Station GS PTRD - Partlow Road, Spotsylvania, VA 22551 USA

Network: GS - US Geological Survey Networks

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
PTRD Partlow Road, Spotsylvania, VA 22551 USA (38.12, -77.62) 2011-08-26 / 2999-12-31 75 m
Crust2 Type:Q2,orogen/39km no ice, Appalachians, North Andes, 0.5 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:34 km
Thickness StdDev:2.8 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.74
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.05
Vs Estimate:3.684 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.25
Peak Value:0.03
Assumed Vp:6.419 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.470
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

4 with match > 90% ( 12.5 %) and 5 with match > 80% ( 15.625 %) out of 32.

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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 1.74 6.419 km/s 3.684 km/s 0.25
Crust2.0 39 km 1.75 6.419 km/s 3.659 km/s 0.26 Q2,orogen/39km no ice, Appalachians, North Andes, 0.5 km seds.
Global Maxima 34 km 1.74 6.419 km/s 3.684 km/s 0.25 amp=0.028829888
Local Maxima 1 40 km 1.64 6.419 km/s 3.92 km/s 0.20 amp=0.01720233
Local Maxima 2 34 km 1.80 6.419 km/s 3.576 km/s 0.27 amp=0.011503443
Local Maxima 3 38 km 1.69 6.419 km/s 3.804 km/s 0.23 amp=0.0070068897
Local Maxima 4 25 km 1.93 6.419 km/s 3.33 km/s 0.32 amp=0.0068035037
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps3.93 SECOND
PpPs14.53 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs18.46 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(5 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
97.39146 86.3 deg 42.138 deg Turkey 2011/10/23 10:41:22 GMT (38.7, 43.5) 16 km 6.9 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.3 MW, 7.1 MW
96.77017 92.3 deg 329.118 deg Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2012/03/14 09:08:35 GMT (40.9, 144.9) 12 km 6.7 MB, 6.9 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 MW
93.651665 46.4 deg 175.402 deg Peru-Brazil Border Region 2012/08/02 09:38:30 GMT (-8.4, -74.3) 145 km 5.9 MB, 6.1 MW, 6.1 MW
90.009636 56.0 deg 170.755 deg Peru-Bolivia Border Region 2012/05/14 10:00:40 GMT (-17.7, -69.6) 106 km 6.4 MB, 6.2 MW, 6.2 MW
81.84238 67.6 deg 166.105 deg Santiago Del Estero Prov., Arg. 2011/09/02 13:47:09 GMT (-28.4, -63.0) 579 km 6.4 MB, 6.7 MW, 6.7 MW

Losers

(27 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
89.31127 36.7 deg 304.32 deg Vancouver Island, Canada Region 2011/09/09 19:41:34 GMT (49.5, -126.9) 22 km 6.3 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.4 MW, 6.5 MW
84.55406 86.2 deg 42.115 deg Turkey 2011/10/23 10:56:49 GMT (38.8, 43.4) 5.0 km 5.6 MB, 5.5 ML
78.26574 90.4 deg 3.969 deg Southwestern Siberia, Russia 2012/02/26 06:17:19 GMT (51.7, 96.0) 12 km 6.4 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 MW, 6.5 MW
71.55901 37.9 deg 301.531 deg Off Coast Of Washington 2012/08/19 08:07:35 GMT (47.8, -128.6) 10 km 5.6 MW, 5.3 MS, 5.2 MB, 5.5 MW
70.304825 67.2 deg 166.083 deg Santiago Del Estero Prov., Arg. 2012/05/28 05:07:23 GMT (-28.0, -63.1) 587 km 6.0 MB, 6.7 MW, 6.8 MW
70.06667 74.3 deg 176.152 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2012/01/23 16:04:52 GMT (-36.4, -73.0) 20 km 5.8 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.2 MW
65.86051 86.2 deg 42.449 deg Turkey 2011/10/23 20:45:34 GMT (38.6, 43.1) 5.0 km 6.0 MB, 5.6 MS, 6.0 MW, 5.9 MW
62.13205 63.5 deg 316.503 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2011/09/19 08:14:14 GMT (52.0, -172.0) 31 km 5.5 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.6 MW
56.693314 67.4 deg 166.317 deg Santiago Del Estero Prov., Arg. 2012/03/05 07:46:10 GMT (-28.2, -63.3) 554 km 6.0 MB, 6.1 MW, 6.1 MW
55.248894 30.9 deg 262.955 deg Baja California, Mexico 2012/04/12 07:15:48 GMT (28.7, -113.1) 13 km 6.2 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 MW, 6.9 MW
54.95722 93.5 deg 329.882 deg Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2011/09/16 20:11:16 GMT (40.2, 143.2) 35 km 5.5 MB, 5.8 MW
54.435738 80.8 deg 327.855 deg Kuril Islands 2012/07/20 06:10:25 GMT (49.4, 155.9) 19 km 5.7 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.1 MW
53.746838 90.7 deg 332.243 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2011/10/21 08:02:37 GMT (43.9, 142.5) 187 km 5.9 MB, 6.1 MW, 6.1 MW
51.488293 58.0 deg 170.512 deg Northern Chile 2012/04/03 07:25:08 GMT (-19.6, -69.1) 117 km 5.5 ML, 5.2 MB
49.420647 60.7 deg 315.673 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2012/08/10 18:37:43 GMT (52.6, -167.4) 13 km 5.9 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 MW
49.20279 85.9 deg 38.377 deg Eastern Caucasus 2012/05/07 04:40:27 GMT (41.5, 46.8) 11 km 5.7 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.6 MW
44.20062 66.0 deg 173.504 deg Near Coast Of Northern Chile 2011/12/07 22:23:09 GMT (-27.9, -70.9) 20 km 5.8 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MW
41.04711 98.2 deg 24.814 deg Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bord Reg. 2012/05/12 23:28:43 GMT (38.6, 70.4) 10 km 6.0 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 MW
40.48154 63.3 deg 316.572 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2011/10/25 03:24:49 GMT (52.2, -171.8) 38 km 5.9 MB, 5.3 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.7 MW
40.255314 88.8 deg 336.034 deg Primor'ye, Russia 2012/07/29 09:20:54 GMT (47.4, 139.1) 502 km 5.6 MB, 5.6 MW, 5.7 MW
39.851257 31.1 deg 272.268 deg Southern California 2012/08/26 20:57:58 GMT (33.0, -115.5) 9.0 km 5.5 MW, 5.3 MS, 5.0 MB, 5.5 MW
38.39546 70.4 deg 107.444 deg North Of Ascension Island 2012/05/09 14:49:51 GMT (-1.0, -13.6) 12 km 5.5 MW, 5.0 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.6 MW
36.33283 56.5 deg 316.449 deg Alaska Peninsula 2012/08/08 14:05:17 GMT (54.9, -161.2) 43 km 5.6 MB, 5.2 MW, 5.1 MW
33.83326 61.3 deg 165.104 deg Salta Province, Argentina 2012/06/02 07:52:53 GMT (-22.1, -63.6) 527 km 5.8 MB, 5.9 MW, 6.0 MW
21.788475 70.7 deg 174.796 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2011/09/14 07:03:51 GMT (-32.7, -71.8) 37 km 5.5 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.9 MW, 5.7 MW
15.873999 77.2 deg 200.69 deg Southeast Of Easter Island 2012/05/02 17:06:05 GMT (-35.9, -102.7) 10 km 5.5 MW, 4.9 MS, 4.7 MB
15.653438 63.2 deg 166.283 deg Salta Province, Argentina 2011/10/06 11:12:30 GMT (-24.2, -64.2) 15 km 6.5 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.1 MW, 5.9 MW