Station YQ MBHS - Matema,Tanzania

Network: YQ13 - Study of Extension and Magmatism in Malawi and Tanzania

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
MBHS Matema,Tanzania (-9.43, 33.98) 2013-08-10 / 2015-11-04 560 m
Crust2 Type:X2,Rift, Rio Grande, Baikal, 0.5km sediments
Thickness Estimate:36 km
Thickness StdDev:5.2 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.77
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.07
Vs Estimate:3.663 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.27
Peak Value:0.07
Assumed Vp:6.502 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.620
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

2 with match > 90% ( 11.111111 %) and 3 with match > 80% ( 16.666666 %) out of 18.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 36 km 1.77 6.502 km/s 3.663 km/s 0.27
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 36 km 1.77 6.502 km/s 3.663 km/s 0.27 amp=0.073493965
Local Maxima 1 26 km 2.03 6.502 km/s 3.199 km/s 0.34 amp=0.040166743
Local Maxima 2 44 km 1.67 6.502 km/s 3.887 km/s 0.22 amp=0.03186367
Local Maxima 3 60 km 1.91 6.502 km/s 3.404 km/s 0.31 amp=0.027761133
Local Maxima 4 48 km 1.60 6.502 km/s 4.063 km/s 0.18 amp=0.019811958
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.23 SECOND
PpPs15.15 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs19.38 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
93.86209 48.5 deg 199.918 deg Bouvet Island Region 2014/04/15 03:57:02 GMT (-53.5, 8.7) 12 km 6.9 MWP, 6.8 MI, 6.9 MI
92.98976 66.7 deg 211.69 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
87.042885 64.2 deg 42.549 deg Xizang 2014/02/12 09:19:49 GMT (35.9, 82.6) 10 km 6.9 MWW, 6.9 MWB, 6.9 MWC

Losers

(15 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
96.68455 62.4 deg 76.379 deg Nicobar Islands, India Region 2014/03/21 14:11:13 GMT (7.5, 94.3) 10 km 5.5 MB
81.78321 49.1 deg 345.834 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
72.769745 68.5 deg 60.856 deg Myanmar 2014/01/26 12:38:40 GMT (22.9, 95.8) 32 km 5.1 MW
70.725006 97.3 deg 63.437 deg Ryukyu Islands, Japan 2014/03/02 20:11:23 GMT (27.4, 127.4) 119 km 6.5 MWW, 6.4 MWB, 6.5 MWC, 6.6 MI, 6.7 MI
69.35176 93.3 deg 97.624 deg Banda Sea 2014/01/05 21:29:35 GMT (-7.0, 128.5) 38 km 5.3 MW
68.76295 83.9 deg 297.859 deg Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2014/01/18 22:19:28 GMT (26.3, -44.4) 11 km 5.4 MW
66.16919 47.9 deg 199.674 deg Southwest Of Africa 2014/03/08 07:14:09 GMT (-53.2, 9.5) 10 km 5.4 MW
63.88165 57.2 deg 35.0 deg Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan 2014/03/19 14:15:43 GMT (36.5, 70.7) 193 km 4.7 mb
62.063076 93.1 deg 98.02 deg Banda Sea 2014/02/04 01:05:34 GMT (-7.4, 128.4) 35 km 5.1 MW
61.776104 95.6 deg 97.054 deg Banda Sea 2014/03/19 14:38:09 GMT (-6.1, 130.7) 124 km 5.0 MW
60.400795 92.4 deg 79.141 deg Leyte, Philippines 2014/01/26 06:12:03 GMT (11.2, 124.6) 15 km 5.0 MW
60.080517 76.9 deg 58.235 deg Sichuan, China 2014/04/04 22:40:34 GMT (28.1, 103.6) 19 km 4.9 MW
51.235195 92.2 deg 66.096 deg Taiwan Region 2014/03/19 12:19:24 GMT (24.1, 122.3) 10 km 5.6 MWB, 5.8 MWW, 5.8 MWC
50.752636 56.3 deg 275.295 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
35.740845 92.4 deg 66.227 deg Taiwan Region 2014/03/17 13:12:55 GMT (24.0, 122.4) 25 km 5.1 MW