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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     21 MAR 2008  ( 81)

     ot  = 20:52:17.42   +/-   0.80              WESTERN XIZANG                  
     lat =      34.973   +/-    5.8
     lon =      81.102   +/-    4.9                                       
     dep =        35.0   +/-    7.6   

     260 km (160 miles) SSE of Hotan, Xinjiang, China
     335 km (210 miles) ENE of Leh, Kashmir
     565 km (350 miles) NE of Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India
     3150 km (1960 miles) W of BEIJING, Beijing, China

     nph =   54 of  77    se = 1.06    FE=306                            A   

     error ellipse = (  8.0, 63.8, 12.4;225.8, 21.3,  9.0;129.9, 14.6,  6.0)

 mb = 4.8 ( 24)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 3.8 ( 13)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 4.5 (  1)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 UCH  ePn     20:54:23.67  -0.1    8.9 327 d:3.9+2     7.8X L:1.7-1 .85 4.8X UCH 
                                           g:1.8-1 1.0 4.1  b:7.6+1 .83 5.9X
 TKM2 ePn     20:54:26.25   1.0    9.0 333 d:3.8+2     7.8X L:1.2-1 .90 4.7X TKM2
                                           g:9.3-2 .90 3.9  b:5.5+1 .93 5.7X
 AML  ePn     20:54:27.65  -0.3    9.2 323 d:3.9+2     7.9X L:1.4-1 .80 4.7X AML 
                                           g:1.0-1 .85 4.0  b:9.3+1 .80 6.0X
 AAK  ePn     20:54:28.35   0.3    9.2 328 d:3.8+2     7.9X L:1.8-1 1.2 4.9X AAK 
      eSn     20:56:15.17  S res =   4.5X  g:2.3-1 1.2 4.2  b:6.1+1 .75 5.9X
 EKS2 ePn     20:54:33.28   0.6    9.6 326 d:4.2+2     8.1X L:1.5-1 1.5 4.8X EKS2
                                           g:1.0-1 1.1 3.9  b:4.2+1 .85 5.7X
 KBL  ePn     20:54:35.86  -2.0    9.9 271 d:3.6+2     8.1X L:7.5-2 .73 4.6X KBL 
      eSn     20:56:13.99  S res = -14.2X  g:4.6-2 .73 3.8  b:4.6+1 .73 5.8X
 LSA  ePn     20:54:41.70   2.8   10.0 119 d:2.3+2     7.8X L:4.7-2 1.3 4.4X LSA 
                                           g:4.3-2 1.1 3.5  b:6.8+1 1.3 5.7X
 MK31 ePn     20:55:00.45  -3.3X  11.8   4                                   MK31
 MKAR Pn      20:55:01.27  -2.5   11.8   4                                   MKAR
      Sn      20:57:12.82  S res =  -1.8X
      Lg      20:58:23.87
      LR      21:00:22.87                                  
 KURK ePn     20:55:53.24  -4.3X  15.8 354 g:3.0-2 1.1 3.7  b:3.0+1 1.1 4.4  KURK
 ZALV P       20:56:36.15  -1.4   19.2   7                                   ZALV
      LR      21:04:47.89                                  
 BVAR P       20:56:41.69  -0.6   19.6 340                                   BVAR
      LR      21:04:31.91                                  
 BRVK eP      20:56:42.67  -0.2   19.6 340 g:3.2-2 1.0 4.0  b:3.2+1 1.0 4.6  BRVK
 ABKAReP      20:56:57.60  -1.3   21.1 319 g:1.4-2 .90 3.7  b:7.1+0 .65 4.2  ABKA
 CHTO eP      20:57:13.84  -0.9   22.6 131 g:1.2-2 .95 3.6  b:1.2+1 .95 4.3  CHTO
 SONM P       20:57:17.10   0.1   22.8  48                                   SONM
      LR      21:06:37.63                                  
 CMAR P       20:57:17.60   0.0   22.8 131                                   CMAR
      LR      21:06:24.17                                  
 AKTK P       20:57:18.67   1.7   22.8 320                                   AKTK
      LR      21:07:03.17                                  
 ULN  eP      20:57:20.30  -1.1   23.2  48 g:1.9-2 1.1 3.8  b:1.9+1 1.1 4.5  ULN 
 TLY  eP      20:57:24.06   2.4   23.3  37 b:3.5+1 1.6 4.6                   TLY 
 ARU  eP      20:57:49.10  -1.1   26.4 331 g:1.1-2 1.0 3.7  b:2.3+1 1.2 4.6  ARU 
 GNI  P       20:58:16.00   0.7   29.1 291                                   GNI 
      LR      21:12:42.51                                  
 MALT qP      20:58:59.73   0.2   34.2 288 b:8.9+0 1.1 4.6                   MALT
 KULM eP      20:59:03.00  -0.4   34.6 144 b:2.2+1 1.0 5.0                   KULM
 BRTR P       20:59:30.42   0.9   37.7 292                                   BRTR
      LR      21:18:27.95                                  
 MDJ  eP      20:59:32.05   0.2   38.0  60 b:6.2+1 1.7 5.2                   MDJ 
 EIL  P       20:59:42.58   1.3   39.1 275                                   EIL 
 AKASGP       20:59:50.00  -1.0   40.3 309                                   AKAS
      LR      21:18:47.67                                  
 MLR  P       21:00:11.68   1.1   42.6 302                                   MLR 
 FINESP       21:00:16.18   0.0   43.4 325                                   FINE
      LR      21:19:20.35                                  
 TIXI eP      21:00:23.29   0.2   44.3  20 b:8.8+0 1.4 4.4                   TIXI
 MJAR P       21:00:34.86  -0.8   45.8  71                                   MJAR
 ARE0 qP      21:00:35.85   0.6   45.8 336                                   ARE0
 ARCESP       21:00:36.59   1.4   45.8 336                                   ARCE
      LR      21:20:50.60                                  
 HFS  P       21:01:02.67   0.0   49.3 322                                   HFS 
 NOA  P       21:01:11.57  -0.3   50.5 324                                   NOA 
      LR      21:23:19.34                                  
 GERESP       21:01:12.37   0.8   50.4 308                                   GERE
      PcP     21:02:31.61   2.1X
      LR      21:22:55.30                                  
 CLL  eP      21:01:13.00   1.4   50.5 311                                   CLL 
      ePP     21:03:15.00   3.4X
      LR      21:13:15.00                  S:5.0-1 19. 4.5 
 PETK P       21:01:46.45  -0.4   55.2  46                                   PETK
 LPG  eP      21:01:51.70   0.1   55.8 305 b:1.2+1 1.0 4.9                   LPG 
 LPL  eP      21:01:51.70   0.1   55.9 305 b:1.2+1 1.0 4.9                   LPL 
 MBDF eP      21:01:53.30   0.3   56.1 304 b:1.4+1 1.1 4.9                   MBDF
 TNA  eP      21:03:04.97   1.0   66.6  25 b:1.9+1 1.6 4.9                   TNA 
 IMA2 eP      21:03:31.39   0.9   70.9  21                                   IMA2
 COLA qP      21:03:45.70   0.3   73.4  20 b:1.1+1 1.1 4.7                   COLA
 INK  eP      21:03:47.95   0.0   73.8  13 b:2.3+1 1.7 4.9                   INK 
 WRAB eP      21:03:50.84  -1.1   74.4 128 b:7.3+0 1.1 4.6                   WRAB
 WRA  P       21:03:52.38   0.4   74.4 129                                   WRA 
 AKUT eP      21:03:54.32   3.8X  74.2  34 b:7.9+1 .83 5.7                   AKUT
 NWAO eP      21:03:56.70  -1.7   75.6 149 b:1.2+1 .95 4.9                   NWAO
 YKA  P       21:04:32.60  -1.1   82.1   7                                   YKA 
 BOSA eP      21:04:34.94  -0.7   82.3 227 b:1.2+1 .88 4.9                   BOSA
 CTAO eP      21:04:36.73  -0.2   82.6 121 b:5.1+0 .81 4.6                   CTAO
 DBIC P       21:04:38.50  -0.5   82.9 273                                   DBIC
 SUR  eP      21:05:02.74   0.1   87.7 227 b:1.9+1 1.0 5.3                   SUR 
 FFC  eP      21:05:14.79  -1.2   90.6   2 b:8.0+0 1.4 4.8                   FFC 
 LPAZ PKPbc   21:11:57.20   0.1  146.8 296                                   LPAZ



 Generated 2008 APR  3 at 21:20 UTC

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


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