Station XQ NA040 - Katmandu,Nepal

Network: XQ15 - Rapid response to the Mw 7.9 earthquake of April 25, 2015 in Nepal

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
NA040 Katmandu,Nepal (28.21, 84.74) 2015-06-19 / 2016-05-13 1891 m
Crust2 Type:R2,orogen/65km Bolivia, 0.5 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:50 km
Thickness StdDev:3.9 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.71
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.08
Vs Estimate:3.784 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.24
Peak Value:0.04
Assumed Vp:6.481 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.560
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

5 with match > 90% ( 6.4935064 %) and 14 with match > 80% ( 18.181818 %) out of 77.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 50 km 1.71 6.481 km/s 3.784 km/s 0.24
Crust2.0 65 km 1.76 6.481 km/s 3.685 km/s 0.26 R2,orogen/65km Bolivia, 0.5 km seds.
Global Maxima 50 km 1.71 6.481 km/s 3.784 km/s 0.24 amp=0.03547447
Local Maxima 1 34 km 2.01 6.481 km/s 3.22 km/s 0.34 amp=0.017497158
Local Maxima 2 52 km 1.68 6.481 km/s 3.852 km/s 0.23 amp=0.0143758245
Local Maxima 3 49 km 1.70 6.481 km/s 3.812 km/s 0.24 amp=0.011289123
Local Maxima 4 36 km 1.99 6.481 km/s 3.261 km/s 0.33 amp=0.01044318
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps5.47 SECOND
PpPs20.82 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs26.29 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(14 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
93.993706 53.2 deg 127.121 deg Timor Region 2015/11/04 03:44:15 GMT (-8.4, 124.9) 14 km 6.3 MWP
92.601295 39.6 deg 71.697 deg Kyushu, Japan 2016/04/15 16:25:06 GMT (32.8, 130.7) 10 km 7.0 MO
91.286125 90.5 deg 106.471 deg Vanuatu Islands 2015/10/20 21:52:02 GMT (-14.8, 167.3) 127 km 7.1 MWW, 7.3 MI
90.11436 75.7 deg 105.631 deg Solomon Islands 2016/02/08 16:19:13 GMT (-6.6, 154.7) 32 km 6.4 MWW, 6.3 MWB, 6.7 MI
90.0102 32.7 deg 90.987 deg Taiwan 2016/02/05 19:57:27 GMT (22.9, 120.6) 23 km 6.4 MWW, 6.3 MWB, 6.4 MWC, 6.7 MI
88.4688 89.9 deg 106.273 deg Vanuatu Islands 2016/04/03 08:23:53 GMT (-14.4, 166.8) 35 km 6.9 MWW, 7.2 MI
87.11104 77.5 deg 37.195 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2016/03/27 18:01:30 GMT (52.2, -168.7) 16 km 5.7 MWB
85.40602 53.0 deg 114.668 deg Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia 2015/09/24 15:53:28 GMT (-0.6, 131.3) 24 km 6.6 MWW, 6.4 MWB, 6.9 MI
83.59497 75.4 deg 38.914 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2015/11/09 16:03:45 GMT (51.7, -173.1) 10 km 6.2 MWB, 6.3 MI
83.1154 80.3 deg 25.96 deg Southern Alaska 2016/01/24 10:30:30 GMT (59.7, -153.5) 128 km 7.1 MWW, 6.4 ML
82.66276 46.8 deg 113.347 deg Talaud Islands, Indonesia 2016/01/11 16:38:07 GMT (3.9, 126.9) 21 km 6.5 MWW, 6.4 MWB, 6.9 MI
82.11123 72.6 deg 106.842 deg New Britain Region, P.N.G. 2015/09/16 14:03:22 GMT (-6.0, 151.5) 6.3 km 6.0 MWB
81.04663 60.8 deg 41.033 deg Near East Coast Of Kamchatka 2016/03/20 22:50:20 GMT (54.3, 162.8) 31 km 6.4 MWC, 6.2 MWB, 6.6 MI
80.2193 42.3 deg 145.462 deg Java, Indonesia 2016/04/06 14:45:30 GMT (-8.2, 107.4) 35 km 6.0 MWB

Losers

(63 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
92.890335 91.2 deg 107.546 deg Vanuatu Islands 2016/04/28 19:33:27 GMT (-16.1, 167.3) 35 km 7.0 MO
90.57854 75.2 deg 39.092 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2015/11/02 08:15:34 GMT (51.7, -173.4) 21 km 5.9 MWP, 5.2 MI
86.164696 57.5 deg 47.994 deg East Of Kuril Islands 2015/10/14 05:43:07 GMT (48.9, 156.2) 6.0 km 5.6 MB, 5.9 MWB
86.10537 58.3 deg 41.756 deg Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 2016/01/30 03:25:10 GMT (54.0, 158.5) 161 km 7.2 MWW, 7.0 MI, 7.2 MWB
85.257225 75.6 deg 179.694 deg Southeast Indian Ridge 2015/12/04 22:24:54 GMT (-47.7, 85.2) 10 km 7.1 MWP
85.19672 73.8 deg 105.317 deg New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 2016/01/26 03:10:23 GMT (-5.3, 153.2) 44 km 5.8 MWP
84.22778 80.1 deg 105.722 deg Solomon Islands 2015/11/18 18:31:04 GMT (-8.9, 158.4) 11 km 6.8 MWB, 7.0 MI
82.008545 69.5 deg 41.463 deg Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands 2016/04/11 20:10:35 GMT (51.8, 176.6) 22 km 5.6 MB, 5.5 MB, 5.6 MI
80.93672 74.9 deg 39.353 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2016/03/12 18:06:45 GMT (51.6, -174.0) 19 km 6.3 MWW, 6.1 MB, 6.2 MWB, 6.3 MWC, 6.4 MWC, 6.4 MI
79.76755 39.6 deg 71.604 deg Kyushu, Japan 2016/04/14 12:26:36 GMT (32.8, 130.6) 10 km 6.2 MWW
79.05542 40.5 deg 112.782 deg Mindanao, Philippines 2016/04/13 18:21:51 GMT (7.8, 121.9) 10 km 5.9 MWB
78.654236 72.5 deg 106.277 deg New Britain Region, P.N.G. 2015/06/30 03:39:28 GMT (-5.5, 151.6) 35 km 5.8 MB
78.234924 74.8 deg 39.458 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2016/03/19 01:35:12 GMT (51.5, -174.2) 17 km 6.0 MWW, 5.5 ML, 5.8 MWB
77.98287 64.4 deg 205.177 deg Southwest Indian Ridge 2016/01/12 09:45:11 GMT (-31.3, 58.1) 10 km 5.9 MB
77.82882 48.3 deg 76.929 deg Bonin Islands, Japan Region 2015/06/23 12:18:29 GMT (27.7, 139.8) 456 km 6.3 MO
77.701324 38.2 deg 146.775 deg Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 2016/05/02 04:21:24 GMT (-5.0, 104.6) 117 km 5.7 MWW, 5.7 MWB, 5.7 MWC
77.23483 34.2 deg 162.987 deg Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia 2016/03/02 12:49:46 GMT (-4.9, 94.2) 10 km 7.9 MWW
76.23438 87.9 deg 103.555 deg Santa Cruz Islands 2015/10/28 20:46:41 GMT (-11.0, 166.4) 152 km 5.8 MWB
76.208565 56.0 deg 121.943 deg Banda Sea 2015/11/21 09:06:12 GMT (-7.2, 129.9) 67 km 6.1 MWP
75.20701 75.0 deg 39.441 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2016/03/12 13:23:38 GMT (51.4, -174.0) 13 km 5.6 mww
74.4773 82.4 deg 105.714 deg Solomon Islands 2015/09/24 15:56:57 GMT (-10.1, 160.5) 23 km 6.0 MB
74.27641 42.6 deg 106.626 deg Leyte, Philippines 2015/07/03 06:43:23 GMT (10.2, 125.9) 50 km 6.0 MB
74.266304 39.7 deg 121.995 deg Borneo 2015/12/20 18:47:35 GMT (3.6, 117.6) 9.0 km 6.0 MWP
73.97455 54.8 deg 123.678 deg Banda Sea 2016/04/14 23:15:07 GMT (-7.5, 128.1) 129 km 5.7 MB
73.34719 73.4 deg 105.225 deg New Britain Region, P.N.G. 2015/10/17 20:44:53 GMT (-5.1, 152.9) 51 km 5.4 mb
72.81006 34.7 deg 210.409 deg Carlsberg Ridge 2016/03/26 03:24:24 GMT (-2.7, 68.0) 10 km 5.6 MB
72.74456 52.2 deg 54.607 deg Kuril Islands 2015/07/07 05:10:27 GMT (44.0, 147.9) 38 km 6.3 MO
72.31442 79.4 deg 23.884 deg Southern Alaska 2015/06/24 22:32:20 GMT (61.7, -152.0) 105 km 5.7 MB, 6.2 MB
72.28732 56.2 deg 48.827 deg Kuril Islands 2015/11/16 16:49:15 GMT (48.3, 154.3) 42 km 5.8 MWB
72.224365 84.6 deg 105.416 deg Solomon Islands 2015/07/01 19:35:21 GMT (-11.0, 162.6) 8.9 km 5.8 MO
72.099464 55.3 deg 122.755 deg Banda Sea 2015/11/11 23:36:18 GMT (-7.2, 128.9) 122 km 5.7 MB
70.21877 49.0 deg 71.95 deg Southeast Of Honshu, Japan 2015/09/01 15:25:10 GMT (31.2, 141.6) 13 km 5.6 MB
70.06506 42.3 deg 146.1 deg Java, Indonesia 2015/12/19 15:03:34 GMT (-8.4, 107.0) 20 km 5.6 MB
69.61104 48.5 deg 57.568 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2016/01/14 03:25:34 GMT (42.0, 142.7) 51 km 6.7 MWP, 6.7 MI
69.530106 44.3 deg 69.977 deg Near S. Coast Of Western Honshu 2016/04/01 02:39:07 GMT (33.4, 136.4) 10 km 6.0 MWP
69.505844 33.6 deg 90.734 deg Taiwan Region 2015/11/01 21:09:42 GMT (22.8, 121.6) 14 km 5.5 MB
68.675415 55.7 deg 120.463 deg Banda Sea 2016/04/06 20:35:15 GMT (-6.0, 130.4) 126 km 5.5 MWC, 5.5 MWB, 5.5 MWC, 5.5 MWW
68.40872 36.2 deg 105.705 deg Mindoro, Philippines 2015/10/19 13:50:41 GMT (13.9, 120.6) 106 km 5.8 MWB, 5.9 MWC
67.68959 44.8 deg 114.55 deg Celebes Sea 2015/09/02 01:18:30 GMT (4.4, 124.7) 310 km 5.9 MB
67.67413 43.5 deg 114.289 deg Mindanao, Philippines 2015/09/26 17:23:26 GMT (5.3, 123.8) 516 km 5.5 mwb
67.40175 50.3 deg 114.814 deg Halmahera, Indonesia 2016/02/17 17:26:03 GMT (0.9, 129.1) 10 km 5.8 MB
67.19348 89.6 deg 106.639 deg Vanuatu Islands 2016/04/14 21:50:26 GMT (-14.5, 166.4) 10 km 6.5 MWP, 6.2 MWB, 6.6 MI
66.493546 73.0 deg 106.955 deg New Britain Region, P.N.G. 2015/09/26 18:17:24 GMT (-6.3, 151.7) 2.8 km 5.5 MB
65.25619 55.8 deg 85.604 deg Mariana Islands 2015/11/24 13:21:36 GMT (18.8, 145.3) 586 km 5.9 MWB
64.91887 34.5 deg 85.161 deg Northeast Of Taiwan 2016/02/02 14:19:22 GMT (25.6, 123.5) 188 km 5.8 MB, 5.7 MWB
64.43949 71.8 deg 40.441 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2015/10/05 17:35:55 GMT (51.9, -179.3) 89 km 5.7 MB
60.007618 55.4 deg 122.682 deg Banda Sea 2015/12/24 23:10:58 GMT (-7.2, 129.0) 128 km 5.8 MB, 5.8 MB
59.736652 34.5 deg 102.271 deg Luzon, Philippines 2015/11/07 19:40:12 GMT (16.5, 119.9) 35 km 5.7 MB
59.437862 46.9 deg 73.715 deg Southeast Of Honshu, Japan 2016/02/14 18:09:26 GMT (30.3, 138.9) 413 km 5.7 MB
58.49037 71.4 deg 41.49 deg Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands 2016/04/10 19:34:02 GMT (51.1, 179.5) 19 km 5.6 MWW, 5.3 ML, 5.4 MWB, 5.6 MWC, 5.7 ML
57.2421 38.3 deg 74.093 deg Northwest Of Ryukyu Islands 2015/11/14 19:20:21 GMT (31.4, 129.0) 26 km 5.7 MB
56.82986 53.2 deg 127.081 deg Timor Region 2015/11/03 21:25:04 GMT (-8.4, 125.0) 35 km 5.7 MB
56.01907 33.3 deg 89.936 deg Taiwan 2016/04/27 18:19:05 GMT (23.3, 121.4) 10 km 5.0 Mww
55.04054 44.4 deg 142.6 deg Java, Indonesia 2015/11/11 11:45:25 GMT (-8.9, 110.2) 96 km 5.9 MB
54.77399 72.3 deg 105.166 deg New Britain Region, P.N.G. 2015/12/21 15:44:04 GMT (-4.4, 152.0) 162 km 5.7 mwb
54.24379 47.8 deg 116.393 deg Northern Molucca Sea 2015/11/25 18:57:42 GMT (1.4, 126.4) 39 km 5.7 MB
51.716103 73.7 deg 105.253 deg New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 2016/01/26 20:03:43 GMT (-5.3, 153.2) 10 km 5.3 mwb
46.818336 39.4 deg 52.668 deg Northeastern China 2016/01/02 04:22:19 GMT (44.9, 130.0) 583 km 5.7 MWP
45.69705 59.5 deg 111.268 deg Irian Jaya, Indonesia 2015/10/23 22:03:22 GMT (-2.1, 138.2) 10 km 5.7 MWB
42.765118 69.0 deg 105.919 deg Bismarck Sea 2016/03/03 21:47:50 GMT (-3.3, 148.8) 10 km 5.9 mwc
31.642439 53.3 deg 82.522 deg Volcano Islands, Japan Region 2016/01/05 21:59:50 GMT (22.0, 143.7) 158 km 5.9 MB, 5.6 MWB
29.047132 77.5 deg 37.073 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2016/03/28 17:14:55 GMT (52.3, -168.7) 10 km 5.5 MB, 5.6 MWC, 5.6 MWB
27.175335 40.3 deg 206.613 deg Mid-Indian Ridge 2015/11/30 20:19:05 GMT (-8.8, 67.7) 10 km 5.5 mwb