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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     17 APR 2009  (107)

     ot  = 16:11:55.90   +/-   0.62              SOLOMON ISLANDS                 
     lat =      -9.211   +/-    4.9
     lon =     158.881   +/-    5.1              MAGNITUDE 5.0 (GS)       
     dep =       510.0   +/-    8.0   

     120 km (75 miles) WNW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands (pop 50,000)
     130 km (80 miles) S of Dadali, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands (pop N/A)
     205 km (130 miles) WSW of Auki, Malaita, Solomon Islands
     2115 km (1310 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

     nph =   68 of  68    se = 0.96    FE=193                            A   

     error ellipse = (204.2, 70.6, 12.8;107.0,  2.5,  7.8; 16.1, 19.2,  6.5)

 mb = 5.0 ( 43)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 0.0 (  0)  md = 4.5 (  1)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 HNR  eP      16:12:58.96   0.6    1.1 102 d:3.1+2     4.5                   HNR 
 COEN eP      16:15:18.58   1.2   16.1 251 b:3.0+3 .65 7.0X                  COEN
 CTAO eP      16:15:20.44   0.9   16.3 227 b:4.5+2 .70 6.2X                  CTAO
 EIDS eP      16:15:33.48   0.5   17.7 204 b:1.2+2 .80 5.6                   EIDS
 MSVF eP      16:15:57.13  -1.3   20.5 116 b:1.5+2 1.2 5.5                   MSVF
 ARMA eP      16:16:13.88   0.2   22.2 197 b:6.1+1 1.1 5.1                   ARMA
 GUMO eP      16:16:51.55  -1.4   26.6 328 b:1.6+2 .60 5.7                   GUMO
 STKA eP      16:17:02.55   0.1   27.7 213 b:2.7+1 .70 4.9                   STKA
 AFI  eP      16:17:13.36  -1.9   29.1 102 b:1.1+2 1.2 5.3                   AFI 
 OUZ  eP      16:17:14.80  -0.6   29.2 155 b:2.4+2 1.8 5.4                   OUZ 
 BBOO eP      16:17:36.02  -0.1   31.6 219 b:5.2+3 .65 7.2X                  BBOO
 URZ  eP      16:17:49.23  -1.2   33.3 153 b:5.2+1 .76 5.2                   URZ 
 KHZ  eP      16:18:07.82  -1.3   35.5 161 b:6.9+1 .74 5.3                   KHZ 
 RPZ  eP      16:18:12.58  -0.6   36.0 165 b:5.2+1 .82 5.1                   RPZ 
 FORT eP      16:18:12.83   0.6   35.8 229 b:3.6+2 .70 6.0                   FORT
 KAPI eP      16:18:38.22  -0.5   39.0 273 b:2.0+2 .80 5.7                   KAPI
 MBWA eP      16:18:42.42   0.1   39.5 248 b:2.9+2 1.0 5.8                   MBWA
 NWAO eP      16:19:25.94   0.0   45.0 232 b:6.9+1 .80 5.2                   NWAO
 KKM  eP      16:19:27.65   0.7   45.1 288 b:2.0+2 .80 5.7                   KKM 
 JOW  eP      16:19:36.99  -0.3   46.5 321 b:6.3+1 1.3 5.0                   JOW 
 UGM  eP      16:19:46.50  -0.7   47.8 268 b:4.3+2 1.2 5.8                   UGM 
 YULB e       16:19:54.61  -1.2   49.0 312                                   YULB
 NACB eP      16:19:57.58  -0.2   49.3 313                                   NACB
 MAJO eP      16:19:58.50  -0.7   49.5 338 b:6.7+1 .75 5.2                   MAJO
 TPUB eP      16:19:58.80  -0.3   49.4 311 b:1.2+2 .90 5.3                   TPUB
 SSLB eP      16:19:59.30  -0.2   49.5 312                                   SSLB
 KSM  eP      16:19:59.78  -0.2   49.5 280 b:8.2+1 .90 5.2                   KSM 
 YHNB e       16:20:01.66   0.5   49.7 313                                   YHNB
 JNU  eP      16:20:01.83   0.0   49.8 329 b:2.4+1 .90 4.6                   JNU 
 ERM  eP      16:20:23.92  -0.5   53.0 345                                   ERM 
 ASAJ eP      16:20:39.99   0.7   55.1 346                                   ASAJ
 INCN eP      16:20:40.84  -0.7   55.4 329 b:7.3+1 1.3 4.8                   INCN
 IPM  eP      16:21:08.25  -0.3   59.3 281                                   IPM 
 PEA0BP       16:21:26.75   0.4   62.1 359                                   PEA0
 FX1  eP      16:21:33.51   1.0   63.0  10                                   FX1 
 CHTO eP      16:21:48.52   0.7   65.3 296 b:8.9+1 1.2 5.2                   CHTO
 CASY eP      16:21:49.14  -0.3   65.7 199                                   CASY
 VNDA eP      16:22:05.29   0.1   68.3 179                                   VNDA
 SBA  eP      16:22:09.35   1.6   68.7 178 b:1.4+1 .95 4.6                   SBA 
 UNV  eP      16:22:11.63   0.1   69.3  21 b:5.1+1 .88 5.1                   UNV 
 ULN  eP      16:22:33.93   0.7   72.9 326                                   ULN 
 SVW2 eP      16:23:04.70   0.3   78.6  21                                   SVW2
 PALK eP      16:23:11.73   1.2   79.6 279                                   PALK
 SPU  eP      16:23:11.90   0.5   80.0  22                                   SPU 
 PMR  eP      16:23:16.85  -1.5   81.3  22                                   PMR 
 PPLA P       16:23:17.58   0.4   81.0  20 b:3.0+1 1.3 4.7                   PPLA
 TRF  P       16:23:20.20  -2.2   82.1  21 b:3.0+1 .82 4.9                   TRF 
 SML  P       16:23:20.84   0.2   81.7  22 b:6.4+0 .98 4.1                   SML 
 MCK  P       16:23:24.34  -1.1   82.7  21 b:1.2+2 .86 5.5                   MCK 
 BMRM P       16:23:26.34   0.7   82.7  24 b:1.6+1 .88 4.6                   BMRM
 COLA eP      16:23:29.51  -1.2   83.8  20                                   COLA
 COLD e       16:23:36.02   1.7   84.5  18 b:1.1+1 1.0 4.5                   COLD
 EGAK eP      16:23:41.85  -0.2   86.1  22                                   EGAK
 KHMM eP      16:23:47.14   2.1   86.6  48                                   KHMM
 ZAA0 P       16:23:50.19  -1.8   88.2 325                                   ZAA0
 OHCM eP      16:23:52.44   1.5   87.9  50                                   OHCM
 CMB  P       16:23:54.32   0.8   88.4  51 b:9.7+0 1.0 4.6                   CMB 
 BEKR P       16:23:55.94   0.2   88.8  49 b:8.4+0 .95 4.6                   BEKR
 WCN  P       16:23:58.44   1.2   89.2  50 b:2.5+1 .93 5.1                   WCN 
 ISA  P       16:23:58.52   0.2   89.4  54 b:7.2+0 1.0 4.5                   ISA 
 MWC  P       16:23:59.45   0.8   89.4  55 b:2.0+1 1.0 5.0                   MWC 
 TKM2 P       16:24:06.45  -0.8   91.3 313 b:2.7+0 .78 4.3                   TKM2
 HLID P       16:24:18.82  -0.2   93.9  47 b:5.0+0 .98 4.6                   HLID
 KKAR P       16:24:22.72  -1.2   95.0 313 b:2.3+0 .73 4.4                   KKAR
 KBL  P       16:24:23.10  -1.2   95.0 304 b:1.8+1 1.0 5.2                   KBL 
 HVU  P       16:24:24.28   1.0   94.8  49 b:1.4+1 .96 5.1                   HVU 
 DLMT P       16:24:27.16   1.2   95.4  45 b:5.5+0 1.0 4.7                   DLMT
 IMW  P       16:24:31.46   0.8   96.4  47 b:4.1+0 .98 4.7                   IMW 



 Generated 2009 APR 17 at 16:27 UTC

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


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