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Explanation of Parameters


     23 APR 2009  (113)

     ot  = 08:59:36.47   +/-   0.77              FIJI REGION                     
     lat =     -17.549   +/-   10.1
     lon =    -177.407   +/-    7.1              MAGNITUDE 4.5 (GS)       
     dep =       391.1   +/-    7.6   

     365 km (225 miles) ESE of Lambasa, Vanua Levu, Fiji
     370 km (230 miles) SSE of Sigave, Ile Futuna, Wallis and Futuna
     445 km (280 miles) E of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
     2280 km (1410 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand

     nph =   63 of  69    se = 0.54    FE=181                            A   

     error ellipse = (325.4, 15.0, 18.4;199.6, 65.4, 11.6; 60.7, 19.0,  4.6)

 mb = 4.5 ( 37)  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
 MSVF ePn     09:00:51.61   0.2    4.3 267                                   MSVF
      eSn     09:01:53.66
 AFI  ePn     09:01:05.11  -9.5X   6.5  57 L:1.1-1 2.3 4.2X                  AFI 
 EIDS eP      09:05:13.25  -0.3   30.3 250 b:1.6+1 .65 4.5                   EIDS
 ARMA eP      09:05:19.64   0.3   30.9 240 b:2.5+1 .55 4.8                   ARMA
 CTAO eP      09:05:49.31  -0.1   34.4 260 b:2.6+1 .90 4.6                   CTAO
 STKA eP      09:06:32.63   0.3   39.6 241 b:3.3+0 .65 3.8                   STKA
 WRAB eP      09:07:19.27  -0.8   45.6 259 b:9.0+0 .70 4.2                   WRAB
 AS31 eP      09:07:21.21  -0.2   45.8 254                                   AS31
 FORT eP      09:08:00.05  -0.5   51.0 244 b:7.2+1 .60 5.2                   FORT
 FITZ eP      09:08:22.80   0.3   54.0 260 b:9.5+0 .55 4.3                   FITZ
 MBWA eP      09:08:57.88   0.2   59.1 256 b:2.0+1 .90 4.6                   MBWA
 QSPA eP      09:10:21.26  -0.4   72.5 180 b:4.6+0 1.1 4.0                   QSPA
 ISA  eP      09:10:46.59  -0.3   76.9  46 b:6.9+0 1.1 4.3                   ISA 
 CMB  eP      09:10:46.85  -0.2   76.9  43 b:3.8+0 1.2 4.0                   CMB 
      ePcP    09:10:56.57   0.2X
 GSC  eP      09:10:52.12  -0.1   77.8  47                                   GSC 
 NV11 eP      09:10:56.06  -0.3   78.6  44                                   NV11
 WVOR eP      09:11:06.29  -0.1   80.5  40 b:6.2+0 .85 4.4                   WVOR
 SPU  eP      09:11:07.50  -1.1   81.0  12                                   SPU 
 TUC  eP      09:11:08.35   0.7   80.7  52 b:9.0+0 .80 4.6                   TUC 
 ARUT eP      09:11:11.64   0.3   81.4  46                                   ARUT
 PMR  eP      09:11:12.89  -0.7   82.0  13 b:1.8+1 1.4 4.6                   PMR 
 ELK  eP      09:11:13.04   0.0   81.7  43                                   ELK 
 WUAZ eP      09:11:13.89   0.7   81.8  49 b:8.2+0 1.0 4.4                   WUAZ
 MSU  eP      09:11:17.90   0.2   82.7  46                                   MSU 
 MVU  eP      09:11:18.45   0.9   82.6  46 b:9.3+0 1.0 4.5                   MVU 
 DUG  eP      09:11:19.56   0.0   83.1  44 b:5.3+0 1.0 4.2                   DUG 
 TMUT eP      09:11:22.22  -0.8   83.7  46 b:1.6+1 .96 4.7                   TMUT
      epP     09:12:46.39  depth = 364.1X
 HLID eP      09:11:23.22   0.3   83.7  41 b:7.7+0 .80 4.5                   HLID
 HVU  eP      09:11:23.75   0.1   83.9  43 b:6.7+0 .84 4.4                   HVU 
 SKAG eP      09:11:24.14   0.3   84.0  20 b:8.1+0 .96 4.4                   SKAG
 SRU  eP      09:11:24.74  -0.1   84.1  46 b:1.1+1 .86 4.6                   SRU 
 JLU  eP      09:11:25.08  -0.2   84.2  44 b:4.9+0 .92 4.3                   JLU 
      ePP     09:14:46.92   0.5X
 MENT eP      09:11:25.65  -0.3   84.5  15                                   MENT
 HWUT eP      09:11:26.24  -1.0   84.6  43 b:3.3+0 .95 4.1                   HWUT
 PV10 eP      09:11:27.95  -0.4   84.8  47                                   PV10
 COLA eP      09:11:28.69  -0.8   85.2  12 b:1.7+1 .70 5.0                   COLA
 PV01 eP      09:11:28.90  -0.5   85.0  48                                   PV01
 DLBC eP      09:11:29.54   0.2   85.1  23                                   DLBC
 MCMT eP      09:11:31.44   0.4   85.3  40                                   MCMT
 GDL2 eP      09:11:32.70   0.4   85.6  54 b:1.0+1 .68 4.8                   GDL2
 DLMT eP      09:11:33.00   0.1   85.8  40 b:9.5+0 1.0 4.6                   DLMT
 SNOW eP      09:11:33.74  -0.5   86.0  42 b:8.4+0 1.2 4.4                   SNOW
 LRM  eP      09:11:34.41  -0.2   86.1  39                                   LRM 
 CHMT eP      09:11:34.40  -0.5   86.2  38                                   CHMT
 IMW  eP      09:11:34.75   0.1   86.1  42 b:7.4+0 1.1 4.4                   IMW 
 LOHW eP      09:11:35.04   0.1   86.2  42 b:6.6+0 1.5 4.2                   LOHW
 QLMT eP      09:11:35.82   0.6   86.2  41                                   QLMT
 BOZ  eP      09:11:36.25  -0.2   86.5  40 b:6.1+0 1.0 4.4                   BOZ 
 EGAK eP      09:11:36.34   0.0   86.6  15 b:5.5+0 .80 4.5                   EGAK
 SMCO eP      09:11:36.83  -0.4   86.6  47 b:2.9+1 1.9 4.8                   SMCO
 WALA eP      09:11:37.82  -0.3   86.9  36                                   WALA
 HRY  eP      09:11:38.30   0.0   86.9  39 b:6.1+0 .68 4.6                   HRY 
 LKWY eP      09:11:39.49   1.7   86.7  41                                   LKWY
 GCMT eP      09:11:42.76   0.3   87.8  40                                   GCMT
 RLMT eP      09:11:42.78   0.8   87.7  41 b:6.0+0 .85 4.5                   RLMT
 JCT  eP      09:11:46.11  -0.1   88.5  58                                   JCT 
 RSSD eP      09:11:55.41  -0.6   90.6  44 b:7.3+0 1.1 4.5                   RSSD
 DGMT eP      09:12:03.90   0.6   92.3  40 b:2.5+1 .75 5.3                   DGMT
 ECSD eP      09:12:17.22  -0.7   95.5  46                                   ECSD
 BUR08ePKPbc  09:18:28.68   1.3  144.7 333                                   BUR0
 BR131ePKPbc  09:18:29.64   0.5  145.2 316                                   BR13
 KHC  ePKPbc  09:18:35.11   0.5  147.3 347                                   KHC 
 BFO  ePKPbc  09:18:38.97   0.1  148.9 353                                   BFO 
      ePKPab  09:18:44.45   0.2X
 TUE  ePKPbc  09:18:43.44   0.3  150.6 350                                   TUE 



 Generated 2009 APR 23 at 10:46 UTC

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


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