Station XQ NA330 - 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
NA330 Katmandu,Nepal (27.59, 84.70) 2015-06-29 / 2016-05-11 251 m
Crust2 Type:P9,orogen/50km, Rockies, 4 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:38 km
Thickness StdDev:5.3 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.72
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.05
Vs Estimate:3.571 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.24
Peak Value:0.07
Assumed Vp:6.142 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.662
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

0 with match > 90% ( 0.0 %) and 2 with match > 80% ( 16.666666 %) out of 12.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 38 km 1.72 6.142 km/s 3.571 km/s 0.24
Crust2.0 50 km 1.76 6.142 km/s 3.486 km/s 0.26 P9,orogen/50km, Rockies, 4 km seds.
Global Maxima 38 km 1.72 6.142 km/s 3.571 km/s 0.24 amp=0.073473595
Local Maxima 1 48 km 2.03 6.142 km/s 3.026 km/s 0.34 amp=0.040911283
Local Maxima 2 68 km 2.03 6.142 km/s 3.029 km/s 0.34 amp=0.037812106
Local Maxima 3 54 km 1.60 6.142 km/s 3.839 km/s 0.18 amp=0.037209176
Local Maxima 4 56 km 1.75 6.142 km/s 3.51 km/s 0.26 amp=0.029585533
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.48 SECOND
PpPs16.94 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs21.42 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
88.61674 77.5 deg 37.213 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2015/07/27 04:49:44 GMT (52.4, -169.7) 12 km 6.9 MO
80.16457 80.8 deg 25.59 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

Losers

(10 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
89.85235 52.6 deg 54.217 deg Kuril Islands 2015/07/07 05:10:27 GMT (44.0, 147.9) 38 km 6.3 MO
88.806625 86.5 deg 103.609 deg Santa Cruz Islands 2015/07/18 02:27:33 GMT (-10.4, 165.2) 10 km 7.0 MWW, 7.5 MI
83.26589 48.0 deg 59.284 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
83.05444 59.8 deg 111.242 deg Irian Jaya, Indonesia 2015/07/27 21:41:22 GMT (-2.7, 138.5) 53 km 7.0 MWP, 7.0 MI
82.72054 80.1 deg 105.914 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
65.17847 52.7 deg 52.871 deg Kuril Islands 2015/07/03 07:07:08 GMT (45.1, 148.1) 162 km 4.4 mb
61.010445 40.2 deg 103.186 deg Samar, Philippines 2015/07/25 08:41:09 GMT (12.8, 124.8) 71 km 4.9 MW
45.622074 48.0 deg 57.016 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2015/07/03 03:33:27 GMT (42.1, 141.6) 102 km 4.5 mb
44.21433 48.1 deg 56.217 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2015/07/15 21:14:09 GMT (42.6, 141.7) 129 km 4.4 mb
34.063934 72.4 deg 106.374 deg New Britain Region, P.N.G. 2015/07/07 16:41:35 GMT (-5.7, 151.5) 57 km 4.9 mb