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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     21 MAR 2008  ( 81)

     ot  = 20:11:13.74   +/-   0.24              BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION     
     lat =      26.885   +/-    4.3
     lon =     142.927   +/-    4.9              MAGNITUDE 4.6 (GS)       
     dep =        35.0  (geophysicist)

     75 km (45 miles) ESE of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan (pop N/A)
     285 km (175 miles) NE of Iwo-jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
     1020 km (630 miles) SSE of TOKYO, Japan

     nph =   61 of  84    se = 0.81    FE=212                            A   

     error ellipse = ( 92.5,  0.0,  6.5;182.5,  0.0,  5.7;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0)

 mb = 4.6 ( 39)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 3.6 (  3)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 MAJO ePn     20:13:37.61  -3.2   10.4 339 g:2.8-2 .95 3.5  b:2.2+1 .80 5.4X MAJO
 MJAR Pn      20:13:40.69  -0.1   10.4 339                                   MJAR
 YSS  eP      20:15:43.36  -0.2   20.0 360                                   YSS 
 MDJ  eP      20:15:50.91   0.2   20.7 332 g:1.0-2 .90 3.5  b:1.0+1 .90 4.2  MDJ 
 TGY  P       20:16:28.41   1.6   24.2 243                                   TGY 
 HIA  eP      20:17:07.65   0.7   28.6 327 g:1.3-2 1.1 3.8  b:1.3+1 1.1 4.5  HIA 
      e       20:17:17.82  depth =  36.7X
 ULN  eP      20:18:02.15  -0.2   34.9 316 b:3.8+0 .90 4.3                   ULN 
 SONM P       20:18:05.44  -0.2   35.3 316                                   SONM
      pP      20:18:16.91  depth =  41.2X
      PcP     20:20:36.12   0.6X
      pPcP    20:20:47.00
 YAK  eP      20:18:12.63  -0.5   36.2 349 b:1.0+1 .85 4.8                   YAK 
 TLY  eP      20:18:33.96   1.3   38.5 321 b:1.0+1 .95 4.6                   TLY 
 CHTO eP      20:18:54.51  -0.4   41.2 268 b:5.1+0 .90 4.3                   CHTO
 CMAR P       20:18:55.45  -0.5   41.3 268                                   CMAR
      pP      20:19:06.35  depth =  38.3X
      LR      20:36:05.30                                  
 BILL eP      20:19:13.39  -0.1   43.5  13 b:1.5+1 1.4 4.6                   BILL
 TIXI eP      20:19:28.86  -0.3   45.5 354 b:3.5+0 .95 4.2                   TIXI
 LSA  eP      20:19:29.86   0.4   45.4 286 b:2.7+0 .85 4.2                   LSA 
 KULM eP      20:19:30.22  -0.9   45.6 250 b:1.0+1 .93 4.7                   KULM
 CTAO eP      20:19:40.59   0.5   46.8 176 b:9.2+0 .94 4.7                   CTAO
 WRA  P       20:19:43.51  -0.4   47.3 191                                   WRA 
 WRAB eP      20:19:43.54  -0.3   47.3 191 b:3.1+1 .95 5.3                   WRAB
 FITZ eP      20:19:46.94  -0.6   47.8 202 b:1.6+1 .98 5.0                   FITZ
 ZALV P       20:20:05.35   0.3   50.1 319                                   ZALV
      pP      20:20:15.65  depth =  34.9X
      PcP     20:21:24.35   0.0X
      pPcP    20:21:34.55
 MKAR P       20:20:12.48  -0.6   51.1 310                                   MKAR
      pP      20:20:23.06  depth =  36.1X
      PcP     20:21:29.20   0.8X
      pPcP    20:21:39.22
 KURK eP      20:20:30.92  -0.4   53.6 315 b:1.2+1 1.0 4.8                   KURK
 TKM2 eP      20:20:49.15  -0.5   56.1 305 b:2.4+0 .75 4.3                   TKM2
 PMR  qP      20:20:49.35  -1.0   56.3  32 b:1.3+1 1.0 4.9                   PMR 
 MCK  eP      20:20:52.59  -0.1   56.6  30 b:1.0+1 1.1 4.8                   MCK 
 COLD qP      20:20:53.60   1.1   56.6  25 b:3.6+0 .88 4.4                   COLD
 AAK  eP      20:20:55.06  -0.5   56.9 305 b:2.6+0 .80 4.3                   AAK 
 UCH  eP      20:20:57.25   1.0   57.0 305 b:7.1+0 .88 4.7                   UCH 
 AML  eP      20:21:01.30   0.8   57.6 305 b:8.9+0 .90 4.8                   AML 
      e       20:21:11.51  depth =  33.6X
 STKA P       20:21:05.45  -0.6   58.4 181                                   STKA
 BVAR P       20:21:08.11   0.8   58.6 318                                   BVAR
      pP      20:21:18.31  depth =  33.5X
 BRVK eP      20:21:08.46   0.7   58.7 318 b:8.9+0 .85 4.9                   BRVK
      e       20:21:18.50  depth =  32.8X
 INK  eP      20:21:32.14  -4.1X  62.9  25 b:1.4+1 .40 5.5                   INK 
 NWAO eP      20:21:44.76  -0.9   64.3 204 b:2.2+1 1.3 5.1                   NWAO
 ARU  eP      20:21:49.60  -0.4   65.0 322 b:1.0+1 .85 4.9                   ARU 
      e       20:22:00.35  depth =  35.0X
 ABKAReP      20:21:54.67  -0.1   65.7 314 b:4.4+0 .63 4.7                   ABKA
      e       20:22:05.06  depth =  33.4X
 AKTK P       20:22:00.43  -0.3   66.6 316                                   AKTK
      pP      20:22:12.19  depth =  39.4X
 YKA  P       20:22:33.74   0.1   72.0  28                                   YKA 
      pP      20:22:44.73  depth =  36.0X
 RES  eP      20:22:34.44   0.4   72.1  14 b:5.0+0 1.1 4.4                   RES 
 ARCESP       20:22:47.17   2.1   74.0 341                                   ARCE
 NEW  eP      20:23:01.16   0.3   76.6  43 b:4.5+0 1.0 4.4                   NEW 
 WALA eP      20:23:07.68  -1.9   78.2  41 b:4.1-1 1.1 3.3X                  WALA
 FINESP       20:23:11.13   0.5   78.4 334                                   FINE
 SWMT eP      20:23:13.18  -0.1   78.8  42 b:2.3+0 .86 4.2                   SWMT
 CMB  eP      20:23:13.61   0.3   78.8  53 b:5.3+0 1.1 4.4                   CMB 
 KIV  eP      20:23:14.98   2.5X  78.7 314 b:1.0+1 .84 4.8                   KIV 
 NVAR P       20:23:21.42   0.8   80.1  52                                   NVAR
 HLID eP      20:23:22.55   0.5   80.4  46 b:3.0+0 .98 4.2                   HLID
 LRM  eP      20:23:23.35   0.4   80.6  43 b:4.9+1 1.2 5.4                   LRM 
 ELK  eP      20:23:26.63   0.3   81.2  49 b:1.3+0 .70 4.0                   ELK 
 FFC  eP      20:23:28.07   0.3   81.6  32 b:7.2+0 1.0 4.6                   FFC 
 AKASGP       20:23:36.08  -0.1   83.2 324                                   AKAS
      pP      20:23:46.53  depth =  33.0X
 BW06 qP      20:23:39.80  -0.6   83.9  45 b:2.8+0 1.1 4.3                   BW06
 PDAR P       20:23:40.30  -0.1   83.9  45                                   PDAR
 NOA  P       20:23:40.55   0.0   84.0 339                                   NOA 
 SUW  qP      20:23:41.09  -0.1   84.2 329 b:2.5+1 .95 5.3                   SUW 
 MALT eP      20:23:42.91   1.3   84.2 310 b:9.4+0 1.1 4.8                   MALT
 RSSD qP      20:23:53.44  -0.1   86.5  42 b:3.0+0 1.0 4.4                   RSSD
 BRTR P       20:23:54.15   0.1   86.6 313                                   BRTR
      pP      20:24:04.02  depth =  30.9X
 TXAR P       20:24:34.88   0.7   95.2  54                                   TXAR
 PLCA PKPbc   20:30:58.03  -0.5  149.1 125                                   PLCA
 LPAZ PKPbc   20:30:59.78  -0.6  149.3  76                                   LPAZ



 Generated 2008 APR  3 at 21:13 UTC

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


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