Station YY MERT - Secondary school, Merto Lemorgan, Ethiopia

Network: YY13 - Exploring extensional tectonics beyond the Ethiopian Rift

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
MERT Secondary school, Merto Lemorgan, Ethiopia (10.88, 38.27) 2015-02-16 / 2017-12-01 2681 m
Crust2 Type:X2,Rift, Rio Grande, Baikal, 0.5km sediments
Thickness Estimate:41 km
Thickness StdDev:2.4 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.78
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.04
Vs Estimate:3.658 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.27
Peak Value:0.08
Assumed Vp:6.502 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.245
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

1 with match > 90% ( 3.4482758 %) and 3 with match > 80% ( 10.344828 %) out of 29.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 41 km 1.78 6.502 km/s 3.658 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 41 km 1.78 6.502 km/s 3.658 km/s 0.27 amp=0.07690734
Local Maxima 1 40 km 1.87 6.502 km/s 3.477 km/s 0.30 amp=0.016306907
Local Maxima 2 64 km 2.10 6.502 km/s 3.1 km/s 0.35 amp=0.0152888335
Local Maxima 3 28 km 2.10 6.502 km/s 3.1 km/s 0.35 amp=0.011823163
Local Maxima 4 69 km 2.10 6.502 km/s 3.1 km/s 0.35 amp=0.008080313
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.90 SECOND
PpPs17.52 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs22.42 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
92.13138 41.1 deg 42.612 deg Tajikistan 2015/12/07 07:50:07 GMT (38.3, 72.7) 29 km 7.2 MWB
86.50537 54.2 deg 67.254 deg Myanmar-India Border Region 2016/01/03 23:05:22 GMT (24.8, 93.7) 55 km 6.7 MWW, 6.6 MWB
83.646225 92.0 deg 93.793 deg Banda Sea 2015/12/09 10:21:50 GMT (-4.1, 129.5) 34 km 6.9 MWP

Losers

(26 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
91.9123 71.7 deg 148.713 deg Southeast Indian Ridge 2015/12/04 22:24:54 GMT (-47.7, 85.2) 10 km 7.1 MWP
85.16618 32.0 deg 333.286 deg Greece 2015/11/17 07:10:08 GMT (38.8, 20.6) 11 km 6.5 MWB
78.69684 78.8 deg 68.625 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
78.231476 62.4 deg 53.117 deg Qinghai, China 2016/01/20 17:13:14 GMT (37.7, 101.6) 10 km 5.9 MWB
76.72124 93.3 deg 46.348 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2016/01/14 03:25:34 GMT (42.0, 142.7) 51 km 6.7 MWP, 6.7 MI
73.90198 91.4 deg 44.301 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2016/01/11 17:08:03 GMT (44.5, 141.1) 240 km 6.2 MWW
73.68681 45.2 deg 310.129 deg Strait Of Gibraltar 2016/01/25 04:22:02 GMT (35.7, -3.6) 10 km 6.1 MWP
71.72806 39.1 deg 43.852 deg Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bord Reg. 2015/12/25 19:14:48 GMT (36.5, 71.1) 204 km 6.2 MO
70.77363 39.3 deg 44.114 deg Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bord Reg. 2015/11/22 18:16:04 GMT (36.5, 71.5) 92 km 5.9 MB
68.990555 81.1 deg 65.625 deg Northeast Of Taiwan 2016/02/02 14:19:22 GMT (25.6, 123.5) 188 km 5.8 MB, 5.7 MWB
67.324196 83.6 deg 45.663 deg Northeastern China 2016/01/02 04:22:19 GMT (44.9, 130.0) 583 km 5.7 MWP
64.53002 39.0 deg 43.654 deg Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan 2016/01/12 20:04:59 GMT (36.6, 71.0) 239 km 5.7 MWW, 5.7 MWB, 5.7 MWC
61.29973 66.6 deg 266.412 deg Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2016/01/27 15:11:17 GMT (1.0, -28.1) 10 km 5.7 mwc
57.852596 93.5 deg 58.405 deg Southeast Of Honshu, Japan 2016/02/14 18:09:26 GMT (30.3, 138.9) 413 km 5.7 MB
57.233257 61.0 deg 95.204 deg Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 2015/11/08 09:34:57 GMT (0.7, 98.9) 75 km 6.1 MB
53.96338 95.5 deg 44.123 deg Kuril Islands 2015/11/28 02:51:06 GMT (43.3, 146.5) 60 km 5.9 MB
53.689186 88.4 deg 98.795 deg Timor Region 2015/11/03 21:25:04 GMT (-8.4, 125.0) 35 km 5.7 MB
52.57136 92.0 deg 96.95 deg Banda Sea 2015/11/11 23:36:18 GMT (-7.2, 128.9) 122 km 5.7 MB
49.556335 86.4 deg 80.867 deg Mindanao, Philippines 2016/01/14 13:14:49 GMT (9.7, 126.4) 35 km 5.6 MB
42.975292 88.3 deg 98.785 deg Timor Region 2015/11/04 03:44:15 GMT (-8.4, 124.9) 14 km 6.3 MWP
38.921516 89.5 deg 86.872 deg North Of Halmahera, Indonesia 2016/01/25 09:17:51 GMT (3.2, 128.4) 52 km 5.7 MB
38.029236 56.0 deg 89.592 deg Nicobar Islands, India Region 2015/11/09 08:12:49 GMT (6.4, 94.8) 35 km 5.5 MB
37.17926 96.4 deg 286.146 deg Windward Islands 2015/12/28 06:55:30 GMT (14.6, -61.4) 153 km 5.6 MWP
36.761414 97.9 deg 61.279 deg Bonin Islands, Japan Region 2015/11/20 05:31:52 GMT (26.4, 142.7) 13 km 5.5 MB
35.495693 55.1 deg 260.674 deg North Of Ascension Island 2015/12/18 11:46:48 GMT (-1.4, -15.8) 10 km 5.6 MB
34.00987 93.0 deg 96.73 deg Banda Sea 2015/11/21 09:06:12 GMT (-7.2, 129.9) 67 km 6.1 MWP