Station YJ MECE - Mechara High School

Network: YJ01 - Ethiopia-Afar Geoscientific Lithospheric Experiment

Nearby stations (2 deg radius)

Station Name (Lat, Lon) Start / End Elevation
MECE Mechara High School (8.59, 40.32) 2001-11-13 / 2003-01-24 1775 m
Crust2 Type:IG,very thin late Proter., no seds.
Thickness Estimate:46 km
Thickness StdDev:9.5 km
Vp/Vs Estimate:1.73
Vp/Vs StdDev:0.13
Vs Estimate:3.846 km/s
Poisson's Ratio:0.25
Peak Value:0.02
Assumed Vp:6.643 km/s
Ps Weight:0.33333334
PpPs Weight:0.33333334
PsPs Weight:0.33333328
Residual Complexity:0.743
Nearby stations H: +-
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: +-

4 with match > 90% ( 44.444443 %) and 8 with match > 80% ( 88.888885 %) out of 9.

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Azimuth Distribution of Events:

Prior Results for this Station

Study Thickness Vp/Vs Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Extra
EARS 46 km 1.73 6.643 km/s 3.846 km/s 0.25
Crust2.0 23 km 1.77 6.643 km/s 3.757 km/s 0.26 IG,very thin late Proter., no seds.
Global Maxima 46 km 1.73 6.643 km/s 3.846 km/s 0.25 amp=0.024879232
Local Maxima 1 33 km 2.01 6.643 km/s 3.305 km/s 0.34 amp=0.021223702
Local Maxima 2 69 km 1.95 6.643 km/s 3.411 km/s 0.32 amp=0.01229064
Local Maxima 3 30 km 1.60 6.643 km/s 4.152 km/s 0.18 amp=0.010101915
Local Maxima 4 34 km 1.90 6.643 km/s 3.501 km/s 0.31 amp=0.008692126
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence
(zero ray parameter)
Ps5.04 SECOND
PpPs18.89 SECOND
PsPs/PpSs23.92 SECOND

Events Processed for this Station

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Events Used in the Stack

(8 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude
95.27481 51.9 deg 80.194 deg Andaman Islands, India Region 2002/09/13 22:28:29 GMT (13.0, 93.1) 21 km 6.2 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.5 MW
93.66807 55.7 deg 92.429 deg Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 2002/11/02 01:26:10 GMT (2.8, 96.1) 30 km 6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.4 MW, 7.4 MW
92.75832 65.5 deg 101.668 deg Sunda Strait, Indonesia 2002/06/27 05:50:35 GMT (-7.0, 104.2) 11 km 6.0 MB, 6.9 MS, 6.6 MW, 6.5 MW
92.56264 38.0 deg 39.834 deg Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan 2002/04/12 04:00:23 GMT (36.0, 69.4) 10 km 5.8 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.9 MW, 5.7 MW
86.04178 39.6 deg 40.934 deg Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bord Reg. 2001/11/23 20:43:03 GMT (36.4, 71.5) 106 km 5.9 MB, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MW
84.48001 56.0 deg 92.221 deg Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 2002/11/02 09:46:46 GMT (3.0, 96.4) 27 km 5.9 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.4 MW, 6.1 MW
83.843 39.0 deg 40.064 deg Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan 2002/03/03 12:08:07 GMT (36.4, 70.4) 209 km 6.3 MB
81.788216 82.6 deg 91.115 deg Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 2001/12/09 18:15:02 GMT (-0.0, 122.9) 156 km 5.7 MB, 6.2 MW, 6.0 MW

Losers

(1 events)
Radial Match Distance Baz FERegion Time Lat/Lon Depth Magnitude Reason
71.373886 94.1 deg 91.073 deg Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia 2002/09/20 15:43:35 GMT (-1.7, 134.2) 10 km 5.9 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.4 MW, 6.3 MW