Station GS SPFD - Fire Department, Spotsylvania, VA 22551 USA

Network: GS - US Geological Survey Networks

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
SPFD Fire Department, Spotsylvania, VA 22551 USA (38.14, -77.52) 2011-08-28 / 2999-12-31 79 m
Crust2 Type:Q2,orogen/39km no ice, Appalachians, North Andes, 0.5 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:35 km
Thickness StdDev:1.2 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.71
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.05
Vs Estimate:3.765 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.24
Peak Value:0.05
Assumed Vp:6.419 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.518
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

3 with match > 90% ( 27.272728 %) and 4 with match > 80% ( 36.363636 %) out of 11.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 35 km 1.71 6.419 km/s 3.765 km/s 0.24
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 35 km 1.71 6.419 km/s 3.765 km/s 0.24 amp=0.045039557
Local Maxima 1 39 km 1.61 6.419 km/s 3.993 km/s 0.18 amp=0.025159083
Local Maxima 2 35 km 1.60 6.419 km/s 4.012 km/s 0.18 amp=0.020623762
Local Maxima 3 35 km 1.78 6.419 km/s 3.606 km/s 0.27 amp=0.01237262
Local Maxima 4 31 km 1.71 6.419 km/s 3.759 km/s 0.24 amp=0.011218959
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps3.82 SECOND
PpPs14.64 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs18.46 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(4 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
97.127914 86.3 deg 42.198 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
95.08775 52.3 deg 178.096 deg Near Coast Of Peru 2011/10/28 18:54:34 GMT (-14.4, -76.0) 24 km 6.5 MB, 6.9 MS, 6.9 MW, 6.9 MW
93.87875 63.3 deg 316.573 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2011/09/02 10:55:53 GMT (52.2, -171.7) 32 km 6.5 MB, 6.9 MS, 6.8 MW, 6.8 MW
81.59273 92.3 deg 329.184 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

Losers

(7 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
77.2685 90.4 deg 4.032 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
76.41348 36.8 deg 304.305 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
55.63592 63.4 deg 316.6 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
54.27354 93.7 deg 330.348 deg Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2011/09/17 07:34:27 GMT (40.3, 142.7) 30 km 5.5 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ME
40.810616 70.6 deg 322.951 deg Near Islands, Aleutian Islands 2011/09/14 18:10:09 GMT (53.1, 173.0) 15 km 6.1 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.0 MW
37.811546 97.7 deg 329.22 deg Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2011/09/15 08:00:09 GMT (36.3, 141.3) 28 km 5.8 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.1 MW
34.171032 75.3 deg 177.008 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2012/02/11 02:58:17 GMT (-37.5, -73.9) 20 km 5.6 MB, 5.3 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.7 MW