Station XU QRZA - Quartz Hills

Network: XU96 - New Zealand Seismic Experiment

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
QRZA Quartz Hills (-40.83, 172.53) 1996-04-09 / 1997-12-31 294 m
Crust2 Type:K1,forearc, New Zealand, 2 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:34 km
Thickness StdDev:9.5 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.60
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.10
Vs Estimate:3.924 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.18
Peak Value:0.01
Assumed Vp:6.289 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.919
Nearby stations H:48 km +- 19 km
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs:1.61 +- 0.01

0 with match > 90% ( 0.0 %) and 7 with match > 80% ( 36.842106 %) out of 19.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 34 km 1.60 6.289 km/s 3.924 km/s 0.18
Crust2.0 35 km 1.76 6.289 km/s 3.569 km/s 0.26 K1,forearc, New Zealand, 2 km seds.
Global Maxima 34 km 1.60 6.289 km/s 3.924 km/s 0.18 amp=0.009212399
Local Maxima 1 50 km 1.75 6.289 km/s 3.599 km/s 0.26 amp=0.0075992844
Local Maxima 2 30 km 1.74 6.289 km/s 3.625 km/s 0.25 amp=0.0069150887
Local Maxima 3 54 km 1.66 6.289 km/s 3.788 km/s 0.22 amp=0.0060850936
Local Maxima 4 42 km 1.83 6.289 km/s 3.441 km/s 0.29 amp=0.004237116
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps3.31 SECOND
PpPs14.28 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs17.58 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(7 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
88.86229 31.5 deg 338.801 deg Solomon Islands 1996/08/02 12:55:29 GMT (-10.8, 161.4) 33 km 6.2 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 UNKNOWN, 6.9 MW
88.01205 65.7 deg 308.571 deg Mindanao, Philippines 1996/09/20 04:10:27 GMT (9.5, 126.3) 33 km 5.8 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.6 UNKNOWN, 6.6 MW
87.45166 37.6 deg 330.613 deg Solomon Islands 1996/04/29 14:40:41 GMT (-6.5, 155.0) 44 km 6.3 MB, 7.5 MS, 7.2 UNKNOWN, 6.8 ME
86.968216 62.9 deg 297.655 deg Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 1996/07/22 14:19:35 GMT (1.0, 120.4) 33 km 6.0 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 UNKNOWN, 6.9 MW
81.26327 53.7 deg 292.291 deg Flores Region, Indonesia 1997/01/17 11:20:22 GMT (-8.9, 123.5) 111 km 6.2 MB, 6.2 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
81.128845 78.4 deg 312.504 deg Taiwan Region 1996/09/05 23:42:06 GMT (21.9, 121.5) 20 km 6.4 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 UNKNOWN, 6.8 ME
80.46274 30.4 deg 347.222 deg Santa Cruz Islands 1996/09/14 13:10:53 GMT (-10.9, 166.0) 73 km 6.0 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.4 UNKNOWN, 6.4 MW

Losers

(12 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
95.13739 58.7 deg 302.179 deg Northern Molucca Sea 1996/10/18 11:19:18 GMT (0.4, 126.2) 44 km 5.6 MB, 6.3 MS
74.251854 41.8 deg 318.526 deg Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. 1996/09/21 01:23:33 GMT (-6.2, 146.2) 10 km 5.7 MB, 5.8 MS, 5.9 UNKNOWN
70.32506 89.0 deg 336.122 deg Eastern Sea Of Japan 1996/12/22 14:53:27 GMT (43.2, 138.9) 227 km 6.0 MB, 6.5 UNKNOWN, 6.5 MW
68.180984 97.4 deg 127.277 deg Southern Bolivia 1997/01/23 02:15:22 GMT (-22.0, -65.7) 276 km 6.4 MB, 7.1 UNKNOWN, 7.1 MW
65.79432 48.9 deg 312.84 deg Irian Jaya, Indonesia 1996/12/26 20:48:23 GMT (-2.2, 138.9) 33 km 6.0 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.3 UNKNOWN, 6.1 MW
59.74783 34.4 deg 335.741 deg Solomon Islands 1997/02/08 01:55:55 GMT (-8.5, 159.0) 101 km 5.8 MB, 5.8 UNKNOWN, 5.7 MW
58.035683 65.8 deg 308.859 deg Mindanao, Philippines 1996/11/04 12:53:36 GMT (9.7, 126.4) 33 km 5.5 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.9 UNKNOWN, 5.8 MW
57.620026 44.1 deg 320.72 deg Bismarck Sea 1996/09/16 05:47:32 GMT (-3.4, 146.4) 33 km 5.5 MB, 5.8 MS, 5.9 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
56.5916 96.1 deg 115.422 deg Near Coast Of Peru 1996/11/13 02:41:39 GMT (-14.8, -75.7) 33 km 5.6 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 6.0 MW
52.701275 68.3 deg 330.332 deg Mariana Islands Region 1996/07/06 21:36:28 GMT (22.0, 142.8) 241 km 5.8 MB, 6.3 UNKNOWN, 6.2 MW
52.13692 65.9 deg 235.319 deg Mid-Indian Ridge 1996/08/19 06:24:11 GMT (-41.5, 80.4) 10 km 5.4 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW
44.736687 86.5 deg 129.963 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 1996/09/09 00:20:39 GMT (-31.9, -71.6) 39 km 6.0 MB, 5.5 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.8 ME