Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     12 JAN 2012  ( 12)

     ot  = 22:31:00.96   +/-   2.58              TONGA                           
     lat =     -16.528   +/-    5.7
     lon =    -173.391   +/-   10.7              MAGNITUDE 5.4 (GS)       
     dep =        79.5   +/-    9.0   

     75 km (46 miles) SSE of Hihifo, Tonga (pop 2,000)
     243 km (151 miles) NNE of Neiafu, Tonga
     544 km (338 miles) NNE of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga
     2537 km (1575 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand

     nph =   82 of 106    se = 1.27    FE=173                            A   

     error ellipse = ( 96.0, 13.0, 16.5;309.0, 74.0, 13.6;188.0,  8.0,  8.4)

 mb = 5.4 ( 68)  ML = 5.1 (  2)  mblg = 0.0 (  0)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 AFI  ePn     22:31:48.01   1.2    3.0  31 L:1.1+1 .75 5.1                   AFI 
 FUNA ePn     22:33:33.94   1.9   10.8 317                                   FUNA
 RAR  ePn     22:34:12.17   0.4   13.7 112                                   RAR 
 KNTN ePn     22:34:15.37   2.7   13.8   7                                   KNTN
 DZM  eP      22:35:27.38   2.1   19.8 251 b:1.2+2 1.6 5.0                   DZM 
 OUZ  eP      22:35:48.56   0.5   21.9 210 b:2.0+2 1.8 5.2                   OUZ 
 MXZ  eP      22:35:51.04   0.3   22.2 198 b:1.1+2 .98 5.2                   MXZ 
 TARA eP      22:35:53.05   0.9   22.3 322 b:4.6+2 1.7 5.6                   TARA
 PPTF eP      22:35:58.98   1.6   22.8  96 b:3.1+2 1.7 5.4                   PPTF
 PPT  eP      22:35:59.05   1.9X  22.8  96                                   PPT 
 URZ  eP      22:36:01.39   0.4   23.2 199 b:7.8+1 .96 5.1                   URZ 
 HIZ  eP      22:36:09.63  -0.6   24.2 203 b:6.5+2 1.9 5.7                   HIZ 
 XMAS eP      22:36:10.46  -0.4   24.3  42 b:7.3+1 .95 5.1                   XMAS
 BKZ  eP      22:36:10.74   0.3   24.2 199 b:1.5+2 1.9 5.1                   BKZ 
 SNZO eP      22:36:32.39  -0.7   26.8 200 b:2.5+2 1.4 5.5                   SNZO
 THZ  eP      22:36:42.46   0.1   27.8 202 b:2.9+2 1.9 5.5                   THZ 
 LTZ  eP      22:36:52.74   0.4X  28.9 202 b:3.1+1 .68 5.1                   LTZ 
 LHI  eP      22:36:54.88   0.3   29.1 234 b:2.5+2 1.4 5.7                   LHI 
 OXZ  eP      22:36:57.50   0.3   29.4 202 b:3.1+1 .76 5.1                   OXZ 
 CRLZ eP      22:36:58.13   0.9   29.5 201 b:2.0+2 1.5 5.6                   CRLZ
 MQZ  eP      22:36:58.22   0.0   29.6 201 b:1.1+2 1.5 5.3                   MQZ 
 RPZ  eP      22:37:02.99  -0.4   30.1 203 b:8.5+1 1.4 5.3                   RPZ 
 FOZ  eP      22:37:05.67  -0.5   30.5 205 b:1.5+2 1.4 5.5                   FOZ 
 LBZ  eP      22:37:11.76   0.5   31.0 203 b:6.7+1 1.5 5.2                   LBZ 
 KWAJ eP      22:37:15.63   0.9   31.4 322 b:1.9+2 .80 5.9                   KWAJ
 WKZ  eP      22:37:18.47   0.0   31.9 204 b:1.7+2 1.7 5.6                   WKZ 
 MLZ  eP      22:37:25.16  -0.4   32.7 205 b:9.5+1 1.7 5.3                   MLZ 
 WHZ  eP      22:37:30.22   0.4   33.2 204 b:6.5+1 1.3 5.3                   WHZ 
 TAOE eP      22:37:30.54  -0.7   33.3  81 b:3.1+2 1.6 5.9                   TAOE
 JOHN eP      22:37:31.02   0.1   33.3   7 b:2.4+2 1.2 5.9                   JOHN
 ARMA eP      22:37:44.81   0.7   34.8 240 b:1.7+1 1.1 4.9                   ARMA
 PATS eP      22:37:58.19   0.5   36.4 307 b:4.8+2 1.7 6.2                   PATS
 CAN  eP      22:38:15.34   0.9   38.4 234 b:3.5+1 1.4 5.1                   CAN 
 CTAO eP      22:38:16.38   1.3   38.4 258 b:1.1+1 1.1 4.7                   CTAO
 PMG  eP      22:38:20.92   0.6X  39.0 275 b:8.0+0 .75 4.7                   PMG 
 HLP  eP      22:38:25.56  -1.0   39.8  27 b:1.2+2 .92 5.8                   HLP 
 SDHHIeP      22:38:25.61  -1.7   39.9  27 b:7.1+2 1.3 6.4                   SDHH
 SBLHIeP      22:38:25.64  -2.0   39.9  27 b:1.4+3 1.6 6.6                   SBLH
 MWH  eP      22:38:25.73  -1.6   39.8  27 b:3.7+2 1.7 6.0                   MWH 
 OBL  eP      22:38:25.85  -1.7   39.9  27 b:1.9+3 1.5 6.8                   OBL 
 WRMHIeP      22:38:25.88  -1.5   39.9  27 b:6.6+2 1.2 6.4                   WRMH
 PUH  eP      22:38:25.95  -1.5   39.9  27 b:1.7+2 1.2 5.8                   PUH 
 BYL  eP      22:38:26.04  -1.5   39.9  27 b:2.0+3 1.8 6.7                   BYL 
 UWB  eP      22:38:26.10  -1.5   39.9  27 b:1.1+3 1.5 6.6                   UWB 
 NPOC eP      22:38:26.14  -1.8   40.0  28 b:1.1+2 .86 5.8                   NPOC
 HATHIeP      22:38:26.48  -1.2   39.9  27 b:5.8+2 1.0 6.4                   HATH
 KKO  eP      22:38:26.62  -0.9   39.9  27 b:1.2+3 1.7 6.5                   KKO 
 POHA eP      22:38:29.14  -0.1   40.1  27 b:1.4+2 1.2 5.7                   POHA
 PTCN eP      22:38:37.11  -1.1   41.2 109 b:4.2+2 .40 6.6                   PTCN
 MANU eP      22:38:37.82  -0.4   41.2 286 b:4.7+1 1.3 5.1                   MANU
 COEN eP      22:38:45.04   0.9   41.9 267 b:2.0+1 .25 5.5                   COEN
 TAU  eP      22:38:48.38  -0.1   42.5 224 b:5.3+1 1.3 5.2                   TAU 
 MCQ  eP      22:38:56.10  -0.3   43.5 203 b:4.3+2 1.7 6.0                   MCQ 
 STKA eP      22:38:57.54   0.9   43.5 241 b:3.0+0 .75 4.2                   STKA
 MIDW eP      22:39:05.15  -0.6   44.6 355 b:2.9+2 1.5 5.9                   MIDW
 BBOO eP      22:39:34.49   0.3   48.3 241 b:8.5+1 1.9 5.4                   BBOO
 WB2  eP      22:39:44.82   0.3   49.6 258 b:9.7+0 1.0 4.8                   WB2 
      eP      22:39:44.90   0.4 
 AS01 eP      22:39:45.79   0.2   49.7 253                                   AS01
 AS31 eP      22:39:46.72   0.8   49.8 253 b:1.2+1 .70 5.0                   AS31
 ANA2 eP      22:40:01.26  -0.6   51.9 307                                   ANA2
 SOEI eP      22:41:05.54  -0.5X  60.9 268 b:5.2+1 1.0 5.6                   SOEI
 VNDA eP      22:41:13.84  -0.2   62.3 186 b:1.3+1 1.0 4.9                   VNDA
 PFO  eP      22:42:26.98   0.5   73.7  47 b:1.4+1 1.1 4.8                   PFO 
 XPFO eP      22:42:27.84   1.3   73.7  47 b:1.5+1 1.1 4.8                   XPFO
 TWG  eP      22:42:31.66  -3.0   75.1 300 b:1.0+2 .50 6.0                   TWG 
 WAKR ePcP    22:42:38.89  -6.4X  74.5  41                                   WAKR
 PNTR ePcP    22:42:40.37  -6.0X  74.7  41                                   PNTR
 YERR ePcP    22:42:41.02  -6.0X  74.9  41                                   YERR
 HUMO ePcP    22:42:41.37  -5.4X  74.9  36                                   HUMO
 PAHR ePcP    22:42:42.85  -5.6X  75.2  40                                   PAHR
 TPNV ePcP    22:42:45.12  -5.2X  75.7  44                                   TPNV
 KVN  ePcP    22:42:45.20  -5.1X  75.7  41                                   KVN 
 MOD  ePcP    22:42:46.84  -4.9X  76.0  38                                   MOD 
 SHPR ePcP    22:42:48.20  -4.3X  76.2  45                                   SHPR
 W13A ePcP    22:42:48.67  -4.5X  76.3  47                                   W13A
 H04A ePcP    22:42:50.12  -4.3X  76.7  35                                   H04A
 BMN  ePcP    22:42:52.56  -3.5   77.0  41                                   BMN 
 J08A eP      22:42:52.72   2.1   78.0  38 b:1.7+1 1.1 4.9                   J08A
 SZCU eP      22:42:53.12   1.3   78.1  45 b:3.0+1 1.2 5.1                   SZCU
 TUC  ePcP    22:42:53.49  -3.1   77.1  51                                   TUC 
 WVOR ePcP    22:42:54.45  -2.9   77.3  38                                   WVOR
 X16A ePcP    22:42:56.67  -2.4   77.7  48                                   X16A
 LCMT ePcP    22:42:57.15  -2.1   77.7  45                                   LCMT
 319A ePcP    22:42:57.62  -2.0   77.8  52                                   319A
 CCUT ePcP    22:42:58.30  -1.9   77.9  45                                   CCUT
 U15A ePcP    22:42:59.20  -1.8   78.1  46                                   U15A
 LAZ  eP      22:43:08.13   1.8   80.8  50                                   LAZ 
      epP     22:43:25.81  depth =  -0.8X
 RND  eP      22:43:11.78   0.2   81.9  11                                   RND 
      epP     22:43:34.90  depth =   2.8X
 YPP  eP      22:43:15.27  -3.0   83.1  40 b:4.1+1 1.9 5.0                   YPP 
 TRF  ePcP    22:43:16.54   0.4   81.7  10                                   TRF 
 MDM  eP      22:43:17.15  -2.3   83.5  11                                   MDM 
      epP     22:43:38.42  depth =  -1.7X
 BW06 eP      22:43:17.59  -0.7   83.1  42 b:1.5+1 1.0 4.9                   BW06
      epP     22:43:38.32  depth =  -0.2X
 CCB  eP      22:43:18.77   0.5   83.3  11 b:1.9+1 1.0 5.0                   CCB 
 ILB  eP      22:43:21.06   1.3   83.5  11                                   ILB 
 IMAR eP      22:43:23.75   3.9X  83.6   8                                   IMAR
      epP     22:43:42.89  depth =   2.3X
 IL1  ePcP    22:43:24.89   1.0   83.5  11                                   IL1 
 REDW epP     22:43:39.11   3.3X  82.6  41                                   REDW
 MOOW epP     22:43:40.61   3.4X  82.8  41                                   MOOW
 MLY  epP     22:43:42.20   3.9X  83.1  10                                   MLY 
 SNAA eP      22:44:01.34   1.7   91.8 177 b:9.7+0 1.1 5.1                   SNAA



 Generated 2012 JAN 12 at 22:49 UTC

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