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Magnitude 6.1 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

2002 March 25 14:56:33 UTC

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

Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     25 MAR 2002  ( 84)

     ot  = 14:56:33.31   +/-   0.22              HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
     lat =      35.933   +/-    4.7
     lon =      69.194   +/-    4.2              MAGNITUDE 6.1 (HRV)
     dep =         8.0  (geophysicist)

     100 miles (155 km) N of KABUL, Afghanistan (pop 700,000)
     110 miles (175 km) SSE of Shaartuz, Tajikistan
     115 miles (185 km) SW of Feyzabad, Afghanistan
     130 miles (205 km) ESE of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan

     nph =   72 of 225    se = 0.70                                    A

     error ellipse = (146.5, 56.5,  0.0;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0;  6.5,  5.1,  0.0)

 mb = 6.0 ( 30)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 5.6 (  2)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 6.3 ( 55)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 EKS2 ePc     14:58:27.45   0.3    7.6  26                                   EKS2
      LR      15:00:13.03
 TKM2 eP      14:58:40.57   0.0    8.6  33                                   TKM2
      LR      15:00:40.51
 KURK ePc     15:00:19.44  -4.1X  16.3  22                                   KURK
      LR      15:04:20.04
 BRVK ePc     15:00:30.86  -3.7X  17.1   2                                   BRVK
      LR      15:04:44.44
 GNI  eP      15:01:07.55   1.4   19.7 290 b:2.2+3 1.3 6.3                   GNI
      LR      15:05:57.83
 ARU  ePc     15:01:24.99  -1.4   21.7 344 b:4.1+2 .90 5.8                   ARU
      LR      15:06:54.17                  S:7.7+1 19. 6.1
 MALT ePc     15:01:58.64   3.5X  24.6 285                                   MALT
 TLY  ePc     15:02:37.68   1.4   29.1  46 g:9.0-1 1.2 5.6  b:9.4+1 .80 5.6  TLY
      LR      15:10:26.41                  S:2.2+1 22. 5.7
 OBN  ePc     15:02:39.01  -0.1   29.4 321 g:9.1-1 1.1 5.6  b:4.4+2 1.1 6.2  OBN
      LR      15:10:34.28                  S:5.2+1 19. 6.2
 EIL  eP      15:02:39.49   0.7   29.4 268                                   EIL
 TRTE eP      15:03:34.22   0.3   35.7 322                                   TRTE
 KWP  ePc     15:03:38.78   0.8   36.2 307                                   KWP
 SUW  eP      15:03:40.13  -0.2   36.5 314                                   SUW
 PSZ  ePc     15:03:54.46   1.3   38.0 304                                   PSZ
 MORC ePc     15:04:07.12   0.9   39.5 307                                   MORC
 RUE  qP      15:04:25.98   0.3   41.9 311                                   RUE
 KONO eP      15:04:47.21  -0.3   44.6 321 b:2.6+2 .90 6.1                   KONO
      LR      15:17:47.57
 STU  eP      15:04:51.62   0.5   45.0 306                                   STU
 YAK  ePc     15:04:52.32  -0.4   45.3  35 b:3.5+2 .73 6.4                   YAK
      LR      15:18:07.45
 WLF  eP      15:05:05.90   0.0   46.9 308                                   WLF
 KMBO ePc     15:05:09.99  -0.2   47.4 226 b:1.3+1 .85 5.1                   KMBO
      LR      15:19:09.61
 KBS  eP      15:05:20.10  -0.5   48.8 348 b:5.9+2 .95 6.6                   KBS
      LR      15:19:48.21
 ESK  eP      15:05:41.60  -1.2   51.7 316 b:1.9+2 .99 6.0                   ESK
      LR      15:21:09.99
 LSA  LR      15:05:53.93         19.5 102                                   LSA
 CART eP      15:06:06.74  -0.8   55.0 294                                   CART
 BGCA eP      15:06:11.61  -1.1   55.7 249 b:1.5+2 .69 6.1                   BGCA
      LR      15:23:05.86
 MA2  ePc     15:06:11.67  -0.5   55.7  38 b:2.3+2 1.3 6.1                   MA2
      LR      15:23:04.98
 BILL ePc     15:06:40.39  -0.2   59.8  26                                   BILL
      LR      15:24:59.98
 KIV  LR      15:06:56.96         21.8 300                                   KIV
 RES  eP      15:07:41.02  -0.6   69.2 356 b:4.6-2 1.1 2.6X                  RES
 TNA  ePc     15:07:44.57  -0.2   69.6  22 b:4.6+2 3.0 6.1X                  TNA
      LR      15:29:41.68
 SMY  eP      15:07:49.69   0.6   70.3  39                                   SMY
      LR      15:30:01.60
 IMA  eP      15:08:05.45  -0.2   73.1  17 b:2.7+2 .70 6.5                   IMA
 DBIC eP      15:08:05.84  -1.1   73.2 266 b:9.2+1 .80 5.9                   DBIC
      LR      15:31:24.36
 LBTB ePc     15:08:07.17  -0.1   73.3 221 b:6.6+1 .90 5.7                   LBTB
      LR      15:31:28.49                  S:5.8+0 19. 5.9
 MBWA ePc     15:08:13.14   0.5   74.2 132                                   MBWA
      LR      15:31:56.37
 INK  ePc     15:08:14.57  -0.1   74.7   9 b:1.8+2 1.0 6.1                   INK
 TTA  eP      15:08:17.09   0.1   75.1  20 b:7.3+1 .95 5.7                   TTA
 COLA ePc     15:08:18.64  -0.3   75.4  15 b:1.6+2 .85 6.1                   COLA
      LR      15:32:26.37                  S:1.3+1 20. 6.2
 MCK  ePc     15:08:22.48  -0.8   76.2  16 b:4.0+2 2.5 6.1                   MCK
      LR      15:32:47.61
 BOSA eP      15:08:23.84  -1.1   76.4 219 b:7.7+1 1.1 5.7                   BOSA
      LR      15:32:56.76
 SPU  eP      15:08:31.10   0.0   77.6  19                                   SPU
 PMR  eP      15:08:32.55  -0.6   78.0  18 b:1.4+2 1.0 6.0                   PMR
      LR      15:33:38.81                  S:1.0+1 20. 6.1
 RSO  eP      15:08:33.83   0.3   78.0  20                                   RSO
 GOU  eP      15:08:34.94   0.8   78.1  18                                   GOU
 SLKM eP      15:08:36.58  -0.2   78.6  19                                   SLKM
 DIV  ePc     15:08:40.06   0.2   79.2  16 b:9.1+2 3.4 6.2X                  DIV
      LR      15:34:13.09                  S:2.7+1 19. 6.6
 KDAK eP      15:08:45.77   0.1   80.3  21 b:3.2+2 1.1 6.2                   KDAK
      LR      15:34:44.63
 KDC  eP      15:08:47.02   1.0   80.3  21 b:4.4+2 1.0 6.4                   KDC
 YKW3 ePc     15:08:53.20  -0.4   81.8   2                                   YKW3
 NWAO ePc     15:08:54.73   0.0   81.9 141 b:1.4+2 1.4 5.9                   NWAO
      LR      15:35:36.25
 FCC  eP      15:09:07.48  -0.8   84.6 351 b:7.8+1 1.0 5.9                   FCC
 DLBC eP      15:09:08.21  -0.1   84.6  10                                   DLBC
 CTAO eP      15:09:42.73   0.3   91.6 114 b:7.8+1 1.0 6.0                   CTAO
      LR      15:40:12.48
 PGC  qP      15:09:56.63  -1.1   95.0   8 b:6.1+1 1.4 5.8                   PGC
 EYMN eP      15:09:56.89   0.5   94.7 347 b:2.4+1 1.0 5.5                   EYMN
      LR      15:41:36.44                  S:1.1+1 20. 6.3
 RPW  eP      15:09:59.12  -0.6   95.5   7                                   RPW
 WALA eP      15:10:00.64   1.3   95.3   2 b:3.2+1 1.3 5.6                   WALA
 NLW  eP      15:10:01.54  -0.5   95.9   6                                   NLW
 NEW  ePc     15:10:01.96  -0.2   96.0   4 b:1.7+1 1.0 5.5                   NEW
      LR      15:42:12.60                  S:8.6+0 19. 6.2
 RMW  eP      15:10:03.30  -0.8   96.4   7                                   RMW
 DPW  eP      15:10:03.58  -0.1   96.3   5                                   DPW
 GNW  eP      15:10:03.99   1.0   96.2   8                                   GNW
      LR      15:42:18.21
 LON  ePc     15:10:07.38   0.1   97.1   8                                   LON
      LR      15:42:44.34
 CHMT eP      15:10:09.89   0.6   97.5   2                                   CHMT
 HRY  qP      15:10:10.99   0.8   97.7   1                                   HRY
 LCCM qP      15:10:14.25   0.1   98.6   1                                   LCCM
 BOZ  eP      15:10:15.44   0.4   98.8   1 b:6.2+0 1.1 5.2                   BOZ
      LR      15:43:32.47                  S:6.2+0 20. 6.1
 MCMT qPdif   15:10:17.20  -1.6   99.6   1                                   MCMT
 ENH  LR      15:12:49.47         34.0  88                                   ENH
 BJT  LR      15:14:10.62         36.9  69                                   BJT
 PV01 ePKPdf  15:15:00.72   0.6  106.3 358                                   PV01
 HIA  LR      15:15:03.80         38.8  54                                   HIA
 JCT  ePKPdf  15:15:12.93  -0.2  113.1 350                                   JCT
      LR      15:50:21.23
 SNAA ePKPdf  15:15:22.76   0.8  118.4 200                                   SNAA
 QIZ  LR      15:15:24.90         39.5 104                                   QIZ
 VNDA ePKPdf  15:15:34.81  -0.3  125.3 165                                   VNDA
      LR      15:56:13.91
 SPA  ePKPdf  15:15:36.34   0.0  125.7 180                                   SPA
      LR      15:56:25.40
 OTAV ePKPdf  15:15:52.03  -0.3  133.1 313                                   OTAV
      LR      15:59:50.40
 CPUP ePKPdf  15:15:52.81   0.3  133.7 266                                   CPUP
      LR      16:00:09.86                  S:3.8+0 20. 6.1
 LVC  ePKP    15:16:02.15  -5.1X 141.4 278                                   LVC
      LR      16:03:48.38
 TRQA ePKPdf  15:16:07.25   0.9  141.3 252                                   TRQA
      LR      16:03:46.39
 MDJ  LR      15:18:27.75         46.0  60                                   MDJ
 YSS  LR      15:22:26.70         54.3  54                                   YSS
 COCO LR      15:22:34.75         54.5 146                                   COCO
 PET  LR      15:26:03.24         62.0  43                                   PET
 GUMO LR      15:30:12.45         70.6  87                                   GUMO
 ADK  LR      15:32:25.04         75.4  36 S:1.6+0 21. 5.3                   ADK
 FIB  LR      15:33:41.78         78.1  18                                   FIB
 UNV  LR      15:33:54.22         78.5  30                                   UNV
 SDPT LR      15:34:27.44         79.7  26                                   SDPT
 SUR  LR      15:35:27.82         81.7 220 S:1.2+1 20. 6.2                   SUR
 PQI  LR      15:38:59.53         89.2 332 S:3.2+1 19. 6.8                   PQI
 EMMW LR      15:39:39.89         90.6 331 S:2.5+1 19. 6.7                   EMMW
 WVL  LR      15:40:07.79         91.6 332 S:2.2+1 20. 6.6                   WVL
 KWAJ LR      15:40:11.15         91.6  78                                   KWAJ
 LBNH LR      15:40:39.88         92.7 333 S:7.7+0 20. 6.2                   LBNH
 HNH  LR      15:40:56.77         93.3 333                                   HNH
 NCB  LR      15:41:10.01         93.8 334 S:8.9+0 19. 6.2                   NCB
 HRV  LR      15:41:18.40         94.1 332                                   HRV
 WES  LR      15:41:18.80         94.1 332 S:2.6+1 19. 6.7                   WES
 BRYW LR      15:41:32.56         94.6 332                                   BRYW
 LSCT LR      15:41:56.64         95.4 333 S:8.2+0 20. 6.2                   LSCT
 OCWA LR      15:42:08.38         95.8   9                                   OCWA
 BINY LR      15:42:11.93         96.0 335 S:7.0+0 19. 6.2                   BINY
 PAL  LR      15:42:20.60         96.3 333                                   PAL
 RWW  LR      15:42:32.65         96.7   9                                   RWW
 SSPA LR      15:43:10.15         98.0 335 S:8.8+0 21. 6.2                   SSPA
 AAM  LR      15:43:17.65         98.3 340 S:9.4+0 19. 6.3                   AAM
 COR  LR      15:43:40.23         99.1   9 S:5.7+0 20. 6.1                   COR
 JFWS LR      15:43:47.22         99.3 345 S:1.3+1 19. 6.4                   JFWS
 MCWV LR      15:43:53.81         99.5 336 S:1.0+1 19. 6.4                   MCWV
 YMR  LR      15:44:00.45         99.8   0                                   YMR
 LKWY LR      15:44:03.38         99.9 360 S:2.2+1 20. 6.7                   LKWY
 ACSO LR      15:44:06.65        100.0 339 S:7.9+0 21. 6.2                   ACSO
 CBN  LR      15:44:06.87        100.0 334 S:7.3+0 19. 6.2                   CBN
 RSSD LR      15:44:09.25        100.1 355                                   RSSD
 PINORLR      15:44:10.02        100.1   7                                   PINO
 DBO  LR      15:44:21.60        100.5   9                                   DBO
 HLID LR      15:44:30.09        100.8   3 S:9.9+0 19. 6.3                   HLID
 BW06 LR      15:44:54.10        101.7 359 S:1.2+1 19. 6.4                   BW06
 AHID LR      15:44:54.69        101.7   0 S:9.7+0 20. 6.3                   AHID
 WVOR LR      15:44:54.90        101.7   6 S:7.9+0 20. 6.2                   WVOR
 BLA  LR      15:45:02.41        102.0 336 S:7.1+0 21. 6.2                   BLA
 YBH  LR      15:45:02.47        101.9   9                                   YBH
 BLO  LR      15:45:03.05        102.0 341                                   BLO
 KHMM LR      15:45:22.60        102.6  10                                   KHMM
 WCI  LR      15:45:27.53        102.8 340 S:8.6+0 20. 6.3                   WCI
 HWUT LR      15:45:27.62        102.8   1 S:1.1+1 19. 6.4                   HWUT
 WDC  LR      15:45:35.43        103.1   9                                   WDC
 ELK  LR      15:45:49.23        103.6   3                                   ELK
 BMN  LR      15:45:54.75        103.8   5                                   BMN
 KCPM LR      15:45:56.45        103.8  10                                   KCPM
 DUG  LR      15:46:07.31        104.2   2 S:1.1+1 20. 6.4                   DUG
 MPU  LR      15:46:12.94        104.4   1                                   MPU
 ISCO LR      15:46:14.79        104.5 356 S:1.2+1 20. 6.4                   ISCO
 HOPS LR      15:46:17.91        104.6  10                                   HOPS
 CBKS LR      15:46:27.16        104.9 351 S:8.3+0 19. 6.3                   CBKS
 MYNC LR      15:46:32.27        105.1 338 S:1.3+1 22. 6.4                   MYNC
 WVT  LR      15:46:34.53        105.2 341 S:9.0+0 21. 6.3                   WVT
 SWET LR      15:46:43.92        105.5 339                                   SWET
 NHSC LR      15:46:45.74        105.6 334 S:9.2+0 20. 6.3                   NHSC
 MNV  LR      15:46:49.32        105.7   6                                   MNV
 CMB  LR      15:46:54.38        105.9   8                                   CMB
 GNAR LR      15:46:54.86        105.9 343                                   GNAR
 MVU  LR      15:46:55.78        105.9   1                                   MVU
 TPH  LR      15:47:01.55        106.1   5                                   TPH
 PLAL LR      15:47:07.25        106.3 341                                   PLAL
 GOGA LR      15:47:09.97        106.4 336 S:7.6+0 20. 6.2                   GOGA
 SAO  LR      15:47:26.58        107.0   9                                   SAO
 OXF  LR      15:47:29.91        107.1 342 S:6.6+0 19. 6.2                   OXF
 TPNV LR      15:47:36.02        107.3   5 S:7.8+0 21. 6.2                   TPNV
 KNB  LR      15:47:37.75        107.4   2                                   KNB
 KIP  LR      15:47:43.46        107.6  46                                   KIP
 LRAL LR      15:47:50.86        107.9 339 S:9.0+0 19. 6.3                   LRAL
 DAC  LR      15:47:51.66        107.9   6                                   DAC
 MIAR LR      15:47:56.60        108.1 345 S:8.0+0 20. 6.3                   MIAR
 ISA  LR      15:48:06.85        108.4   7 S:1.9+0 22. 5.6                   ISA
 WMOK LR      15:48:17.74        108.8 350 S:9.3+0 21. 6.3                   WMOK
 MTPC LR      15:48:18.14        108.8   4                                   MTPC
 GSC  LR      15:48:21.01        108.9   5                                   GSC
 WUAZ LR      15:48:21.03        108.9   0 S:7.0+0 19. 6.2                   WUAZ
 LDFC LR      15:48:30.38        109.2   4                                   LDFC
 ANMO LR      15:48:33.83        109.4 356                                   ANMO
 VTV  LR      15:48:40.67        109.6   6                                   VTV
 MWC  LR      15:48:48.62        109.9   6                                   MWC
 PAS  LR      15:48:50.46        109.9   6 S:7.6+0 22. 6.2                   PAS
 POHA LR      15:49:01.51        110.3  45                                   POHA
 DWPF LR      15:49:07.30        110.5 332                                   DWPF
 PFO  LR      15:49:09.69        110.6   5                                   PFO
 SNCC LR      15:49:12.01        110.7   8                                   SNCC
 GLA  LR      15:49:28.29        111.3   4                                   GLA
 BAR  LR      15:49:35.56        111.5   5                                   BAR
 SJG  LR      15:49:38.35        111.6 314                                   SJG
 TUC  LR      15:49:52.29        112.1 360                                   TUC
 HKT  LR      15:50:16.53        113.0 346                                   HKT
 LTX  LR      15:51:06.88        114.7 353 S:1.0+1 19. 6.5                   LTX
 BDFB LR      15:54:04.90        120.9 273 S:4.2+0 21. 6.1                   BDFB
 SNZO LR      15:55:12.68        123.2 120                                   SNZO
 SBA  LR      15:56:44.50        126.4 165                                   SBA
 LPAZ LR      16:01:53.38        137.4 286                                   LPAZ
 PAYG LR      16:03:09.26        140.1 327 S:1.6+0 20. 5.8                   PAYG
 NNA  LR      16:03:41.49        141.2 299 S:3.4+0 21. 6.1                   NNA
 PTCN LR      16:12:45.28        160.2  62                                   PTCN



 Generated 2002 MAR 26 at 21:14 UTC


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