Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     20 MAY 2012  (141)

     ot  = 05:29:45.84   +/-   2.32              NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.      
     lat =      -6.470   +/-    9.9
     lon =     148.831   +/-   12.3              MAGNITUDE 4.8 (GS)       
     dep =        35.8   +/-    1.6   

     84 km (52 miles) WSW of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG (pop N/A)
     178 km (110 miles) SW of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
     377 km (234 miles) NNE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
     2367 km (1470 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

     nph =   33 of  43    se = 1.14    FE=192                            A   

     error ellipse = (106.0,  3.0, 19.2;196.0,  0.0, 14.8;292.0, 86.0,  2.2)

 mb = 4.8 (  1)  ML = 4.6 (  6)  mblg = 4.1 (  5)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 PMG  ePn     05:30:38.07   2.3    3.3 210 L:3.6+0 .70 4.7  g:1.1+0 1.0 4.4  PMG 
      eSn     05:31:20.15  S res =   5.8X
 RABL ePn     05:30:46.29   1.3    4.0  56 L:3.4+0 1.0 4.9  g:8.3-1 1.2 4.4  RABL
 MANU ePn     05:30:55.22   1.8    4.6 342 L:3.4-1 1.8 4.1  g:6.0-2 1.0 3.3  MANU
 COEN ePn     05:31:58.26   0.9    9.3 216                                   COEN
      eSn     05:33:38.79  S res =  -1.9 
 CTAO ePn     05:32:59.71   1.1   13.8 190                                   CTAO
 FAKI ePn     05:33:40.79   1.0   16.9 281 b:4.2+1 1.0 4.5                   FAKI
 MTN  eP      05:34:00.97   1.2   18.5 249 b:4.0+1 1.2 4.5                   MTN 
 EIDS eP      05:34:03.63   0.0   18.9 174 b:5.0+1 1.1 4.6                   EIDS
 WRAB eP      05:34:09.05   0.0   19.4 225 b:4.0+1 .70 4.8                   WRAB
 AS01 eP      05:34:40.72   0.5   22.3 218                                   AS01
      eS      05:38:48.89  S res =   5.1X
 AS31 eP      05:34:40.87   0.3   22.3 218 b:1.3+1 .65 4.5                   AS31
 TNTI eP      05:34:42.63  -0.9   22.6 288 b:2.4+1 .90 4.7                   TNTI
 DZM  eP      05:34:47.33  -0.7   23.0 134 b:5.2+1 1.3 4.9                   DZM 
 ARMA eP      05:34:56.84  -0.3   24.0 174 b:1.8+1 1.0 4.6                   ARMA
 SOEI eP      05:35:07.75   5.3X  24.5 261 b:7.1+1 .80 5.3                   SOEI
 FITZ eP      05:35:10.50   0.3   25.4 241 b:9.4+1 1.0 5.3                   FITZ
 STKA eP      05:35:16.93   0.0   26.2 194 b:1.2+1 1.2 4.3                   STKA
 MMRI eP      05:35:18.26  -1.5   26.4 264 b:1.1+2 1.0 5.4                   MMRI
 CAN  eP      05:35:37.58  -2.2   28.7 180 b:6.4+1 1.8 5.0                   CAN 
 BBOO eP      05:35:39.65  -0.7   28.8 203 b:3.9+1 1.4 4.9                   BBOO
      epP     05:35:52.34  depth =   3.0X
 JAGI eP      05:36:27.83  -2.5X  34.4 265 b:4.3+1 .80 5.4                   JAGI
 NWAO eP      05:37:09.41  -3.2X  39.4 224 b:8.5+1 1.1 5.4                   NWAO
 MAJO eP      05:37:47.47  -1.9   43.9 348 b:1.5+1 1.0 4.7                   MAJO
 MJB9 eP      05:37:48.60  -0.8   43.9 348 b:1.7+1 1.0 4.7                   MJB9
 JNU  epP     05:37:50.44  -0.5X  42.9 338                                   JNU 
 KS01 eP      05:38:18.59  -1.9X  47.9 338                                   KS01
      epP     05:38:30.59  depth =   0.2X
 PETK eP      05:39:48.20   0.7   59.8   6                                   PETK
 MA2  eP      05:40:29.90   2.4X  65.9   1 b:6.6+0 1.0 4.7                   MA2 
 VNDA eP      05:41:02.37   0.8   71.4 177 b:1.0+1 1.0 4.8                   VNDA
 RND  eP      05:42:11.04  -0.3   83.8  24 b:8.2+0 .84 4.9                   RND 
 MCK  eP      05:42:11.60  -0.3   83.9  23 b:9.4+0 1.0 4.9                   MCK 
 MLY  eP      05:42:12.06   0.5   83.9  22 b:4.7+0 1.0 4.6                   MLY 
 CCB  eP      05:42:15.48  -0.7   84.8  23 b:1.9+1 1.7 5.0                   CCB 
 IL1  eP      05:42:16.29  -2.0   85.2  23                                   IL1 
 ILB  eP      05:42:17.30  -1.0   85.2  23                                   ILB 
 DOT  eP      05:42:22.33   0.8   85.9  24 b:2.6+1 1.2 5.3                   DOT 
 EGAK eP      05:42:29.96   0.6   87.5  24 b:1.3+1 1.4 5.0                   EGAK
 DAWY eP      05:42:32.84   1.1   87.9  25 b:1.1+1 1.3 5.0                   DAWY



 Generated 2012 MAY 20 at 05:50 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver