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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     17 MAR 2009  ( 76)

     ot  = 08:59:32.82   +/-   0.66              FIJI REGION                     
     lat =     -20.498   +/-    7.7
     lon =    -178.483   +/-    8.3              MAGNITUDE 4.8 (GS)       
     dep =       598.7   +/-    7.1   

     30 km (15 miles) NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (pop N/A)
     345 km (215 miles) WNW of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
     420 km (260 miles) SE of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
     1935 km (1200 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand

     nph =   52 of  59    se = 0.88    FE=181                            A   

     error ellipse = (310.1,  3.0, 14.8;213.7, 65.2, 11.3; 41.5, 24.6,  8.6)

 mb = 4.6 ( 29)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  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
 MSVF ePn     09:01:01.18   0.8    4.3 309                                   MSVF
 AFI  ePn     09:01:41.86  -1.7    9.2  45                                   AFI 
      eSn     09:03:24.66
 OUZ  eP      09:02:55.85   3.6X  16.2 204 b:1.3+2 .77 5.4                   OUZ 
 URZ  eP      09:03:09.93   0.7   18.1 191 b:2.9+1 .64 5.0                   URZ 
 KHZ  eP      09:03:51.66  -0.3   22.9 195 b:1.2+1 .60 4.7                   KHZ 
 RPZ  eP      09:04:08.66   0.0   24.7 198 b:7.2+0 .66 4.4                   RPZ 
 EIDS eP      09:04:40.97   0.0   28.4 254 b:3.3+0 .49 4.2                   EIDS
 ARMA eP      09:04:43.90   0.7   28.7 244 b:7.0+0 .67 4.4                   ARMA
 CTAO eP      09:05:20.56   0.0   33.0 264 b:1.9+1 .43 5.0                   CTAO
 COEN eP      09:05:54.48   0.0   37.1 274 b:1.8+2 .63 5.8X                  COEN
 STKA eP      09:05:57.28   0.9   37.4 244 b:1.4+0 .76 3.6X                  STKA
 WRAB eP      09:06:49.35  -0.7   44.1 262 b:3.2+1 1.2 4.7                   WRAB
 FORT eP      09:07:25.11  -0.3   48.9 247 b:3.3+1 .81 4.9                   FORT
 FITZ eP      09:07:52.50   0.1   52.6 262 b:8.2+0 .55 4.4                   FITZ
 MBWA eP      09:08:25.63  -0.3   57.4 257 b:1.3+1 .70 4.3                   MBWA
 KKM  eP      09:09:42.09   0.0   69.3 285 b:1.3+1 .85 4.5                   KKM 
 MAJO eP      09:09:44.69  -0.5   69.9 324 b:6.4+0 .49 4.4                   MAJO
 JNU  eP      09:09:57.03  -0.1   72.0 317 b:1.1+1 1.1 4.3                   JNU 
 TWG  eP      09:10:01.30  -1.9   73.0 303 b:9.4+1 .40 5.7X                  TWG 
 SSLB eP      09:10:04.85  -1.8   73.6 304 b:1.8+1 .50 4.9                   SSLB
 TPUB eP      09:10:04.85  -1.8   73.6 303 b:4.0+1 .70 5.1                   TPUB
 ASAJ eP      09:10:06.73   1.1   73.5 332 b:3.2+1 1.0 4.8                   ASAJ
 YSS  eP      09:10:18.64   0.9   75.7 334 b:2.3+1 .80 4.8                   YSS 
 CMB  eP      09:10:41.32   1.4   79.8  43 b:3.4+0 1.0 3.7                   CMB 
 MDJ  eP      09:10:43.29   1.0   80.3 325 b:5.4+0 .60 4.2                   MDJ 
 IPM  eP      09:10:56.05   0.7   82.7 278 b:1.4+1 .57 4.7                   IPM 
 GAMB eP      09:11:02.48   1.0   84.2   3 b:7.7+0 .92 4.3                   GAMB
 ENH  eP      09:11:10.39   0.8   85.7 304 b:1.9+1 .85 4.8                   ENH 
 TRF  eP      09:11:12.19  -1.0   86.5  12 b:1.2+2 2.2 5.2                   TRF 
 TNA  eP      09:11:12.50   1.4   86.2   4 b:2.4+0 .65 4.1                   TNA 
 COLA eP      09:11:20.94  -0.1   88.3  13 b:1.2+1 .70 4.8                   COLA
 DAWY eP      09:11:27.35   0.2   89.6  16                                   DAWY
 COLD eP      09:11:29.77   1.0   90.0  11 b:4.3+0 .84 4.4                   COLD
 CHTO eP      09:11:30.48   1.2   89.8 290 b:1.2+1 .80 4.9                   CHTO
 INK  eP      09:11:48.52  -0.5   94.4  15 b:1.3+0 .72 4.2                   INK 
 YBMT ePKiKP  09:16:16.00  -3.9X  89.2  37                                   YBMT
 MK31 ePKPdf  09:16:57.59  -1.2  110.9 313                                   MK31
 MKAR ePKiKP  09:16:58.10  -0.7  110.9 313                                   MKAR
 KURK ePKiKP  09:17:03.29  -0.7  113.7 317                                   KURK
 BRVK ePKPdf  09:17:12.57  -1.3  118.8 320                                   BRVK
 KKAR ePKPdf  09:17:13.26  -1.0  118.9 309                                   KKAR
 KBL  ePKPdf  09:17:14.95  -1.0  119.5 299                                   KBL 
 ARU  ePKPdf  09:17:25.34  -0.1  124.9 325                                   ARU 
 ABKARePKPdf  09:17:27.51   0.3  125.8 317                                   ABKA
 MALT ePKPdf  09:18:00.12  -0.6  143.6 307                                   MALT
 BR131ePKPdf  09:18:06.31   0.6  146.5 312                                   BR13
      ePKPbc  09:18:08.10  -0.3X
 BUR08ePKPbc  09:18:09.38   0.5  146.8 330                                   BUR0
 DPC  ePKPbc  09:18:12.46   0.7  148.0 342                                   DPC 
 MORC ePKPbc  09:18:12.67   0.6  148.1 340                                   MORC
 CSS  ePKPbc  09:18:13.19  -0.3  148.5 304                                   CSS 
 PSZ  ePKPbc  09:18:14.43   0.4  148.9 336                                   PSZ 
 KHC  ePKPbc  09:18:16.69   0.4  149.8 344                                   KHC 
      ePKPab  09:18:24.60   0.2X
 BFO  ePKPbc  09:18:20.67   0.2  151.7 350                                   BFO 
      ePKPab  09:18:31.74  -0.5X
 FUORNePKPbc  09:18:23.90   0.3  153.0 347                                   FUOR
      ePKPab  09:18:38.18   0.2X



 Generated 2009 MAR 17 at 10:13 UTC

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


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