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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     21 APR 2009  (111)

     ot  = 00:53:14.84   +/-   1.15              VANUATU                         
     lat =     -19.757   +/-    5.5
     lon =     169.870   +/-    4.7              MAGNITUDE 5.8 (UCMT)     
     dep =        42.6   +/-   10.6   

     65 km (40 miles) ESE of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu (pop 700)
     275 km (170 miles) SE of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu
     285 km (175 miles) NE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
     1920 km (1190 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

     nph =   98 of 136    se = 1.07    FE=186                            A   

     error ellipse = (172.9, 74.5, 16.6;316.7, 12.7,  8.3; 48.7,  8.9,  6.0)

 mb = 5.5 ( 55)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 3.8 (  3)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 MSVF ePn     00:55:07.13  -1.6    8.0  77 g:1.0-2 .95 2.8                   MSVF
 OUZ  ePn     00:56:52.84  -0.9   15.8 169 g:4.0-2 1.2 3.8  b:7.0+2 1.7 5.5  OUZ 
      P       00:56:58.34   1.3X
 EIDS ePn     00:57:23.53  -1.1   18.2 249 b:1.5+3 2.8 5.7                   EIDS
 AFI          00:57:28.02   0.4   18.5  75                                   AFI 
 ARMA ePn     00:57:43.24   1.8   19.6 234 b:1.8+3 2.4 5.9                   ARMA
 TARA eP      00:57:57.02   0.1   21.2   9 b:1.2+3 1.4 6.0                   TARA
 SNZO eP      00:58:06.03   2.0   21.9 170 b:4.5+2 1.5 5.7                   SNZO
 CTAO eP      00:58:09.23   1.5   22.2 265 b:1.2+3 2.4 5.9                   CTAO
 KHZ  eP      00:58:12.84  -1.0   22.8 173 b:7.4+2 1.9 5.8                   KHZ 
 RPZ  eP      00:58:25.80   1.1   23.9 178 b:8.8+2 2.1 5.9                   RPZ 
      eP      00:58:25.97   0.5X
 CAN  P       00:58:27.66   1.4   24.1 226 g:1.0-1 1.0 4.6  b:1.0+2 1.0 5.3  CAN 
 PMG  eP      00:58:29.08   1.1   24.2 292 b:1.5+2 .80 5.6                   PMG 
 ODZ  eP      00:58:37.09   0.4   25.2 179 b:1.4+2 1.4 5.3                   ODZ 
 WHZ  eP      00:58:45.30   0.6   26.1 183 b:8.3+2 2.3 5.9                   WHZ 
 COEN eP      00:58:47.31   1.8   26.2 279 b:1.0+3 1.2 6.3                   COEN
 STKA eP      00:59:03.42   0.9   28.1 239 b:2.0+1 1.2 4.7                   STKA
 TAU  eP      00:59:18.64   0.2   29.9 214 b:3.5+2 2.5 5.7                   TAU 
 BBOO eP      00:59:44.76   0.2   32.8 240 b:2.6+3 1.5 6.9X                  BBOO
 WRAB P       00:59:48.31  -1.1   33.4 264 b:2.7+1 .95 5.1                   WRAB
 AS31 P       00:59:50.67  -0.6   33.6 257                                   AS31
 WAKE eP      01:00:36.27  -0.4   38.9 355 b:1.5+2 1.1 5.7                   WAKE
      eP      01:00:36.46  -0.2X
 FORT eP      01:00:38.18  -0.6   39.2 245                                   FORT
      eP      01:00:38.95   0.2X
 XMAS P       01:00:40.91   5.9X  38.7  60 b:1.0+2 .95 5.6                   XMAS
 FITZ P       01:01:00.43  -0.1   41.8 265 b:1.4+2 1.3 5.5                   FITZ
 MBWA eP      01:01:39.25  -1.7   46.8 259 b:1.0+2 1.1 5.7                   MBWA
      eP      01:01:40.68  -0.3X
      eP      01:01:41.13   0.2X
      eP      01:01:41.29   0.3X
 NWAO eP      01:01:53.78   0.0   48.5 243 b:8.3+1 1.2 5.6                   NWAO
 KAPI eP      01:02:10.52  -1.6   50.9 280                                   KAPI
 DAV          01:02:27.83  14.2X  51.1 297                                   DAV 
 KKM          01:02:46.81 -21.7X  58.7 290                                   KKM 
 VNDA P       01:03:01.77  -0.6   57.9 182 b:9.0-1 .40 4.2X                  VNDA
 UGM  eP      01:03:08.16   0.4   58.6 273 b:2.1+2 1.2 6.1                   UGM 
 CASY eP      01:03:14.04  -2.0   59.9 204 b:2.1+2 1.8 6.0                   CASY
 KSM  eP      01:03:32.50   0.8   62.1 283 b:2.2+2 2.0 5.9                   KSM 
 MAJO eP      01:03:40.43  -0.2   63.5 332 b:4.5+1 1.0 5.5                   MAJO
 SSLB eP      01:03:45.20  -1.7   64.4 310                                   SSLB
 TPUB eP      01:03:45.50  -1.0   64.3 309                                   TPUB
 YHNB P       01:03:48.86   0.4   64.6 311 b:1.4+2 1.3 5.9                   YHNB
 IPM  eP      01:04:33.50  -0.2   71.8 282 b:1.2+2 1.6 5.6                   IPM 
 FX1  eP      01:04:36.45   0.3   72.4   2                                   FX1 
 PEA0BP       01:04:42.20   0.5   73.3 352                                   PEA0
 AMKA         01:04:55.39  25.7X  71.3   6                                   AMKA
 CHTO eP      01:05:16.42  -0.6   79.4 294 b:1.9+2 2.3 5.7                   CHTO
 KDAK eP      01:05:37.14   0.3   83.3  19 b:3.9+1 1.1 5.4                   KDAK
 KHMM         01:05:42.83  -9.0X  86.2  44                                   KHMM
 SAO  P       01:05:50.41   0.9   85.7  49 b:3.9+1 1.5 5.4                   SAO 
 NLWA         01:05:54.62 -12.2X  89.4  39                                   NLWA
 OHCM eP      01:05:54.71  -0.6   86.9  46                                   OHCM
 WDC  P       01:05:55.02   0.3   86.8  45 b:5.8+1 1.7 5.5                   WDC 
 TNA  P       01:05:55.38   1.7   86.7   9 b:4.3+1 1.3 5.5                   TNA 
 CMB  eP      01:05:55.53  -0.6   87.1  48                                   CMB 
 MTUM eP      01:05:56.59  -4.4X  88.0  49                                   MTUM
 MWC  eP      01:05:56.64   0.5   87.0  52                                   MWC 
 YBH  P       01:05:57.53   0.5   87.3  44 b:2.5+1 1.3 5.3                   YBH 
 ISA  eP      01:05:57.68   0.1   87.3  51                                   ISA 
 ULN  P       01:05:59.23   0.4   87.6 323 b:1.5+1 .85 5.3                   ULN 
 HUMO P       01:05:59.47   1.3   87.5  43 b:4.4+1 1.5 5.5                   HUMO
 BEKR P       01:06:00.41   0.0   87.9  46 b:2.1+1 1.5 5.2                   BEKR
 PFO  P       01:06:00.71   0.1   87.9  53 b:6.5+2 3.2 6.3X                  PFO 
 TRF  P       01:06:00.88  -2.1   88.6  17 b:9.7+0 .96 5.1                   TRF 
 SNAA P       01:06:01.79  -1.6   88.7 182 b:9.3+1 1.8 5.8                   SNAA
 WCN  P       01:06:02.94   1.7   88.1  47 b:9.4+1 2.1 5.7                   WCN 
 GSC  P       01:06:03.42   0.7   88.4  52 b:4.5+1 1.8 5.4                   GSC 
 NV11 P       01:06:04.57   0.0   88.8  48                                   NV11
 MOD  P       01:06:05.13   0.1   88.9  45 b:7.0+1 1.8 5.7                   MOD 
 BAR  P       01:06:05.23   7.4X  87.4  54 b:4.4+0 .98 4.7                   BAR 
 GLA  eP      01:06:05.46   0.2   88.9  54                                   GLA 
 MCK  P       01:06:08.50   3.0X  89.2  17 b:1.1+1 1.1 5.1                   MCK 
 LDFC eP      01:06:08.92   0.7   89.6  52                                   LDFC
 COLA P       01:06:09.44  -1.5   90.4  17 b:1.4+1 .95 5.3                   COLA
 PGC  P       01:06:11.17   0.4   90.2  38 b:1.9+0 1.2 4.3X                  PGC 
 WVOR P       01:06:11.47   0.2   90.3  45 b:2.4+1 1.3 5.3                   WVOR
 PMR  P       01:06:11.66  14.4X  87.4  18                                   PMR 
 ARUT e       01:06:12.89  -6.2X  91.9  51 b:9.6+1 .52 6.5                   ARUT
 COLD P       01:06:17.02   0.2   91.6  15 b:8.8+0 1.0 5.1                   COLD
 EGAK P       01:06:18.87  -0.8   92.2  19 b:1.5+1 .25 6.0                   EGAK
 LON  P       01:06:19.14   8.0X  90.3  40 b:1.3+1 1.1 5.1                   LON 
      e       01:06:33.78   5.0X
 CCUT P       01:06:19.48   0.5   91.9  51 b:1.5+1 .34 5.8                   CCUT
 BMO  P       01:06:19.85  -0.3   92.2  43 b:3.0+1 2.2 5.3                   BMO 
      e       01:06:39.55   1.7X
 DLBC P       01:06:20.12   0.2   92.2  27                                   DLBC
 MFID P       01:06:22.30   0.5   92.5  45 b:3.2+1 1.9 5.4                   MFID
 WUAZ P       01:06:22.60   0.5   92.5  53 b:1.1+1 1.1 5.2                   WUAZ
 MSU  P       01:06:26.00   1.3   93.1  50 b:3.8+1 2.1 5.4                   MSU 
 BSMT         01:06:31.88  -1.4   95.0  41                                   BSMT
 SRU  P       01:06:33.50   2.3   94.5  50 b:3.3+0 .82 4.8                   SRU 
 MK31 P       01:07:08.12   1.4X 102.5 315                                   MK31
 HDIL         01:08:12.52  29.6X 110.6  53                                   HDIL
 PQI  e       01:08:21.52 -29.7X 126.0  46                                   PQI 
 BRVK P       01:11:43.21  -0.6  111.3 320                                   BRVK
 SAML P       01:12:00.95  -1.7  120.5 114                                   SAML
 ABKARP       01:12:02.52   6.3X 117.7 316                                   ABKA
 SCHQ P       01:12:08.72  -1.4  125.0  36                                   SCHQ
 SUMG P       01:12:09.44  -0.3  124.8  10                                   SUMG
 SJG  P       01:12:14.09  -1.4  127.2  82                                   SJG 
 ISP          01:12:16.44 -23.4X 140.4 306                                   ISP 
 GNI  P       01:12:19.36   0.6  129.1 306                                   GNI 
 MALT P       01:12:27.96  -0.4  134.2 305                                   MALT
 KIEV P       01:12:30.12  -1.5  136.3 324                                   KIEV
 AK02 P       01:12:30.72  -0.9  136.3 324                                   AK02
 AK01 P       01:12:30.94  -0.6  136.3 324                                   AK01
 KWP  P       01:12:32.57  -6.6X 140.3 327                                   KWP 
 BR131P       01:12:33.20  -1.4  137.6 308                                   BR13
 SUW  P       01:12:33.28  -0.2  137.4 331                                   SUW 
 BUR08P       01:12:34.24  -4.7X 140.1 322                                   BUR0
 CSS  P       01:12:35.84  -1.1  138.9 301                                   CSS 
 ANTO P       01:12:36.38   0.8  138.2 308                                   ANTO
 IDI  P       01:12:39.42  -9.4X 145.5 304                                   IDI 
 MORC P       01:12:39.73  -3.9X 142.8 330                                   MORC
 PSZ  P       01:12:40.44  -3.4X 142.9 326                                   PSZ 
 RCBR P       01:12:43.22  -3.7X 144.1 133                                   RCBR
 KEST         01:12:45.22 -20.5X 156.6 317                                   KEST
 KHC  P       01:12:46.89  -0.1  145.1 333                                   KHC 
 STU  P       01:12:50.69  -0.3  147.1 336                                   STU 
 WLF  P       01:12:50.98  -0.5  147.4 340                                   WLF 
 GVD  P       01:12:51.27   1.2  146.3 304                                   GVD 
      e       01:12:58.07  -5.3X
 AQU  P       01:12:51.64  -4.3X 150.0 324                                   AQU 
 TIR  P       01:12:51.74   1.3  146.6 317                                   TIR 
 TUE  P       01:12:53.31  -1.0  148.9 334                                   TUE 
 TRI  P       01:12:53.95   2.3  147.5 328                                   TRI 
 BFO  P       01:12:54.14   1.9  147.8 337                                   BFO 
 ECH  P       01:12:55.09   2.0  148.3 338                                   ECH 
 SSB  P       01:12:57.79  -0.8  151.8 338                                   SSB 
 CUC  P       01:12:59.63   3.6X 150.0 318                                   CUC 
 VLC  P       01:13:00.58   4.3X 150.2 329                                   VLC 
 TIP  P       01:13:00.67   4.9X 149.8 316                                   TIP 
 TAM  P       01:13:15.20  -0.1  165.1 284                                   TAM 
 TOA0 P       01:13:15.77  -1.3  166.9 242                                   TOA0



 Generated 2009 APR 21 at 15:02 UTC

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


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