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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     16 JUL 2007  (197)

     ot  = 12:08:06.54   +/-   0.19              NEAR WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
     lat =      37.492   +/-    4.5
     lon =     138.424   +/-    4.3              MAGNITUDE 4.6 (GS)       
     dep =        48.0  (depth phases)

     75 km (45 miles) SW of Niigata, Honshu, Japan (pop 494,000)
     95 km (60 miles) NNE of Nagano, Honshu, Japan (pop 358,000)
     135 km (85 miles) NNW of Maebashi, Honshu, Japan (pop 284,000)
     235 km (145 miles) NNW of TOKYO, Japan
 
     Recorded (4 JMA) in Niigata; (2 JMA) in Fukushima, Gumma, Nagano
     and Yamagata; (1 JMA) in Ishikawa, Tochigi and Toyama Prefectures.

     nph =   97 of 103    se = 0.58    FE=226                            A   

     error ellipse = (141.4,  0.0,  6.5; 51.4,  0.0,  4.9;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0)

 mb = 4.6 ( 48)  ML = 4.3 (  1)  mblg = 4.4 (  1)  md = 4.2 (  1)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 MAJO ePg     12:08:13.88  -9.9X   1.0 190 d:2.2+2     4.2  L:2.1+1 .25 4.3  MAJO
      eSg     12:08:26.99  S res =  -9.4X  g:3.4+0 .70 4.4 
 KS15 ePn     12:10:06.40   1.0    8.4 273                                   KS15
 YSS  ePn     12:10:26.79  -0.4   10.0  17                                   YSS 
 IMA2 eP      12:16:36.31  -0.3   47.5  31                                   IMA2
 PPLA eP      12:16:41.85   0.1   48.2  35                                   PPLA
 MCK  eP      12:16:51.68  -0.8   49.6  34 b:3.8+0 .74 4.5                   MCK 
 PMR  eP      12:16:52.29  -0.9   49.7  37 b:5.4+0 1.0 4.5                   PMR 
 BMRM eP      12:17:10.14  -0.1   51.9  37                                   BMRM
 EGAK eP      12:17:15.92  -0.7   52.8  32 b:4.7+0 .75 4.6                   EGAK
 INK  eP      12:17:32.27  -0.7   55.1  27 b:3.8+2 .72 6.5X                  INK 
 FITZ eP      12:17:44.20  -0.2   56.6 195 b:4.8+0 .90 4.5                   FITZ
 WB2  eP      12:17:48.10  -1.0   57.3 185                                   WB2 
 JOF  eP      12:18:36.20  -1.2   64.4 331                                   JOF 
 NLWA eP      12:19:02.49   0.9   68.1  47 b:7.2+0 .92 4.7                   NLWA
 FORT eP      12:19:04.20  -0.1   68.6 190 b:1.3+1 .60 5.1                   FORT
 ARMA eP      12:19:04.62  -0.3   68.7 168                                   ARMA
 CMW  P       12:19:04.86   0.4   68.6  45                                   CMW 
 JCW  P       12:19:06.10   0.3   68.8  45                                   JCW 
 STKA eP      12:19:06.80  -0.4   69.1 177 b:3.0+0 .60 4.4                   STKA
 TDL  P       12:19:11.62   0.5   69.7  47                                   TDL 
 SUMG eP      12:19:12.98  -1.3   70.2 359                                   SUMG
 ETW  eP      12:19:13.25  -0.2   70.0  45                                   ETW 
 EDM  eP      12:19:14.96  -0.7   70.4  37                                   EDM 
 EBG  P       12:19:15.35   0.4   70.3  46                                   EBG 
 KEBM eP      12:19:15.83   0.9   70.3  51                                   KEBM
 EPH  P       12:19:16.43  -0.3   70.6  45                                   EPH 
 HOOD eP      12:19:16.77   0.1   70.6  47                                   HOOD
 OD2  P       12:19:19.35  -0.2   71.1  44                                   OD2 
 HUMO eP      12:19:21.75   0.9   71.3  50 b:1.4+1 1.6 4.6                   HUMO
 NEW  eP      12:19:21.81   0.0   71.4  43 b:5.9+0 .80 4.6                   NEW 
 YBH  eP      12:19:25.31   0.4   71.9  51 b:2.8+0 .86 4.2                   YBH 
 LNOR eP      12:19:26.64   0.3   72.2  46                                   LNOR
 WALA eP      12:19:28.93  -0.4   72.7  41                                   WALA
 WDC  eP      12:19:29.38   0.0   72.7  52 b:1.2+1 1.3 4.6                   WDC 
 LTIM P       12:19:31.84   0.5   73.0  51                                   LTIM
 BMO  eP      12:19:32.78  -0.5   73.3  46 b:5.8+0 .85 4.5                   BMO 
 MOD  eP      12:19:33.12  -0.1   73.3  50 b:2.8+0 .76 4.3                   MOD 
 OHCM eP      12:19:36.84  -0.6   74.1  53                                   OHCM
 FFC  eP      12:19:39.32  -0.9   74.6  32                                   FFC 
 PAHR eP      12:19:44.03   0.0   75.2  51 b:1.1+1 1.0 4.8                   PAHR
 HRY  eP      12:19:44.27   0.0   75.2  42                                   HRY 
 EGMT eP      12:19:45.31  -0.3   75.5  40 b:9.9+0 .80 4.8                   EGMT
 CMB  eP      12:19:45.84  -0.2   75.5  53 b:7.1+0 .70 4.7                   CMB 
 LRM  eP      12:19:45.86   0.1   75.5  43                                   LRM 
 DLMT eP      12:19:47.28   0.4   75.7  43 b:1.1+1 .68 4.9                   DLMT
 HLID eP      12:19:47.63   0.1   75.8  46 b:2.2+0 .74 4.2                   HLID
 WAKR eP      12:19:48.19   0.2   75.8  52                                   WAKR
 BOZ  eP      12:19:49.07   0.3   76.0  43 b:2.8+0 .69 4.3                   BOZ 
 KOLS eP      12:19:54.10  -0.2   77.0 323                                   KOLS
 GCMT eP      12:19:54.46   0.2   77.0  42                                   GCMT
 ELK  eP      12:19:55.39   0.5   77.1  48                                   ELK 
 CRVS eP      12:19:55.80  -0.8   77.4 323                                   CRVS
 STHS eP      12:19:56.30   1.1   77.2 323 b:2.9+0 .60 4.5                   STHS
 OJC  eP      12:19:56.30   0.5   77.3 325                                   OJC 
 DCID1eP      12:19:57.72   0.0   77.6  44                                   DCID
 IMW  eP      12:19:57.94   0.4   77.5  44 b:5.5+0 .78 4.6                   IMW 
 RLMT eP      12:19:58.20   0.6   77.6  42 b:3.7+0 .64 4.6                   RLMT
 HVU  eP      12:19:59.54   0.4   77.8  46 b:4.2+0 1.0 4.4                   HVU 
 TPAW eP      12:19:59.77   0.9   77.8  44 b:2.7+0 .70 4.4                   TPAW
 REDW eP      12:20:00.12   0.5   77.9  44 b:8.3+0 1.1 4.7                   REDW
 LOHW eP      12:20:00.25   0.8   77.9  44 b:2.3+0 .81 4.2                   LOHW
 LAO  eP      12:20:00.69   0.0   78.2  39 b:1.1+1 1.0 4.8                   LAO 
 BGU  eP      12:20:01.46   0.1   78.2  47                                   BGU 
 TPNV eP      12:20:03.85  -0.7   78.8  52 b:7.5+0 .85 4.7                   TPNV
 DPC  eP      12:20:04.90   0.9   78.8 326                                   DPC 
 DUG  eP      12:20:05.00   0.4   78.8  48 b:1.1+1 1.2 4.7                   DUG 
 BW06 eP      12:20:05.46  -0.3   79.0  44                                   BW06
 CLL  iPc     12:20:07.50  -0.3   79.5 329 b:6.0+0 .70 4.6                   CLL 
      epP     12:20:21.00  depth =  46.2 
 NLU  eP      12:20:07.86  -0.1   79.4  47                                   NLU 
      ePcP    12:20:16.24   0.3X
 GSC  eP      12:20:08.00  -0.1   79.5  54 b:7.1+0 1.1 4.5                   GSC 
 JLU  eP      12:20:08.80   1.1   79.4  47                                   JLU 
 DAU  eP      12:20:09.86   0.8   79.6  47                                   DAU 
 PRU  eP      12:20:10.20   0.5   79.8 327                                   PRU 
 ARUT eP      12:20:10.88  -0.2   80.0  50                                   ARUT
 ULM  eP      12:20:11.94  -0.8   80.4  32 b:1.7+0 .75 4.1                   ULM 
      epP     12:20:25.53  depth =  46.5 
 MSU  eP      12:20:12.84   0.1   80.3  49                                   MSU 
 PFO  eP      12:20:14.89  -0.2   80.7  55 b:6.0+0 .90 4.5                   PFO 
 RSSD eP      12:20:15.42  -1.2   81.0  40 b:2.5+0 .61 4.3                   RSSD
      epP     12:20:30.13  depth =  51.2 
 KHC  eP      12:20:15.60   0.2   80.9 327                                   KHC 
 SRU  eP      12:20:16.18   0.4   80.9  47 b:5.5+0 .80 4.5                   SRU 
 RWWY eP      12:20:16.71   0.0   81.0  44 b:1.0+1 .85 4.8                   RWWY
 GLA  eP      12:20:22.82   0.4   82.2  54 b:7.8+0 .70 4.8                   GLA 
 PV10 eP      12:20:23.96   0.9   82.2  47                                   PV10
 PV01 eP      12:20:25.77   0.5   82.7  47                                   PV01
 WUAZ eP      12:20:26.38   0.8   82.7  51                                   WUAZ
 SMCO eP      12:20:26.64   0.1   82.9  45 b:6.8+0 .95 4.7                   SMCO
 ISCO eP      12:20:28.27   0.1   83.2  44 b:1.6+0 .70 4.2                   ISCO
 MVCO eP      12:20:28.97   0.2   83.3  48 b:6.7+0 .95 4.7                   MVCO
 EYMN eP      12:20:31.09  -0.6   84.0  31                                   EYMN
 SDCO eP      12:20:35.84   0.1   84.7  46 b:5.5+0 1.0 4.6                   SDCO
 ECSD eP      12:20:36.16  -0.6   85.0  37 b:3.1+0 .75 4.5                   ECSD
 TUC  eP      12:20:38.16   0.0   85.2  53 b:1.8+0 .73 4.3                   TUC 
 COWI eP      12:20:42.70  -1.3   86.5  31 b:6.5+0 .95 4.8                   COWI
 ANMO eP      12:20:43.30   0.7   86.1  48 b:5.2+0 1.0 4.7                   ANMO
 BNM  eP      12:20:44.90   0.0   86.5  49                                   BNM 
 WMOK eP      12:21:03.35  -0.7   90.6  44 b:2.8+0 .80 4.7                   WMOK
 CCM  eP      12:21:09.63  -0.5   92.0  37 b:8.4+0 .95 5.1                   CCM 
 MIAR eP      12:21:17.21  -0.3   93.6  41 b:5.7+0 .87 5.0                   MIAR



 Generated 2007 JUL 26 at 12:50 UTC

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

 


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