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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     21 APR 2009  (111)

     ot  = 01:41:20.19   +/-   2.41              BANDA SEA                       
     lat =      -4.301   +/-   12.4
     lon =     129.729   +/-    7.9              MAGNITUDE 4.6 (GS)       
     dep =        39.8   +/-   26.8   

     185 km (115 miles) ESE of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia
     420 km (260 miles) SSW of Sorong, Papua, Indonesia
     915 km (570 miles) N of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
     2550 km (1590 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

     nph =   17 of  20    se = 0.79    FE=280                            B   

     error ellipse = (183.5, 67.2, 44.8; 63.4, 11.9, 13.3;329.2, 19.1,  7.3)

 mb = 4.6 ( 12)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 3.5 (  5)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 FITZ ePn     01:44:40.64   0.6   14.3 196 g:1.0-2 1.2 3.1                   FITZ
 WRAB ePn     01:45:03.88  -0.9   16.2 164 g:2.0-2 1.0 3.6  b:2.0+1 1.0 4.2  WRAB
      eS      01:48:03.72  S res =   0.5X
 COEN ePn     01:45:06.05  -1.1   16.4 127 g:5.0-2 .98 4.0  b:2.8+2 .95 5.4  COEN
      eS      01:47:58.14  S res =  -9.7X
 PMG  ePn     01:45:28.45   0.6   18.0 107 g:2.0-2 1.2 3.6  b:5.2+1 1.1 4.6  PMG 
 MBWA ePn     01:45:43.82  -0.2   19.4 209 g:1.0-2 1.2 3.3  b:2.7+1 1.0 4.5  MBWA
 AS31 eP      01:45:46.46   0.5   19.7 169                                   AS31
      eS      01:49:27.92  S res =   0.1X
 KSM  eP      01:45:51.68  -0.5   20.2 286 b:4.2+1 1.1 4.7                   KSM 
 CTAO eP      01:46:17.19   0.9   22.5 136 b:2.6+1 .80 4.7                   CTAO
 CHTO eP      01:48:36.16   1.1   38.0 308 b:8.2+0 .90 4.6                   CHTO
 ULN  eP      01:50:52.62   0.3   55.6 342 b:6.1+0 1.1 4.5                   ULN 
 MK31 eP      01:52:01.09  -0.6   65.8 326                                   MK31
 MKAR eP      01:52:01.52  -0.1   65.8 326                                   MKAR
 TKM2 eP      01:52:14.60   0.4   67.8 320 b:3.1+0 .65 4.5                   TKM2
 AAK  eP      01:52:18.21   0.5   68.3 319 b:7.4+0 .90 4.7                   AAK 
 KURK eP      01:52:27.94  -0.3   70.1 328 b:1.2+1 .90 4.9                   KURK
 BRVK eP      01:53:01.63   0.1   75.7 328 b:8.3+0 1.0 4.7                   BRVK
 ABKAReP      01:53:25.44  -1.3   80.2 321                                   ABKA



 Generated 2009 APR 23 at 01:15 UTC

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


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