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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     21 MAR 2008  ( 81)

     ot  = 22:29:19.28   +/-   1.76              VANUATU                         
     lat =     -18.264   +/-    9.0
     lon =     168.183   +/-    8.2              MAGNITUDE 4.8 (GS)       
     dep =        51.4   +/-   15.7   

     60 km (35 miles) SSW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu (pop 30,000)
     180 km (115 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu
     320 km (200 miles) SSE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
     1860 km (1150 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

     nph =   68 of  94    se = 1.45    FE=186                            B   

     error ellipse = (217.8, 66.4, 25.9;318.6,  4.7, 13.0; 50.6, 23.0,  9.3)

 mb = 4.8 ( 26)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 0.0 (  0)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 4.9 (  3)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 DZM  ePn     22:30:18.15  -1.7    4.1 203                                   DZM 
      eSn     22:31:05.66  S res =  -1.3X
 HNR  ePn     22:32:07.10   1.1   11.9 317 g:1.1-1 .90 4.2X b:9.5+1 .80 5.9X HNR 
 OUZ  eP      22:33:19.48  -0.9   17.6 165 b:6.9+0 .57 4.0                   OUZ 
 EIDS eP      22:33:20.78   2.6   17.4 243 b:9.1+1 1.5 4.7                   EIDS
 ARMA eP      22:33:42.45   2.2   19.3 228 b:8.8+1 1.2 4.9                   ARMA
 AFI  eP      22:33:49.93   5.0X  19.7  80 b:1.6+1 .68 4.4                   AFI 
      LR      22:39:14.32                                  
 CTA  P       22:33:56.53   0.2   20.8 261                                   CTA 
      LR      22:41:18.78                                  
 CTAO eP      22:33:58.39   2.0   20.8 261 b:3.1+1 1.0 4.6                   CTAO
 URZ  eP      22:34:04.02   1.4   21.4 160 g:2.8-2 .90 4.0X b:2.2+1 .70 4.6  URZ 
 SNZO eP      22:34:26.43   0.6   23.6 168                                   SNZO
 CAN  eP      22:34:30.38   0.6   24.0 221 b:5.7+0 .55 4.3                   CAN 
 COEN eP      22:34:33.48   0.5   24.4 276 b:1.6+1 .65 4.7                   COEN
 RPZ  P       22:34:41.16  -1.6   25.5 175                                   RPZ 
 STKA eP      22:35:01.45   0.1   27.5 235 b:8.1-1 .49 3.6X                  STKA
      LR      22:44:58.59                                  
 WRA  P       22:35:38.53  -2.4   32.0 261                                   WRA 
 WRAB eP      22:35:39.19  -1.6   32.0 261 b:1.1+0 .37 4.1                   WRAB
 KAKA eP      22:36:04.58  -1.5   34.9 274 b:6.2+0 .45 4.8                   KAKA
 FORT eP      22:36:34.73  -0.9   38.4 243                                   FORT
 FITZ eP      22:36:51.93  -0.4   40.4 263 b:1.8+1 .78 4.9                   FITZ
 MBWA eP      22:37:33.79  -0.7   45.6 258 b:7.4+0 .72 4.7                   MBWA
 NWAO eP      22:37:50.69  -1.0   47.8 242 b:2.0+0 .51 4.4                   NWAO
 SBA  eP      22:39:17.08  -0.5   59.6 180 b:9.3+1 2.3 5.5                   SBA 
 KSM  eP      22:39:21.90  -0.5   60.2 283 b:8.0+0 .70 5.0                   KSM 
 CMAR P       22:41:07.75  -0.5   77.2 294                                   CMAR
 CHTO eP      22:41:08.62  -0.4   77.3 295 b:5.4+0 1.0 4.5                   CHTO
 ULN  eP      22:41:50.18  -1.6   85.5 324 b:3.2+0 .70 4.6                   ULN 
 SONM P       22:41:51.62  -1.9   85.8 323                                   SONM
      LR      23:16:22.67                                  
 CMB  eP      22:41:58.74  -1.8   87.3  49 b:1.3+1 .90 5.1                   CMB 
 YBH  P       22:41:58.78  -1.9   87.3  44                                   YBH 
      LR      23:11:17.15                                  
 WDC  eP      22:41:59.38   0.8   86.9  46 b:1.2+2 3.0 5.6                   WDC 
 ISA  eP      22:42:03.14   0.6   87.6  51 b:6.9+0 .95 4.9                   ISA 
 WAKR eP      22:42:04.63  -0.3   88.1  48                                   WAKR
 MTUM eP      22:42:04.87  -0.8   88.3  50                                   MTUM
 NVAR P       22:42:06.83  -1.8   88.9  49                                   NVAR
 PAHR eP      22:42:07.71   0.3   88.7  47 b:7.8+0 .98 5.0                   PAHR
 MOD  eP      22:42:08.94   0.1   89.0  45                                   MOD 
 WVOR eP      22:42:13.61  -1.4   90.3  45 b:1.1+1 1.2 5.1                   WVOR
 LDFC eP      22:42:14.16   0.8   89.9  53                                   LDFC
      ePP     22:45:54.63   7.6X
 BMN  eP      22:42:16.67   0.8   90.5  47                                   BMN 
 HAWA eP      22:42:20.25   0.4   91.4  41 b:9.1+0 1.0 5.2                   HAWA
 ELK  eP      22:42:23.90   0.9   92.0  48 b:9.8+0 .85 5.3                   ELK 
      ePP     22:45:58.98  -4.4X
 N12A eP      22:42:24.39   0.7   92.2  48 b:2.1+1 .90 5.6                   N12A
 CCUT eP      22:42:24.78   0.9   92.2  51 b:4.4+1 2.6 5.4                   CCUT
 TXAR P       22:42:45.33  -1.5   97.2  62                                   TXAR
      LR      23:16:17.16                                  
 YKA  P       22:42:56.94  -2.7X 100.3  27                                   YKA 
 MKAR P       22:42:59.55  -0.9X 100.3 316                                   MKAR
 ARCESPKP     22:48:07.43  -3.5X 123.9 345                                   ARCE
 FINESPKP     22:48:18.13  -3.4X 129.3 338                                   FINE
 BRTR PKP     22:48:30.20  -3.8X 135.4 308                                   BRTR
 GERESPKP     22:48:42.04  -5.7X 143.2 332                                   GERE
 IDI  PKP     22:48:46.05  -2.4  143.4 305                                   IDI 
 STU  ePKPbc  22:48:48.83  -1.8  145.1 335                                   STU 
 WLF  ePKPdf  22:48:50.40  -1.2  145.5 339                                   WLF 
 BAIF ePKP    22:48:50.40  -1.7  145.8 342                                   BAIF
 BFO  ePKPdf  22:48:50.79  -1.5  145.8 336                                   BFO 
 CDF  iPKPc   22:48:51.70  -1.2  146.2 337                                   CDF 
 DAVOXPKPbc   22:48:52.85  -2.0  146.4 333                                   DAVO
 HINF iPKPc   22:48:53.30  -0.7  146.8 337                                   HINF
 HAU  ePKP    22:48:53.60  -0.4  146.8 337                                   HAU 
      LR      22:58:53.60                  S:1.5-1 19. 4.8 
 MEZF ePKP    22:48:54.00   0.0  146.9 339                                   MEZF
 TUE  ePKPbc  22:48:54.94  -1.3  146.9 333                                   TUE 
 FLN  ePKP    22:48:57.00   0.8  148.2 346                                   FLN 
 LDF  ePKP    22:48:57.00   0.7  148.3 345                                   LDF 
 CABF iPKPc   22:48:57.50   1.3  148.1 336                                   CABF
 LOR  iPKPc   22:48:57.70   1.2  148.3 339                                   LOR 
      LR      22:58:57.70                  S:1.9-1 18. 4.9 
 GRR  ePKP    22:48:58.30   1.4  148.7 346                                   GRR 
 SSF  iPKPc   22:48:58.60   1.6  148.6 340                                   SSF 
 AVF  ePKP    22:48:58.80   1.4  148.9 340                                   AVF 
 LPL  iPKPc   22:48:59.30   1.8  148.8 334                                   LPL 
 LPG  ePKP    22:48:59.40   1.8  148.8 334                                   LPG 
 BGF  iPKPc   22:49:00.00   2.0  149.3 340                                   BGF 
 ORIF iPKPc   22:49:01.10   2.4  149.6 335                                   ORIF
 TCF  ePKP    22:49:01.10   2.3  149.7 341                                   TCF 
 MFF  ePKP    22:49:01.80   2.4  150.1 344                                   MFF 
 VIVF ePKP    22:49:02.30   2.9  150.1 336                                   VIVF
 PGF  ePKP    22:49:02.70   3.2X 150.0 328                                   PGF 
 SMRF ePKP    22:49:03.40   3.3X 150.5 334                                   SMRF
 RJF  ePKP    22:49:03.90   3.4X 150.8 340                                   RJF 
      LR      22:59:03.90                  S:1.8-1 21. 4.8 
 CAF  ePKP    22:49:04.20   3.4X 151.0 339                                   CAF 
 LASF ePKP    22:49:04.60   3.6X 151.1 336                                   LASF
 LFF  ePKP    22:49:05.10   3.7X 151.4 341                                   LFF 
 MTLF ePKP    22:49:07.20   4.4X 152.3 338                                   MTLF



 Generated 2008 APR 22 at 02:05 UTC

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


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