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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     16 JUN 2009  (167)

     ot  = 04:30:54.60   +/-   1.20              SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS           
     lat =     -23.071   +/-    6.4
     lon =    -176.753   +/-    5.2              MAGNITUDE 4.5 (GS)       
     dep =       144.9   +/-   10.6   

     265 km (165 miles) SW of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
     335 km (210 miles) SE of Ndoi Island, Fiji
     570 km (350 miles) SSW of Neiafu, Tonga
     1725 km (1080 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand

     nph =   73 of  86    se = 0.90    FE=171                            A   

     error ellipse = (302.0, 73.4, 16.7;160.2, 13.1, 10.0; 67.9,  9.9,  6.6)

 mb = 4.6 ( 33)  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     04:32:38.67   1.1    7.2 317                                   MSVF
 DZM  P       04:34:26.26   0.0   15.6 270                                   DZM 
 RAR  P       04:34:27.02  -2.7   15.8  87                                   RAR 
      S       04:37:06.97  S res = -19.1X
 CTAO eP      04:37:29.65   0.8   34.5 268 b:2.2+1 .60 5.1                   CTAO
 CTA  P       04:37:29.73   0.9   34.5 268                                   CTA 
 PMG  P       04:37:51.99   0.8   37.1 285 b:2.5+1 .90 5.0                   PMG 
 STKA eP      04:37:55.87  -1.1   37.8 247 b:1.3+1 2.5 4.2                   STKA
 ASAR P       04:38:56.15  -0.6   45.1 259                                   ASAR
      PcP     04:40:35.50   0.6X
 AS31 eP      04:38:56.16  -0.6   45.1 259                                   AS31
 WRAB eP      04:38:58.08  -1.2   45.4 264 b:6.4+0 .55 4.5                   WRAB
 WRA  P       04:38:58.48  -0.9   45.4 264                                   WRA 
      PcP     04:40:36.93   0.8X
 FORT eP      04:39:27.24  -2.5   49.4 249 b:3.7+2 3.0 5.6X                  FORT
 SBA  eP      04:40:15.57   2.4   55.4 184 b:1.0+1 .75 4.8                   SBA 
 VNDA eP      04:40:15.67   1.9   55.5 186                                   VNDA
 CASY eP      04:41:00.10   0.1   62.2 206 b:9.5+0 .70 4.8                   CASY
 QSPA eP      04:41:32.66   0.9   67.0 180 b:1.8+1 1.0 4.9                   QSPA
 MAW  P       04:42:46.21   1.2   79.5 200                                   MAW 
 ISA  eP      04:42:50.13   0.4   80.3  45 b:6.8+0 .80 4.4                   ISA 
 PFO  P       04:42:50.67   0.2   80.4  47                                   PFO 
 CMB  eP      04:42:50.96   0.0   80.6  42 b:5.5+0 1.4 4.1                   CMB 
 GSC  qP      04:42:54.21  -0.2   81.2  46 b:1.4+0 .48 4.0                   GSC 
 YBH  eP      04:42:56.95   0.7   81.6  38 b:3.2+0 .88 4.1                   YBH 
 HUMO eP      04:42:59.36   1.0   82.0  37 b:5.9+0 1.1 4.2                   HUMO
 NVAR P       04:42:59.70   0.4   82.1  43                                   NVAR
 LDFC eP      04:43:00.35   0.7   82.2  47 b:3.7+1 1.5 4.9                   LDFC
 TUC  eP      04:43:08.25   1.0   83.7  51 b:3.4+1 .90 5.2                   TUC 
 BMN  eP      04:43:09.37   0.5   84.0  41 b:7.3+0 .85 4.5                   BMN 
 WVOR eP      04:43:10.82   0.2   84.4  39 b:7.4+0 .98 4.5                   WVOR
 NLWA eP      04:43:13.37   1.1   84.7  33 b:1.1+1 1.1 4.6                   NLWA
 CCUT eP      04:43:13.56   0.7   84.8  46 b:6.3+0 .96 4.4                   CCUT
 ARUT eP      04:43:13.80   0.6   84.8  45 b:3.5+0 1.0 4.2                   ARUT
 SNAA eP      04:43:15.03  -0.4   85.4 178 b:2.5+0 .85 4.1                   SNAA
 SPU  eP      04:43:19.41  -0.3   86.3  12                                   SPU 
 PLCA P       04:43:20.97  -1.3   86.7 133                                   PLCA
 BMO  eP      04:43:21.12  -0.5   86.6  38 b:1.7+0 1.1 3.9                   BMO 
 MNTX eP      04:43:25.49   0.3   87.3  54 b:4.4+0 1.0 4.4                   MNTX
 HLID eP      04:43:26.34   0.2   87.5  40 b:3.0+1 2.8 4.8                   HLID
 TXAR P       04:43:26.90   0.7   87.5  57                                   TXAR
 ANMO eP      04:43:29.35   0.1   88.1  51 b:4.0+0 1.0 4.4                   ANMO
 TRF  eP      04:43:29.82  -1.5   88.7  12 b:2.9+1 .68 5.4                   TRF 
 NEW  eP      04:43:31.42  -0.4   88.8  35 b:2.8+0 1.0 4.3                   NEW 
 MCK  eP      04:43:33.46  -0.1   89.2  12 b:1.4+1 .92 5.0                   MCK 
 BW06 eP      04:43:37.30  -0.8   90.0  43 b:2.8+0 1.1 4.2                   BW06
 DLBC eP      04:43:37.69   0.6   90.0  23                                   DLBC
 PDAR P       04:43:37.85  -0.3   90.0  43                                   PDAR
 DOT  eP      04:43:38.31   0.4   90.2  14 b:8.5+0 .92 4.8                   DOT 
 COLA eP      04:43:38.47  -0.7   90.5  12 b:1.1+1 .95 4.9                   COLA
 ILAR P       04:43:39.00  -0.7   90.6  12                                   ILAR
 BOZ  eP      04:43:39.80   0.5   90.3  40 b:3.9+0 .83 4.5                   BOZ 
 EGAK eP      04:43:45.65   0.3   91.8  14 b:6.4+0 .90 4.8                   EGAK
 COLD eP      04:43:47.69   0.5   92.2  10                                   COLD
 CMAR P       04:43:49.69   2.0   92.1 289                                   CMAR
 RSSD eP      04:43:56.76  -0.5   94.2  44 b:6.2+0 .80 4.9                   RSSD
 YKA  P       04:44:15.10  -0.3   98.4  25                                   YKA 
 LPAZ P       04:44:25.27   0.6X 100.0 112                                   LPAZ
 PPT  LR      04:44:34.13         26.0  83                                   PPT 
 ZALV PKiKP   04:49:13.65  -0.9  113.2 320                                   ZALV
 MKAR PKiKP   04:49:15.23  -0.7  113.8 313                                   MKAR
 MK31 ePKPdf  04:49:15.39  -0.6  113.8 313                                   MK31
 BOSA PKP     04:49:36.50  -0.7  124.4 204                                   BOSA
 ARCESPKP     04:49:49.50   0.0  131.6 350                                   ARCE
 FINESPKPpre  04:49:55.17  -7.4X 138.6 344                                   FINE
 NOA  PKPpre  04:50:01.49  -6.8X 141.7 354                                   NOA 
 MBAR PKP     04:50:14.06  -0.6  144.4 232                                   MBAR
 AKASGPKPbc   04:50:15.90  -0.7  145.8 330                                   AKAS
 KIEV ePKPbc  04:50:15.92  -0.7  145.8 330                                   KIEV
 AK02 ePKPbc  04:50:16.10  -0.6  145.9 330                                   AK02
 AK01 ePKPbc  04:50:16.12  -0.5  145.8 330                                   AK01
 SUW  ePKPbc  04:50:16.36   0.4  145.6 339                                   SUW 
 BRTR PKPbc   04:50:26.70  -0.1  149.4 310                                   BRTR
 GERESPKP     04:50:26.71  -0.7  153.0 345                                   GERE
      PKPbc   04:50:35.10   0.3X
      PKPab   04:50:46.36  -0.2X
 BR131ePKPbc  04:50:26.82   0.0  149.4 310                                   BR13
 BUR08ePKPdf  04:50:29.05   6.4X 149.8 330                                   BUR0
 MORC ePKPbc  04:50:30.61   0.2  151.1 341                                   MORC
 BDFB PP      04:50:32.89   0.2  116.8 123                                   BDFB
 KHC  ePKPbc  04:50:34.43   0.3  152.7 345                                   KHC 
      ePKPab  04:50:46.03   0.6X
 ESDC PKP     04:50:39.90   0.7  162.4  19                                   ESDC
      PKPab   04:51:26.07  -1.1X
 TORD PKP     04:50:45.08  -0.7  170.0 171                                   TORD
      PKPab   04:52:01.63   0.2X



 Generated 2009 JUN 23 at 02:26 UTC

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


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