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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     17 AUG 2007  (229)

     ot  = 16:45:20.86   +/-   0.58              SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS       
     lat =     -32.600   +/-   15.5
     lon =    -178.709   +/-   12.3              MAGNITUDE 5.0 (GS)       
     dep =        35.0  (geophysicist)

     130 km (80 miles) S of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands (pop N/A)
     380 km (235 miles) SSW of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
     760 km (475 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand
     1125 km (700 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand

     nph =   15 of  18    se = 1.31    FE=179                            B   

     error ellipse = (147.5,  0.0, 22.9; 57.5,  0.0, 12.6;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0)

 mb = 5.0 (  7)  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
 SNZO ePn     16:47:43.90  -0.3   10.2 209                                   SNZO
      eSn     16:49:32.00  S res =  -4.8X
 EIDS eP      16:51:05.19   2.7   27.3 277                                   EIDS
 CTAO eP      16:51:59.38   1.2   33.6 283 b:1.3+1 .70 4.9                   CTAO
 XMAS qP      16:52:50.38  -1.2   39.9  34 b:1.6+2 1.3 5.6                   XMAS
 WRAB eP      16:53:20.69  -1.4   43.6 275 b:2.6+1 .80 5.0                   WRAB
 WB2  eP      16:53:20.96  -1.1   43.6 275                                   WB2 
 FORT eP      16:53:30.64  -1.8   44.9 257                                   FORT
 SBA  eP      16:53:43.82   5.2X  45.8 184                                   SBA 
 SNAA eP      16:57:04.73   0.9   76.0 179                                   SNAA
 ISA  eP      16:58:08.88   0.2   88.3  45 b:9.1+0 1.0 5.0                   ISA 
 CMB  eP      16:58:10.75  -0.3   88.8  42 b:4.6+0 .80 4.9                   CMB 
 GLA  eP      16:58:12.11   1.0   88.8  49 b:7.5+0 .85 5.0                   GLA 
 GSC  eP      16:58:12.72   0.4   89.0  46 b:1.0+1 1.1 5.1                   GSC 
 LDFC eP      16:58:17.56   1.0   89.9  47                                   LDFC
 TPH  eP      16:58:19.53  -0.4   90.6  44                                   TPH 
 SMCO eP      16:58:50.94  -0.9   97.6  48                                   SMCO
 LAO  ePdif   16:59:14.22   1.6X 102.4  42                                   LAO 



 Generated 2007 AUG 17 at 17:04 UTC

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

 


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