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Explanation of Parameters


     23 OCT 2009  (296)

     ot  = 02:28:22.67   +/-   1.31              SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS           
     lat =     -21.966   +/-   20.5
     lon =     178.103   +/-   16.6              MAGNITUDE 4.6 (GS)       
     dep =       656.9   +/-   16.1   

     360 km (225 miles) WSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji
     365 km (225 miles) E of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji
     425 km (265 miles) S of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
     1680 km (1040 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand

     nph =   35 of  41    se = 1.43    FE=171                            B   

     error ellipse = (320.8, 22.6, 39.6;194.6, 54.8, 22.9; 62.2, 25.4, 13.0)

 mb = 4.6 ( 36)  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 P       02:29:53.80  -0.2    4.2 359 d:1.9+1     3.3X L:3.0-2 .70 3.1X MSVF
                                           g:2.3-2 .85 2.8X
 HNR  eP      02:32:26.40  -0.6   21.4 303 b:8.3+0 1.0 4.1                   HNR 
 ODZ  P       02:32:49.56   1.9   23.8 193 g:1.2-1 1.1 4.6X b:1.2+2 1.1 5.4  ODZ 
 ARMA eP      02:32:58.02  -1.8   25.2 245 b:1.5+1 .70 4.7                   ARMA
 EIDS eP      02:33:00.39   2.4   25.0 257 b:1.7+1 .70 4.8                   EIDS
 CTAO eP      02:33:46.18   6.5X  29.8 268 b:5.6+1 .60 5.4                   CTAO
 STKA eP      02:34:11.81  -2.3   33.9 245 b:2.8+0 .70 4.0                   STKA
 AS31 P       02:35:11.72   2.6   40.7 259                                   AS31
 WRAB e       02:35:14.51   4.2X  40.8 265 b:3.1+1 .75 4.8                   WRAB
 FORT eP      02:35:43.20  -2.2   45.4 248 b:5.4+1 .60 5.2                   FORT
 FITZ eP      02:36:19.27   5.0X  49.2 265 b:2.3+1 .70 4.7                   FITZ
 ISA  eP      02:39:40.88  -0.4   83.0  47 b:1.1+1 .85 4.5                   ISA 
 CMB  eP      02:39:41.32  -0.1   83.0  44 b:8.2+0 .95 4.3                   CMB 
 PFO  eP      02:39:41.65  -1.2   83.3  50 b:1.1+1 1.2 4.3                   PFO 
 GLA  eP      02:39:46.27  -0.8   84.2  51 b:1.8+1 .90 4.7                   GLA 
 WAKR P       02:39:47.04   1.1   83.9  44 b:4.9+0 1.0 4.1                   WAKR
 MOD  eP      02:39:53.19   0.7   85.3  41 b:4.7+0 .75 4.2                   MOD 
 SHPR P       02:39:53.79  -0.7   85.7  48 b:1.3+1 1.7 4.3                   SHPR
 H04A eP      02:39:55.95   1.3   85.8  38 b:7.6+0 .80 4.4                   H04A
 TUC  P       02:39:58.81  -0.7   86.8  53 b:1.2+1 1.0 4.6                   TUC 
 G06A eP      02:40:01.71   1.4   87.0  38 b:6.7+1 2.1 5.0                   G06A
 I07A eP      02:40:01.92   1.4   87.0  40 b:1.3+1 .95 4.6                   I07A
 J08A eP      02:40:02.55   1.1   87.2  41 b:2.0+1 1.2 4.7                   J08A
 CCUT eP      02:40:02.59  -0.3   87.5  48 b:4.7+0 .96 4.2                   CCUT
 E07A eP      02:40:07.94   2.0   88.2  38 b:8.9+0 .75 4.6                   E07A
 HAWA eP      02:40:08.12   1.8   88.3  38 b:9.5+0 1.1 4.5                   HAWA
 MVU  eP      02:40:08.65  -0.1   88.7  47 b:3.7+1 2.4 4.7                   MVU 
 DUG  eP      02:40:10.95   0.4   89.2  46 b:6.2+1 3.0 4.9                   DUG 
 MPU  eP      02:40:13.63  -0.3   89.9  46 b:7.2+0 .94 4.5                   MPU 
 TMUT P       02:40:14.12   0.3   89.8  47 b:2.6+1 1.0 5.1                   TMUT
 HLID eP      02:40:14.32   0.7   89.8  42 b:2.3+1 2.2 4.7                   HLID
 HVU  eP      02:40:14.51   0.2   90.0  44 b:7.6+0 .76 4.7                   HVU 
 SRU  eP      02:40:14.95  -0.4   90.2  47 b:8.0+0 .76 4.7                   SRU 
 LAZ  P       02:40:15.35  -1.3   90.4  53 b:1.3+0 .82 3.9                   LAZ 
 ANMO eP      02:40:17.77  -2.3   91.2  53 b:1.6+1 1.9 4.6                   ANMO
 REDW eP      02:40:23.62   0.0   92.0  44 b:2.2+1 1.8 4.9                   REDW
 SMCO eP      02:40:25.68  -1.4   92.7  49 b:2.6+0 .70 4.4                   SMCO
 SDCO eP      02:40:26.70  -2.2   93.1  50 b:5.0+0 1.4 4.4                   SDCO
 AGMN         02:41:17.30   2.3X 103.5  43                                   AGMN
 MORC P       02:44:26.11  -7.9X 148.3 336                                   MORC
 BR131P       02:46:53.57   6.2X 145.0 309                                   BR13



 Generated 2009 OCT 23 at 02:49 UTC

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


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