Station ET S5NC - Sparta, NC aftershock station S5NC

Network: ET - CERI Southern Appalachian seismic Network

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
S5NC Sparta, NC aftershock station S5NC (36.50, -81.08) 2020-08-12 / 2499-01-01 866 m
Crust2 Type:P1,orogen/46km, Urals, Tethian Orogen, 2 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:33 km
Thickness StdDev:10.0 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:2.09
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.16
Vs Estimate:2.95 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.35
Peak Value:0.01
Assumed Vp:6.159 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.855
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

5 with match > 90% ( 11.363636 %) and 10 with match > 80% ( 22.727272 %) out of 44.

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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 2.09 6.159 km/s 2.95 km/s 0.35
Crust2.0 46 km 1.76 6.159 km/s 3.507 km/s 0.26 P1,orogen/46km, Urals, Tethian Orogen, 2 km seds.
Global Maxima 33 km 2.09 6.159 km/s 2.95 km/s 0.35 amp=0.007058651
Local Maxima 1 47 km 1.76 6.159 km/s 3.489 km/s 0.26 amp=0.0067250114
Local Maxima 2 42 km 1.63 6.159 km/s 3.767 km/s 0.20 amp=0.0066143884
Local Maxima 3 26 km 1.63 6.159 km/s 3.773 km/s 0.20 amp=0.006030801
Local Maxima 4 36 km 1.98 6.159 km/s 3.11 km/s 0.33 amp=0.005176096
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps5.83 SECOND
PpPs16.54 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs22.37 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(10 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
98.09899 54.9 deg 315.894 deg South Of Alaska 2020/10/19 20:54:40 GMT (54.7, -159.6) 41 km 7.4 Mi
95.721375 94.2 deg 133.843 deg Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2021/01/15 13:19:11 GMT (-37.1, -17.0) 10 km 5.5 Mww
91.775116 49.1 deg 114.717 deg Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2020/09/06 06:51:19 GMT (7.7, -37.2) 10 km 6.7 Mww
91.60566 61.3 deg 163.144 deg Jujuy Province, Argentina 2020/11/29 16:40:44 GMT (-23.3, -65.0) 10 km 5.8 mww
90.59569 58.5 deg 167.766 deg Northern Chile 2020/09/11 07:35:57 GMT (-21.4, -69.9) 51 km 6.3 Mww
89.427414 61.3 deg 112.29 deg Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2020/09/18 21:43:59 GMT (1.0, -26.8) 10 km 6.9 Mww
87.59113 67.1 deg 171.074 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2020/09/06 01:16:58 GMT (-30.3, -71.6) 31 km 6.3 Mww
85.27041 59.2 deg 114.594 deg Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2020/08/30 21:20:28 GMT (0.9, -29.7) 10 km 6.5 mww
85.25542 75.0 deg 329.845 deg Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 2020/09/15 03:41:28 GMT (55.9, 158.5) 344 km 6.4 Mww
84.01896 64.7 deg 170.526 deg Near Coast Of Northern Chile 2020/09/01 21:09:17 GMT (-27.9, -71.4) 14 km 6.5 mww

Losers

(34 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
96.558945 87.3 deg 42.729 deg Turkey 2020/12/27 06:37:33 GMT (38.5, 39.2) 10 km 5.5 Mww
92.23279 44.2 deg 32.854 deg Iceland Region 2021/02/24 10:05:59 GMT (63.9, -22.4) 10 km 5.6 Mww
85.84541 51.8 deg 318.192 deg Alaska Peninsula 2021/02/13 13:08:55 GMT (57.1, -155.1) 39 km 5.3 Mww
83.48334 35.4 deg 295.58 deg Off Coast Of Oregon 2020/12/29 07:10:29 GMT (43.4, -126.9) 10 km 5.7 mww
83.35198 70.2 deg 170.356 deg Chile-Argentina Border Region 2021/01/24 00:07:45 GMT (-33.4, -70.2) 111 km 5.8 Mww
78.10293 53.2 deg 22.308 deg Norwegian Sea 2020/12/14 19:35:59 GMT (72.2, 0.8) 10 km 5.8 Mww
77.84415 80.4 deg 49.769 deg Dodecanese Islands, Greece 2020/10/30 11:51:27 GMT (37.9, 26.8) 21 km 7.0 mww
77.27855 64.9 deg 170.459 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2020/09/01 04:30:02 GMT (-28.0, -71.3) 17 km 6.3 mww
76.56869 71.2 deg 173.027 deg Off Coast Of Central Chile 2020/11/22 00:54:56 GMT (-34.6, -73.1) 20 km 6.1 Mww
75.05728 67.5 deg 317.671 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2021/01/03 12:38:48 GMT (51.2, -179.8) 17 km 6.1 Mww
71.78888 87.7 deg 333.478 deg Primor'ye, Russia 2020/11/30 22:54:34 GMT (48.3, 140.8) 587 km 6.4 mww
70.98563 52.0 deg 214.802 deg Central East Pacific Rise 2021/02/18 19:31:33 GMT (-9.1, -108.2) 10 km 5.8 Mww
69.83796 62.4 deg 315.403 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2020/08/16 20:05:57 GMT (51.7, -171.2) 43 km 5.7 Mi
69.473015 55.0 deg 315.484 deg South Of Alaska 2020/10/20 04:07:06 GMT (54.3, -159.7) 6.1 km 5.6 mww
68.55655 62.4 deg 169.72 deg Near Coast Of Northern Chile 2020/10/21 09:13:05 GMT (-25.5, -71.0) 9.4 km 5.7 Mww
67.99535 40.3 deg 179.608 deg Peru-Ecuador Border Region 2020/08/25 05:18:12 GMT (-4.0, -80.8) 33 km 5.5 Mww
67.59587 75.2 deg 200.886 deg Southern East Pacific Rise 2021/03/30 21:35:48 GMT (-35.4, -106.0) 10 km 5.8 mww
67.448875 62.7 deg 314.78 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2020/08/16 20:05:48 GMT (51.1, -171.1) 10 km 5.7 Mww
67.01471 34.5 deg 221.224 deg Northern East Pacific Rise 2020/12/23 00:45:08 GMT (8.4, -103.3) 10 km 5.6 Mww
62.348354 95.6 deg 327.675 deg Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2021/03/20 09:09:45 GMT (38.5, 141.6) 54 km 7.0 Mww
62.06803 64.7 deg 170.602 deg Near Coast Of Northern Chile 2020/09/01 10:31:50 GMT (-27.9, -71.5) 12 km 5.7 Mww
61.916733 65.9 deg 211.655 deg Easter Island Region 2020/08/15 06:40:38 GMT (-22.7, -112.3) 10 km 5.7 mww
61.590847 97.8 deg 253.759 deg Tonga Islands Region 2021/02/16 00:49:28 GMT (-17.8, -167.8) 14 km 6.7 Mi
61.524616 68.9 deg 168.855 deg San Juan Province, Argentina 2021/01/19 02:46:22 GMT (-31.8, -68.8) 20 km 6.4 mww
61.25265 55.0 deg 316.152 deg South Of Alaska 2020/10/06 05:54:50 GMT (54.8, -159.9) 30 km 5.6 ml
60.721287 96.1 deg 326.983 deg Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2021/02/13 14:07:49 GMT (37.7, 142.0) 54 km 7.0 mww
58.653545 74.1 deg 193.419 deg West Chile Rise 2020/10/23 01:46:17 GMT (-36.4, -97.1) 10 km 6.0 mww
55.709812 46.8 deg 172.01 deg Central Peru 2020/10/30 18:24:41 GMT (-10.2, -75.2) 36 km 5.5 Mww
52.473183 57.6 deg 315.305 deg Unimak Island Region, Alaska 2020/08/13 06:39:58 GMT (53.4, -163.7) 10 km 5.7 mww
50.859966 36.2 deg 204.439 deg Galapagos Islands Region 2020/09/20 09:42:16 GMT (2.6, -95.2) 10 km 5.5 Mww
50.503735 40.2 deg 181.185 deg Near Coast Of Northern Peru 2020/10/18 06:58:29 GMT (-3.9, -81.8) 10 km 5.5 Mww
48.65801 97.4 deg 326.999 deg Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2020/11/22 10:05:54 GMT (36.6, 141.1) 35 km 5.5 Mww
47.79805 67.3 deg 210.471 deg Easter Island Region 2020/09/07 17:40:44 GMT (-24.5, -112.0) 10 km 5.6 Mww
44.938923 75.7 deg 175.07 deg Off Coast Of Central Chile 2020/12/27 21:39:15 GMT (-39.3, -74.9) 10 km 6.7 mww