deg 283.179 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
32.1227 88.6 deg 75.542 deg Mindoro, Philippines 2014/01/21 10:35:16 GMT (13.7, 120.1) 46 km 4.7 mb
23.369783 56.0 deg 12.52 deg Eastern Caucasus 2014/02/10 12:06:46 GMT (40.3, 48.8) 63 km 5.5 MW
12.371826 92.4 deg 98.072 deg Banda Sea 2014/01/27 16:53:05 GMT (-7.3, 129.5) 150 km 4.7 mb