Station LD PTN - Potsdam, NY

Network: LD - Lamont-Doherty Cooperative Seismographic Network

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
PTN Potsdam, NY (44.57, -74.98) 1971-01-01 / 2499-01-01 197 m
Crust2 Type:Q2,orogen/39km no ice, Appalachians, North Andes, 0.5 km seds.
Thickness Estimate:39 km
Thickness StdDev:2.1 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.82
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.05
Vs Estimate:3.522 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.28
Peak Value:0.01
Assumed Vp:6.419 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.489
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

12 with match > 90% ( 16.666666 %) and 24 with match > 80% ( 33.333332 %) out of 72.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 39 km 1.82 6.419 km/s 3.522 km/s 0.28
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 39 km 1.82 6.419 km/s 3.522 km/s 0.28 amp=0.011795563
Local Maxima 1 37 km 1.87 6.419 km/s 3.437 km/s 0.30 amp=0.0055417563
Local Maxima 2 42 km 1.73 6.419 km/s 3.705 km/s 0.25 amp=0.003399141
Local Maxima 3 27 km 2.10 6.419 km/s 3.064 km/s 0.35 amp=0.003263499
Local Maxima 4 36 km 1.79 6.419 km/s 3.591 km/s 0.27 amp=0.0023099899
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps4.97 SECOND
PpPs17.04 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs22.00 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(24 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
98.66034 66.7 deg 174.862 deg Northern Chile 2007/11/14 15:40:50 GMT (-22.2, -69.9) 40 km 6.7 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.7 MW, 7.4 ME
96.750786 73.8 deg 332.786 deg Sea Of Okhotsk 2008/07/05 02:12:04 GMT (53.9, 152.9) 633 km 6.8 MB, 7.7 MW, 7.7 MW
96.10844 73.8 deg 55.604 deg Dodecanese Islands, Greece 2008/07/15 03:26:34 GMT (35.8, 27.9) 52 km 6.5 MB, 6.4 MW, 6.4 MW
95.8502 91.6 deg 331.271 deg Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2008/07/19 02:39:28 GMT (37.6, 142.2) 22 km 6.2 MB, 7.0 MS, 7.0 MW, 6.9 MW
93.66526 46.7 deg 183.92 deg Peru-Ecuador Border Region 2007/11/16 03:13:00 GMT (-2.3, -77.8) 123 km 6.3 MB, 6.8 MW, 6.7 MW
93.21637 30.9 deg 1.253 deg Baffin Bay 2009/07/07 19:11:46 GMT (75.4, -72.5) 19 km 5.9 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MW
92.79742 44.0 deg 25.417 deg Norwegian Sea 2009/08/20 06:35:04 GMT (72.2, 0.9) 6.0 km 5.9 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.0 MW
92.280334 50.9 deg 124.586 deg Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2008/05/23 19:35:34 GMT (7.3, -34.9) 9.0 km 6.0 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.5 MW
92.11636 78.8 deg 327.521 deg East Of Kuril Islands 2009/01/15 17:49:39 GMT (46.9, 155.2) 36 km 6.9 MB, 7.5 MS, 7.4 MW, 7.4 MW
91.61985 33.5 deg 208.636 deg Near Coast Of Guatemala 2007/06/08 13:32:00 GMT (13.8, -90.8) 48 km 5.5 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 MW
90.81239 58.0 deg 313.929 deg Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 2007/07/15 13:08:00 GMT (52.5, -168.0) 10 km 5.8 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MW
90.11089 92.9 deg 333.993 deg Near West Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2007/07/16 01:13:22 GMT (37.5, 138.4) 12 km 6.5 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.6 MW, 6.5 MW
88.074554 33.7 deg 255.622 deg Gulf Of California 2009/08/03 17:59:56 GMT (29.0, -112.9) 10 km 6.2 MB, 6.9 MW, 6.8 MW
87.76894 35.0 deg 186.858 deg Panama 2009/07/04 06:49:35 GMT (9.6, -79.0) 38 km 6.0 MB, 5.5 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.0 MW
86.433136 87.4 deg 332.288 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2009/06/05 03:30:33 GMT (41.8, 143.4) 29 km 6.0 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.4 MW, 6.4 MW
85.683 66.7 deg 318.523 deg Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands 2009/07/06 14:53:12 GMT (50.4, 177.0) 22 km 6.0 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MW
85.22787 52.6 deg 175.372 deg Western Brazil 2007/07/21 13:27:04 GMT (-8.1, -71.3) 645 km 6.2 MB, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MW
85.20297 36.1 deg 195.741 deg Costa Rica 2010/05/20 22:16:30 GMT (9.2, -84.3) 21 km 5.6 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.9 MW, 5.9 MW
84.03288 60.3 deg 176.42 deg Southern Peru 2008/07/08 09:13:07 GMT (-16.0, -71.7) 123 km 5.8 MB, 6.2 MW, 6.2 MW
83.86156 91.9 deg 331.947 deg Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2010/03/13 12:46:26 GMT (37.6, 141.3) 77 km 5.7 MB, 5.6 MW, 5.5 MW
83.712715 49.5 deg 183.348 deg Northern Peru 2010/05/19 04:15:44 GMT (-5.1, -77.5) 140 km 6.0 MB, 6.0 MW, 6.0 MW
83.60965 52.3 deg 179.245 deg Peru-Brazil Border Region 2007/07/12 05:23:49 GMT (-7.9, -74.4) 152 km 5.9 MB, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MW
82.20841 88.0 deg 333.169 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2007/05/18 15:59:58 GMT (41.6, 142.0) 58 km 5.5 MB, 5.5 MW, 5.4 MW
80.93889 66.9 deg 170.724 deg Jujuy Province, Argentina 2007/07/21 15:34:52 GMT (-22.2, -65.8) 290 km 5.8 MB, 6.4 MW, 6.3 MW

Losers

(48 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
90.67092 37.1 deg 233.396 deg Off Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico 2008/09/24 02:33:05 GMT (17.6, -105.5) 10 km 5.7 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.4 MW, 6.4 MW
85.46519 32.9 deg 209.783 deg Guatemala 2009/05/03 16:21:47 GMT (14.6, -91.2) 124 km 5.6 MB, 6.2 MW, 6.2 MW
82.404144 33.5 deg 211.639 deg Near Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico 2008/10/16 19:41:25 GMT (14.4, -92.4) 24 km 6.1 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 MW, 6.6 MW
81.96107 43.6 deg 13.582 deg North Of Svalbard 2009/03/06 10:50:29 GMT (80.3, -1.9) 9.0 km 6.6 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.4 MW
77.382416 31.3 deg 121.707 deg Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2009/06/06 20:33:28 GMT (23.9, -46.1) 14 km 6.0 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.0 MW
77.262596 32.9 deg 68.547 deg Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2008/12/19 08:31:51 GMT (47.0, -27.3) 2.0 km 5.8 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.9 MW, 5.8 MW
77.2092 59.5 deg 174.909 deg Southern Peru 2009/07/12 06:12:47 GMT (-15.0, -70.4) 199 km 5.7 MB, 6.1 MW, 6.1 MW
76.97709 61.4 deg 315.21 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2010/03/09 14:06:52 GMT (51.5, -173.5) 35 km 5.7 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.9 MW, 5.8 MW
74.907295 93.6 deg 26.882 deg Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan 2009/10/22 19:51:27 GMT (36.5, 70.9) 186 km 6.1 MB, 6.2 MW, 6.1 MW
74.38677 34.3 deg 224.658 deg Guerrero, Mexico 2009/04/27 16:46:28 GMT (17.0, -99.4) 35 km 5.7 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 MW
73.04093 80.9 deg 329.258 deg Kuril Islands 2009/04/18 19:17:58 GMT (46.0, 151.4) 35 km 6.3 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.6 MW, 6.4 MW
70.30103 74.5 deg 55.589 deg Eastern Mediterranean Sea 2009/06/19 14:04:59 GMT (35.4, 28.5) 28 km 5.6 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 MW
70.03452 92.7 deg 331.687 deg Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2009/01/31 21:51:52 GMT (36.7, 141.1) 34 km 5.6 MB, 5.3 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.7 MW
69.9586 78.6 deg 177.311 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2010/03/11 14:55:27 GMT (-34.3, -71.8) 18 km 6.5 MB, 6.7 MW
69.95078 40.1 deg 178.114 deg Colombia 2008/05/24 19:20:42 GMT (4.3, -73.8) 8.9 km 5.6 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.9 MW, 5.9 MW
69.06563 96.5 deg 330.616 deg Southeast Of Honshu, Japan 2009/08/12 22:48:51 GMT (32.8, 140.4) 53 km 6.2 MB, 6.6 MW, 6.6 MW
68.94845 97.0 deg 332.656 deg Near S. Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2009/08/09 10:55:55 GMT (33.2, 137.9) 297 km 6.5 MB, 7.1 MW, 7.1 MW
67.42124 55.6 deg 71.367 deg Northern Algeria 2008/06/06 20:02:56 GMT (35.9, -0.7) 4.0 km 5.5 MB, 5.3 MS, 5.5 MW, 5.5 MW
67.22518 88.1 deg 18.324 deg Eastern Kazakhstan 2009/06/13 17:17:38 GMT (44.7, 78.9) 14 km 5.8 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.4 MW
63.18027 39.3 deg 192.281 deg South Of Panama 2009/03/12 23:23:34 GMT (5.7, -82.8) 9.0 km 6.1 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.3 MW, 6.2 MW
62.01462 72.3 deg 176.136 deg Near Coast Of Northern Chile 2010/03/26 14:52:07 GMT (-28.0, -70.8) 42 km 6.2 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.3 MW, 6.1 MW
60.3634 33.9 deg 255.522 deg Gulf Of California 2009/08/03 17:55:22 GMT (28.9, -113.0) 10 km 5.5 MB
60.32716 37.6 deg 197.444 deg Off Coast Of Costa Rica 2009/08/13 09:37:35 GMT (7.9, -85.6) 10 km 5.8 MW, 5.3 MB
59.75792 89.6 deg 332.089 deg Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 2010/07/04 21:55:51 GMT (39.7, 142.4) 27 km 6.4 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.3 MW, 6.2 MW
59.32694 61.7 deg 315.621 deg Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 2008/11/02 13:48:42 GMT (51.6, -174.4) 36 km 5.7 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.1 MW
57.754555 78.5 deg 177.409 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2010/03/12 16:50:01 GMT (-34.2, -71.9) 7.0 km 6.1 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.7 MW
57.396793 30.4 deg 203.064 deg Honduras 2009/06/08 05:13:14 GMT (15.8, -86.9) 10 km 5.5 MB, 4.9 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.4 MW
56.842884 77.9 deg 328.903 deg Kuril Islands 2009/09/10 02:46:50 GMT (48.3, 154.2) 36 km 6.0 MB, 5.5 MS, 6.0 MW, 5.8 MW
55.670544 36.7 deg 298.696 deg Vancouver Island, Canada Region 2008/08/28 12:37:34 GMT (50.2, -129.6) 10 km 5.6 MS, 5.3 MB, 5.9 MW, 5.9 MW
54.903633 87.3 deg 56.709 deg Western Arabian Peninsula 2009/05/19 17:35:00 GMT (25.3, 37.7) 2.0 km 5.7 MB, 5.3 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.7 MW
53.766327 48.1 deg 128.05 deg Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2008/09/10 13:08:14 GMT (8.1, -38.7) 10 km 6.3 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.6 MW, 6.6 MW
53.401604 81.6 deg 329.211 deg Kuril Islands 2008/07/06 09:08:20 GMT (45.4, 151.0) 10 km 5.8 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.7 MW
53.37203 45.6 deg 208.795 deg Galapagos Islands Region 2009/03/15 03:14:31 GMT (2.4, -95.1) 10 km 5.5 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.8 MW, 5.8 MW
53.04914 34.0 deg 221.641 deg Oaxaca, Mexico 2010/06/30 07:22:27 GMT (16.4, -97.8) 20 km 5.9 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.3 MW
52.88814 36.6 deg 193.714 deg Costa Rica 2009/03/11 21:03:58 GMT (8.5, -83.2) 17 km 5.7 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.9 MW, 5.8 MW
51.00109 75.6 deg 329.897 deg Kuril Islands 2009/04/21 05:26:11 GMT (50.8, 155.0) 152 km 6.0 MB, 6.2 MW, 6.2 MW
50.79348 93.7 deg 26.836 deg Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bord Reg. 2008/12/29 03:37:41 GMT (36.4, 71.1) 158 km 5.9 MB, 5.8 MW, 5.8 MW
50.739586 78.7 deg 177.492 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2010/03/11 15:06:02 GMT (-34.5, -72.0) 32 km 6.0 MB, 5.9 ML
50.57634 52.8 deg 179.36 deg Peru-Brazil Border Region 2010/01/25 22:52:46 GMT (-8.5, -74.5) 147 km 5.7 MB, 5.9 MW, 5.9 MW
50.345116 76.7 deg 177.172 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2008/12/18 21:19:28 GMT (-32.5, -71.7) 18 km 5.8 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.1 MW
49.98331 80.6 deg 178.512 deg Near Coast Of Central Chile 2010/03/21 18:31:04 GMT (-36.3, -73.2) 36 km 5.6 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 MW, 5.5 MW
49.061737 38.3 deg 349.256 deg Arctic Ocean 2008/10/07 10:00:48 GMT (79.8, -115.4) 10 km 5.6 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.7 MW
48.85866 60.1 deg 173.669 deg Peru-Bolivia Border Region 2009/09/30 19:03:17 GMT (-15.6, -69.3) 255 km 5.9 MB, 5.8 MW
47.872147 64.0 deg 175.279 deg Near Coast Of Northern Chile 2009/04/17 02:08:08 GMT (-19.6, -70.5) 25 km 5.8 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.1 MW
47.388172 87.2 deg 332.112 deg Hokkaido, Japan Region 2008/09/11 00:20:50 GMT (41.9, 143.8) 25 km 6.1 MB, 7.0 MS, 6.8 MW, 6.8 MW
47.20788 37.2 deg 236.914 deg Off Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico 2009/09/24 07:16:19 GMT (18.8, -107.3) 10 km 5.8 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.3 MW, 6.3 MW
47.007656 65.0 deg 169.618 deg Southern Bolivia 2008/10/12 20:55:41 GMT (-20.1, -65.0) 353 km 6.0 MB, 6.2 MW, 6.2 MW
46.064034 54.7 deg 180.639 deg Central Peru 2008/07/01 00:17:33 GMT (-10.4, -75.5) 33 km 5.5 MW, 5.0 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.3 ML