Station XQ NA230 - 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
NA230 Katmandu,Nepal (27.52, 86.59) 2015-06-23 / 2016-05-10 2519 m
Crust2 Type:P7,orogen/50km, Urals, Tethian Orogen, 3 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:33 km
Thickness StdDev:4.5 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.69
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.05
Vs Estimate:3.695 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.23
Peak Value:0.43
Assumed Vp:6.236 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.607
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

10 with match > 90% ( 11.494253 %) and 19 with match > 80% ( 21.83908 %) out of 87.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 33 km 1.69 6.236 km/s 3.695 km/s 0.23
Crust2.0 53 km 1.76 6.236 km/s 3.536 km/s 0.26 P7,orogen/50km, Urals, Tethian Orogen, 3 km seds.
Global Maxima 33 km 1.69 6.236 km/s 3.695 km/s 0.23 amp=0.42522025
Local Maxima 1 25 km 1.60 6.236 km/s 3.897 km/s 0.18 amp=0.39987722
Local Maxima 2 38 km 1.62 6.236 km/s 3.837 km/s 0.20 amp=0.28745925
Local Maxima 3 36 km 1.60 6.236 km/s 3.897 km/s 0.18 amp=0.24722551
Local Maxima 4 31 km 1.61 6.236 km/s 3.885 km/s 0.18 amp=0.20015375
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps3.64 SECOND
PpPs14.22 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs17.86 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(19 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
95.91893 51.2 deg 53.849 deg Kuril Islands 2015/07/10 03:15:37 GMT (44.3, 147.8) 93 km 4.3 mb
95.84151 47.8 deg 55.999 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2015/08/14 04:43:44 GMT (42.8, 143.1) 85 km 5.2 MW
95.195175 51.4 deg 53.993 deg Kuril Islands 2015/08/15 01:53:55 GMT (44.2, 148.1) 100 km 3.6 mb
94.69075 42.1 deg 107.885 deg Mindanao, Philippines 2015/07/16 20:53:15 GMT (9.1, 126.9) 26 km 5.3 MW
94.69075 42.1 deg 107.885 deg Mindanao, Philippines 2015/07/16 20:53:15 GMT (9.1, 126.9) 26 km 5.3 MW
94.52094 47.5 deg 56.487 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2015/08/27 21:13:13 GMT (42.4, 142.6) 77 km 4.5 mb
93.79614 46.8 deg 76.79 deg Bonin Islands, Japan Region 2015/06/23 12:19:29 GMT (27.7, 139.8) 462 km 5.5 MB
93.72966 54.5 deg 85.323 deg Mariana Islands 2015/08/29 03:53:23 GMT (19.1, 145.7) 124 km 5.5 MB
92.551476 60.9 deg 113.512 deg Irian Jaya, Indonesia 2015/08/14 12:31:35 GMT (-5.0, 140.1) 35 km 5.0 mb
90.781746 70.8 deg 107.383 deg New Britain Region, P.N.G. 2015/07/07 16:41:35 GMT (-5.7, 151.5) 57 km 4.9 mb
87.80732 40.5 deg 209.541 deg Mid-Indian Ridge 2015/11/30 20:19:05 GMT (-8.8, 67.7) 10 km 5.5 mwb
87.02731 67.4 deg 109.921 deg Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. 2015/07/02 15:01:10 GMT (-5.9, 147.4) 90 km 5.4 MW
86.077576 76.5 deg 37.764 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2015/07/27 04:49:44 GMT (52.4, -169.7) 12 km 6.9 MO
85.63704 46.6 deg 59.31 deg Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2015/07/09 18:32:51 GMT (40.4, 141.5) 79 km 5.6 MWB, 5.5 MWW, 5.6 MWR, 5.6 MWC
85.233635 33.1 deg 165.932 deg Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia 2016/03/02 12:49:46 GMT (-4.9, 94.2) 10 km 7.9 MWW
85.11745 40.8 deg 107.281 deg Leyte, Philippines 2015/07/03 06:43:23 GMT (10.2, 125.9) 50 km 6.0 MB
84.836876 43.0 deg 115.478 deg Celebes Sea 2015/09/02 01:18:30 GMT (4.4, 124.7) 310 km 5.9 MB
83.8658 98.2 deg 104.608 deg Fiji Islands 2015/08/07 18:21:00 GMT (-16.8, 177.3) 10 km 5.4 MW
80.3395 40.1 deg 111.544 deg Mindanao, Philippines 2015/08/02 13:08:46 GMT (8.2, 123.9) 625 km 5.2 MW

Losers

(68 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
97.60381 47.7 deg 131.88 deg Flores Sea 2015/07/02 07:04:32 GMT (-7.4, 120.3) 424 km 5.2 MW
95.25508 46.7 deg 138.293 deg South Of Bali, Indonesia 2015/08/06 05:05:50 GMT (-9.7, 116.0) 64 km 5.0 MW
94.273636 34.7 deg 302.937 deg Eastern Caucasus 2015/09/04 04:49:38 GMT (40.9, 47.5) 14 km 5.4 mww
91.31685 70.7 deg 107.071 deg New Britain Region, P.N.G. 2015/06/30 03:39:28 GMT (-5.5, 151.6) 35 km 5.8 MB
91.18512 61.5 deg 98.225 deg E. Caroline Islands, Micronesia 2015/11/11 00:26:58 GMT (6.2, 147.6) 15 km 5.6 MB
83.079216 56.7 deg 47.814 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
81.94785 47.4 deg 77.548 deg Bonin Islands, Japan Region 2015/10/20 09:29:08 GMT (27.0, 140.3) 300 km 5.5 MB
78.54533 44.8 deg 56.033 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2015/06/28 14:03:04 GMT (42.7, 139.1) 226 km 4.1 mb, 4.1 mb
78.26523 49.8 deg 55.614 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2015/08/08 12:57:58 GMT (43.0, 145.8) 39 km 4.5 mb
77.96587 78.5 deg 106.859 deg Solomon Islands 2015/07/10 04:12:41 GMT (-9.3, 158.4) 10 km 6.7 MWW, 6.6 MWB, 6.7 MWC, 7.0 MI
77.89286 51.4 deg 52.907 deg Kuril Islands 2015/07/03 07:07:08 GMT (45.1, 148.1) 162 km 4.4 mb
77.31905 51.5 deg 128.289 deg Timor Region 2015/11/03 21:25:04 GMT (-8.4, 125.0) 35 km 5.7 MB
77.30806 32.7 deg 102.65 deg Luzon, Philippines 2015/11/07 19:40:12 GMT (16.5, 119.9) 35 km 5.7 MB
76.6741 47.3 deg 56.367 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2015/07/11 06:18:33 GMT (42.5, 142.4) 116 km 4.5 mb
76.56471 79.4 deg 24.41 deg Southern Alaska 2015/06/24 22:32:20 GMT (61.7, -152.0) 105 km 5.7 MB, 6.2 MB
76.27145 86.1 deg 104.397 deg Santa Cruz Islands 2015/10/28 20:46:41 GMT (-11.0, 166.4) 152 km 5.8 MWB
75.78123 37.1 deg 76.102 deg Northwest Of Ryukyu Islands 2016/03/14 07:03:17 GMT (29.8, 129.0) 208 km 5.5 MB
73.84413 46.8 deg 76.837 deg Bonin Islands, Japan Region 2015/06/23 12:18:29 GMT (27.7, 139.8) 456 km 6.3 MO
73.04006 60.2 deg 40.939 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
72.954254 45.3 deg 116.582 deg Northern Molucca Sea 2016/03/29 09:18:11 GMT (2.4, 126.1) 57 km 5.5 MWB
71.46777 32.0 deg 90.555 deg Taiwan Region 2015/11/01 21:09:42 GMT (22.8, 121.6) 14 km 5.5 MB
70.768906 46.8 deg 118.139 deg Northern Molucca Sea 2015/08/20 11:00:10 GMT (0.5, 126.6) 50 km 5.7 MB
69.976166 50.8 deg 52.909 deg Kuril Islands 2015/08/27 19:10:10 GMT (45.1, 147.3) 146 km 5.1 MW
69.31855 57.7 deg 41.568 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
68.15963 77.0 deg 37.543 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
67.404816 41.1 deg 107.337 deg Mindanao, Philippines 2015/07/08 12:01:21 GMT (10.0, 126.2) 54 km 4.8 mb
66.38699 55.3 deg 121.546 deg Tanimbar Islands Reg., Indonesia 2015/08/14 22:03:34 GMT (-7.0, 131.5) 53 km 5.5 MB
65.46931 58.3 deg 112.447 deg Irian Jaya, Indonesia 2015/07/27 21:41:22 GMT (-2.7, 138.5) 53 km 7.0 MWP, 7.0 MI
64.53496 54.5 deg 121.092 deg Tanimbar Islands Reg., Indonesia 2015/06/25 13:44:12 GMT (-6.2, 131.1) 76 km 5.1 MW, 5.4 mb
64.4117 74.0 deg 106.431 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
64.152115 74.9 deg 180.981 deg Southeast Indian Ridge 2015/12/04 22:24:54 GMT (-47.7, 85.2) 10 km 7.1 MWP
61.276314 53.6 deg 123.767 deg Banda Sea 2015/12/24 23:10:58 GMT (-7.2, 129.0) 128 km 5.8 MB, 5.8 MB
58.925793 31.0 deg 90.781 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
57.489243 54.4 deg 81.739 deg Mariana Islands Region 2015/08/17 14:42:32 GMT (21.9, 146.6) 3.1 km 5.6 MWB
54.549507 80.2 deg 26.201 deg Southern Alaska 2015/07/29 02:35:58 GMT (59.9, -153.1) 118 km 6.3 ML, 6.2 MWP, 6.2 MI, 6.3 MWW
54.517536 45.5 deg 73.499 deg Southeast Of Honshu, Japan 2016/02/14 18:09:26 GMT (30.3, 138.9) 413 km 5.7 MB
54.147324 54.3 deg 122.1 deg Banda Sea 2015/08/03 22:05:32 GMT (-6.7, 130.4) 100 km 4.2 mb
53.630848 38.0 deg 123.227 deg Borneo 2015/12/20 18:47:35 GMT (3.6, 117.6) 9.0 km 6.0 MWP
53.390625 51.7 deg 82.697 deg Volcano Islands, Japan Region 2016/01/05 21:59:50 GMT (22.0, 143.7) 158 km 5.9 MB, 5.6 MWB
51.723015 51.3 deg 54.276 deg Kuril Islands 2015/07/07 05:10:27 GMT (44.0, 147.9) 38 km 6.3 MO
50.30781 46.1 deg 117.368 deg Northern Molucca Sea 2015/11/25 18:57:42 GMT (1.4, 126.4) 39 km 5.7 MB
48.8863 65.6 deg 107.578 deg Bismarck Sea 2016/01/30 12:02:47 GMT (-3.1, 147.0) 13 km 5.5 mwb
48.775543 55.4 deg 48.603 deg Kuril Islands 2015/11/16 16:49:15 GMT (48.3, 154.3) 42 km 5.8 MWB
48.55561 72.0 deg 106.042 deg New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 2016/01/26 20:03:43 GMT (-5.3, 153.2) 10 km 5.3 mwb
47.60143 43.0 deg 69.569 deg Near S. Coast Of Western Honshu 2016/04/01 02:39:07 GMT (33.4, 136.4) 10 km 6.0 MWP
47.49449 47.7 deg 71.775 deg Southeast Of Honshu, Japan 2015/09/01 15:25:10 GMT (31.2, 141.6) 13 km 5.6 MB
45.59574 48.7 deg 134.648 deg Sumba Region, Indonesia 2016/02/12 10:02:24 GMT (-9.6, 119.4) 30 km 6.5 MWP
43.696514 74.4 deg 39.745 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
43.64889 70.9 deg 41.775 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
43.14016 56.3 deg 47.25 deg Kuril Islands 2015/09/05 13:16:10 GMT (49.4, 155.6) 47 km 5.9 MWB
41.71016 74.9 deg 39.321 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2015/11/09 16:03:45 GMT (51.7, -173.1) 10 km 6.2 MWB, 6.3 MI
40.534786 67.3 deg 106.695 deg Bismarck Sea 2016/03/03 21:47:50 GMT (-3.3, 148.8) 10 km 5.9 mwc
39.387646 71.3 deg 40.735 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2015/10/05 17:35:55 GMT (51.9, -179.3) 89 km 5.7 MB
39.01714 53.9 deg 121.498 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
37.739937 77.1 deg 37.666 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2016/03/27 18:01:30 GMT (52.2, -168.7) 16 km 5.7 MWB
36.50465 34.5 deg 106.267 deg Mindoro, Philippines 2015/10/19 13:50:41 GMT (13.9, 120.6) 106 km 5.8 MWB, 5.9 MWC
36.196384 48.6 deg 115.736 deg Halmahera, Indonesia 2016/02/17 17:26:03 GMT (0.9, 129.1) 10 km 5.8 MB
34.4343 33.0 deg 84.782 deg Northeast Of Taiwan 2016/02/02 14:19:22 GMT (25.6, 123.5) 188 km 5.8 MB, 5.7 MWB
34.30131 88.8 deg 107.326 deg Vanuatu Islands 2015/10/20 21:52:02 GMT (-14.8, 167.3) 127 km 7.1 MWW, 7.3 MI
33.504715 51.8 deg 80.609 deg Volcano Islands, Japan Region 2016/02/21 21:26:23 GMT (23.6, 144.3) 30 km 5.6 MB
32.97433 74.3 deg 39.847 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
31.65711 68.9 deg 41.682 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
31.378433 71.5 deg 105.443 deg New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 2016/03/18 00:31:25 GMT (-4.5, 153.1) 35 km 5.6 MWW, 5.5 MWB, 5.6 MWC
30.440746 87.8 deg 106.995 deg Vanuatu Islands 2016/04/06 06:58:48 GMT (-14.1, 166.6) 24 km 6.7 MWW, 6.6 MWB, 6.7 MWC, 6.9 MI
30.13243 40.8 deg 147.425 deg Java, Indonesia 2016/04/06 14:45:30 GMT (-8.2, 107.4) 35 km 6.0 MWB
28.913132 34.9 deg 151.906 deg Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 2016/04/10 02:14:36 GMT (-4.1, 102.3) 55 km 5.7 MWP
27.60619 42.8 deg 144.407 deg Java, Indonesia 2015/11/11 11:45:25 GMT (-8.9, 110.2) 96 km 5.9 MB
24.699657 54.3 deg 85.899 deg Mariana Islands 2015/11/24 13:21:36 GMT (18.8, 145.3) 586 km 5.9 MWB