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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     28 JUL 2007  (209)

     ot  = 08:53:14.00   +/-   0.73              TONGA                           
     lat =     -15.842   +/-    6.2
     lon =    -175.286   +/-    4.5              MAGNITUDE 5.3 (GS)       
     dep =       315.0   +/-    6.8   

     165 km (100 miles) W of Hihifo, Tonga
     295 km (185 miles) SSE of MATA'UTU, Ile Uvea, Wallis and Futuna
     585 km (365 miles) N of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
     2520 km (1570 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand

     nph =  126 of 132    se = 0.76    FE=173                            A   

     error ellipse = (329.5, 48.0, 11.2;159.1, 41.6,  9.1; 64.9,  4.8,  5.7)

 mb = 5.3 ( 60)  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
 AFI  ePn     08:54:18.94  -1.1    3.9  61 d:3.5+2     5.7X L:4.3+0 1.0 5.2X AFI 
      eSn     08:55:11.38                  g:4.1+0 1.0 4.9X
 FUNA ePn     08:55:22.24   1.7    9.0 323 d:5.2+1     6.1X L:7.8-1 1.0 5.5X FUNA
                                           g:7.7-1 1.0 4.7X b:7.7+2 1.0 5.7 
 HNR  eP      08:58:09.60  -0.4   25.0 282 g:2.3-1 1.0 5.0X b:2.3+2 1.0 5.5  HNR 
 CTAO eP      08:59:50.99  -1.6   36.8 258 b:6.8+1 .80 5.1                   CTAO
 PMG  eP      08:59:56.51   0.6   37.2 275                                   PMG 
 STKA eP      09:00:37.22  -0.1   42.2 240 b:6.6+1 1.1 4.8                   STKA
 WB2  eP      09:01:21.36  -0.8   48.0 257                                   WB2 
 MBWA eP      09:02:57.88  -0.6   61.5 254                                   MBWA
 NWAO eP      09:03:06.75  -0.4   62.8 241                                   NWAO
 VNDA eP      09:03:06.83   0.9   62.8 185 b:3.2+1 1.0 4.9                   VNDA
 SBA  eP      09:03:07.10   1.8   62.7 184 b:4.4+1 .95 5.1                   SBA 
 MAJO eP      09:03:37.16  -3.5X  68.1 321 b:7.8+1 1.2 5.3                   MAJO
 SMY  eP      09:03:43.29  -1.7   68.9 353                                   SMY 
 CASY P       09:03:46.63  -0.5   69.3 205 b:5.2+1 1.0 5.2                   CASY
 AKUT eP      09:03:51.72  -0.9   70.2   6                                   AKUT
 PET  eP      09:04:03.79  -0.9   72.2 344                                   PET 
 PETK e       09:04:06.70   0.1   72.5 343                                   PETK
 YSS  eP      09:04:09.75   0.2   73.0 331 b:1.2+2 1.0 5.6                   YSS 
 SAO  P       09:04:10.07   0.9   72.9  43 b:5.2+1 1.1 5.2                   SAO 
 CHGN eP      09:04:10.53  -0.3   73.3  10                                   CHGN
 MWC  eP      09:04:14.58   0.0   73.8  47 b:5.0+1 .75 5.3                   MWC 
 TATO eP      09:04:14.83   0.3   73.8 302                                   TATO
 BAR  eP      09:04:15.08  -0.3   73.9  49                                   BAR 
 KHMM eP      09:04:16.36   1.0   73.9  38                                   KHMM
 ISA  eP      09:04:17.53   0.3   74.2  45 b:4.3+1 1.1 5.1                   ISA 
 CMB  eP      09:04:17.52   0.0   74.3  42                                   CMB 
 OHCM eP      09:04:17.56  -0.1   74.4  41                                   OHCM
 WDC  eP      09:04:18.68   0.5   74.5  39                                   WDC 
 KEBM eP      09:04:21.43   1.1   74.8  36                                   KEBM
 KDAK P       09:04:22.05  -2.9   75.7  12 b:1.1+2 .75 5.7                   KDAK
 YBH  eP      09:04:22.52   0.8   75.1  38 b:8.3+1 1.3 5.3                   YBH 
 MTUM eP      09:04:22.70   0.4   75.1  44                                   MTUM
 GSC  eP      09:04:22.86   0.2   75.2  46 b:4.2+1 1.0 5.1                   GSC 
 KS15 eP      09:04:24.25   1.6   75.2 316                                   KS15
 GLA  eP      09:04:24.68   0.6   75.4  49 b:4.8+1 1.0 5.2                   GLA 
 HUMO eP      09:04:24.96   1.2   75.4  37 b:7.2+1 1.3 5.2                   HUMO
 PAHR eP      09:04:26.90   0.3   75.9  41                                   PAHR
 INCN eP      09:04:28.74   1.2   76.1 316                                   INCN
 LDFC eP      09:04:29.39   0.6   76.3  47                                   LDFC
 MOD  eP      09:04:30.58   0.1   76.6  39                                   MOD 
 SHPR eP      09:04:33.01   0.3   77.0  46                                   SHPR
 HOOD eP      09:04:37.34   0.0   77.9  36 b:5.3+1 1.0 5.3                   HOOD
 NLWA eP      09:04:38.11   0.5   77.9  33                                   NLWA
 TUC  P       09:04:39.29   0.5   78.1  51 b:2.6+1 .90 5.0                   TUC 
 EYAK P       09:04:39.53  -7.5X  79.7  14 b:4.7+1 .62 5.5                   EYAK
 GNW  eP      09:04:41.31   0.1   78.6  33 b:5.2+1 1.2 5.2                   GNW 
 PGC  eP      09:04:43.30   0.2   79.0  32                                   PGC 
 ELK  P       09:04:44.37  -0.1   79.1  42 b:3.6+1 1.0 5.2                   ELK 
 WUAZ eP      09:04:45.03   0.4   79.1  48 b:4.8+1 1.1 5.2                   WUAZ
 CRAG eP      09:04:46.39   0.9   79.4  23                                   CRAG
 HAWA eP      09:04:46.63  -0.4   79.7  36 b:6.0+1 1.0 5.4                   HAWA
 MA2  eP      09:04:47.83  -0.8   80.0 343 b:8.0+1 1.3 5.4                   MA2 
 SIT  eP      09:04:48.04   0.3   79.9  21 b:6.9+1 1.3 5.3                   SIT 
 TTA  eP      09:04:48.12  -0.1   80.0   9                                   TTA 
 BMO  eP      09:04:49.06  -0.2   80.1  38                                   BMO 
 MSU  eP      09:04:49.96   0.6   80.0  45                                   MSU 
 DUG  eP      09:04:51.11  -0.2   80.4  44                                   DUG 
 WRAK P       09:04:51.34   0.2   80.5  23 b:1.8+1 1.0 4.9                   WRAK
 NLU  eP      09:04:53.76   0.4   80.8  44                                   NLU 
 PMR  P       09:04:54.47   6.5X  79.9  12 b:2.8+1 .65 5.2                   PMR 
 HLID eP      09:04:55.16   0.2   81.1  40 b:5.3+1 .95 5.3                   HLID
 NOQ  eP      09:04:55.29   0.4   81.1  43                                   NOQ 
 SPUT eP      09:04:55.45   0.0   81.2  43                                   SPUT
 MPU  eP      09:04:55.54   0.5   81.1  44                                   MPU 
 TMUT eP      09:04:55.71   0.8   81.1  45                                   TMUT
 HVU  eP      09:04:55.75   0.1   81.2  42                                   HVU 
 CTU  eP      09:04:56.60   0.3   81.4  44                                   CTU 
 SRU  eP      09:04:56.84   0.1   81.4  45                                   SRU 
 JLU  eP      09:04:57.27   0.0   81.5  44                                   JLU 
 DAU  eP      09:04:57.56   0.0   81.6  44                                   DAU 
 SKAG eP      09:04:58.16   0.6   81.7  19                                   SKAG
 HYT  P       09:05:00.01   0.1   82.2  18                                   HYT 
 LPM  eP      09:05:00.52   0.4   82.1  51                                   LPM 
 DLBC eP      09:05:01.97  -1.1   82.8  22                                   DLBC
 ANMO eP      09:05:02.43   0.2   82.5  51 b:6.2+1 1.1 5.3                   ANMO
 DAWY P       09:05:02.45  -8.1X  84.3  15                                   DAWY
 AHID eP      09:05:03.70   0.0   82.8  42 b:1.0+2 1.4 5.5                   AHID
 MSO  eP      09:05:04.19  -0.9   83.1  37                                   MSO 
 RRI2 eP      09:05:04.66   0.1   83.0  41                                   RRI2
 GDL2 eP      09:05:05.20   0.7   82.9  54                                   GDL2
 DLMT eP      09:05:05.49   0.1   83.2  39 b:9.0+1 1.0 5.6                   DLMT
 DCID1eP      09:05:05.89   0.4   83.2  41                                   DCID
 REDW eP      09:05:06.08   0.0   83.3  41                                   REDW
 TPAW eP      09:05:06.18   0.1   83.3  41                                   TPAW
 SNOW eP      09:05:06.77   0.1   83.4  41                                   SNOW
 CHMT eP      09:05:06.84  -0.7   83.6  38                                   CHMT
 LRM  eP      09:05:06.87  -0.3   83.5  39                                   LRM 
 MOOW eP      09:05:07.15  -0.2   83.5  41                                   MOOW
 LOHW eP      09:05:07.36  -0.1   83.5  41 b:5.1+1 1.0 5.3                   LOHW
 IMW  eP      09:05:07.39   0.2   83.5  41                                   IMW 
 BW06 eP      09:05:08.09  -0.7   83.8  42 b:4.6+1 .75 5.4                   BW06
 QLMT eP      09:05:08.48   0.7   83.6  40                                   QLMT
 FLWY eP      09:05:08.69   0.4   83.7  41                                   FLWY
 BOZ  eP      09:05:09.02  -0.1   83.9  39 b:4.8+1 1.0 5.3                   BOZ 
 SMCO eP      09:05:09.51  -0.2   83.9  47 b:6.1+1 1.1 5.3                   SMCO
 YFT  eP      09:05:10.30   1.5   83.8  41                                   YFT 
 WALA eP      09:05:10.82  -0.3   84.3  35 b:8.5+1 1.5 5.4                   WALA
 YNR  eP      09:05:11.24   1.3   84.0  40                                   YNR 
 SDCO eP      09:05:11.29  -0.5   84.4  48                                   SDCO
 LKWY eP      09:05:11.98   1.6   84.1  41 b:5.7+1 1.2 5.3                   LKWY
 BILL e       09:05:12.74   0.3   84.7 353 b:1.5+2 1.0 5.8                   BILL
 RWWY eP      09:05:13.46  -0.7   84.9  44 b:5.3+1 1.1 5.3                   RWWY
 ISCO eP      09:05:15.26  -0.4   85.1  46                                   ISCO
 RLMT P       09:05:15.39   0.5   85.1  40 b:3.1+1 .90 5.1                   RLMT
 PHWY eP      09:05:18.31  -0.9   85.9  45                                   PHWY
 JCT  eP      09:05:18.76  -0.5   85.9  57 b:4.0+1 1.2 5.1                   JCT 
 AMTX eP      09:05:19.25  -0.7   86.0  52                                   AMTX
 EDM  eP      09:05:22.37  -0.7   86.8  32                                   EDM 
 MAW  e       09:05:22.75   0.0   86.8 199 b:9.0+1 .88 5.7                   MAW 
 LAO  eP      09:05:27.33  -0.2   87.7  40                                   LAO 
 RSSD P       09:05:28.18  -1.0   88.0  43 b:2.5+1 .90 5.1                   RSSD
 WMOK eP      09:05:29.03  -1.1   88.2  53                                   WMOK
 CBKS P       09:05:32.93  -0.6   89.0  49 b:2.4+1 1.0 5.0                   CBKS
 HKT  P       09:05:34.64   1.0   89.0  59 b:3.0+1 1.4 5.0                   HKT 
 DGMT P       09:05:37.05   0.3   89.7  39 b:1.2+2 .83 5.8                   DGMT
 YKW3 eP      09:05:43.29  -0.3   91.3  24                                   YKW3
 KSU1 P       09:05:44.47  -0.1   91.3  50 b:2.0+1 .70 5.2                   KSU1
 CHTO e       09:05:44.95   1.0   91.1 289 b:4.7+1 .85 5.4                   CHTO
 MIAR P       09:05:48.19  -0.5   92.2  55 b:2.8+1 1.4 5.0                   MIAR
 ECSD P       09:05:50.07  -1.4   92.9  45 b:3.3+1 1.0 5.3                   ECSD
 UALR eP      09:05:53.81   0.4   93.2  55 b:2.2+1 .90 5.2                   UALR
 AGMN P       09:05:58.75  -1.5   94.8  41 b:4.6+1 1.4 5.4                   AGMN
 SCIA P       09:05:59.74   0.0   94.7  48 b:3.6+1 .78 5.6                   SCIA
 CCM  P       09:06:00.41  -1.1   95.0  52 b:2.2+1 1.3 5.1                   CCM 
 ULM  P       09:06:01.77  -1.2   95.4  39 b:3.6+1 1.5 5.3                   ULM 
 JFWS P       09:06:10.05  -0.5   97.1  48 b:7.8+1 1.1 5.8                   JFWS
 EYMN P       09:06:11.27  -1.2   97.5  42 b:6.6+0 1.0 4.9                   EYMN
 COWI P       09:06:16.44  -1.0   98.6  45 b:2.7+1 1.0 5.6                   COWI
 SWET eP      09:06:16.73  -0.3   98.4  56                                   SWET
 LPAZ P       09:06:33.65   2.5X 101.4 111 b:3.5+0 1.3 4.7                   LPAZ
 KBL  ePKPdf  09:11:27.35  -0.3  119.8 301                                   KBL 



 Generated 2007 JUL 28 at 09:14 UTC

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

 


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