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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


      1 MAY 2008  (122)

     ot  = 15:16:51.68   +/-   0.30              ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE              
     lat =     -23.193   +/-    6.0
     lon =     -68.667   +/-    8.2              MAGNITUDE 4.6 (GS)       
     dep =        99.6  (depth phases)

     85 km (55 miles) SSE of Calama, Chile (pop 122,000)
     185 km (115 miles) ENE of Antofagasta, Chile
     200 km (125 miles) SE of Tocopilla, Chile
     1155 km (720 miles) N of SANTIAGO, Chile

     nph =   59 of  93    se = 1.23    FE=123                            A   

     error ellipse = ( 80.0,  0.0, 10.8;170.0,  0.0,  7.8;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0)

 mb = 4.6 ( 22)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 0.0 (  0)  md = 4.5 (  1)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 LVC  ePn     15:17:07.30  -1.4    0.6 339 d:3.6+2     4.5                   LVC 
      eSn     15:17:20.27  S res =  -1.1X
 ANCH iPc     15:17:18.47  -1.6    1.7 253                                   ANCH
      iS      15:17:38.35  S res =  -3.3X
 LCO  ePn     15:18:16.51  -2.7    6.1 197                                   LCO 
      eSn     15:19:24.40  S res =  -3.2X
 LPAZ ePn     15:18:28.77  -1.9    6.9   4                                   LPAZ
 CFAA P       15:18:49.58  -0.9    8.4 177                                   CFAA
 SIV  P       15:19:12.52  -1.7   10.1  46                                   SIV 
      S       15:20:57.22  S res =  -8.7X
 TRQA ePn     15:20:29.78   0.3   15.9 160 b:8.8+1 2.0 4.6                   TRQA
 SPB  eP      15:21:08.37  -2.6   19.5  95 g:3.4-2 .95 4.0X b:3.4+1 .95 4.6  SPB 
 OTAV qP      15:22:00.42  -7.9X  25.2 336                                   OTAV
 RCBR eP      15:23:44.20   1.0   36.0  66 b:1.6+1 .98 4.9                   RCBR
 JTS  eP      15:23:49.84  -1.1   36.9 333                                   JTS 
 FDF  eP      15:24:06.12   2.5X  38.4  12 b:2.8+1 .66 5.3                   FDF 
 CPCT eP      15:26:45.51  -3.8X  60.2 345                                   CPCT
      epP     15:27:14.19  depth = 117.8X
 SWET eP      15:26:49.10  -1.2   60.4 344                                   SWET
      epP     15:27:14.97  depth = 104.6 
 WVT  eP      15:26:56.87  -2.6   61.7 342 b:1.3+1 1.0 4.9                   WVT 
      epP     15:27:22.02  depth = 100.8 
 TXAR P       15:27:02.90   0.4   62.1 325                                   TXAR
 FVM  eP      15:27:15.01  -0.8   64.2 341 b:1.6+1 .80 5.0                   FVM 
      epP     15:27:40.51  depth = 101.7 
 CCM  eP      15:27:15.87  -2.0   64.5 340 b:8.2+0 .90 4.7                   CCM 
      epP     15:27:41.07  depth = 100.3 
 JSRW epP     15:27:20.50   0.1   61.2 352                                   JSRW
 FRNY eP      15:27:39.74   0.7   67.8 356 b:9.6+0 .80 4.8                   FRNY
 PKME eP      15:27:41.25   0.5   68.1 360 b:9.6+0 .68 4.8                   PKME
 ANMO P       15:27:41.78   1.1   68.0 327                                   ANMO
 DBIC P       15:27:48.45   1.5   69.0  73                                   DBIC
      LR      15:57:08.25                                  
 WUAZ eP      15:28:00.33   1.3   71.0 324 b:7.3+0 1.0 4.5                   WUAZ
 SMCO eP      15:28:04.23   1.2   71.6 329 b:4.5+0 .95 4.3                   SMCO
 SRU  eP      15:28:13.70   1.1   73.3 327 b:6.1+0 .84 4.5                   SRU 
      epP     15:28:39.70  depth = 100.9 
 CCUT eP      15:28:16.57   2.1X  73.6 324 b:6.8+0 .96 4.5                   CCUT
      epP     15:28:42.60  depth = 100.9 
 RSSD eP      15:28:19.38   0.4   74.4 334 b:2.0+0 .55 4.2                   RSSD
 PDAR P       15:28:26.70   0.4   75.7 330                                   PDAR
 LOHW eP      15:28:31.23  -1.5   76.8 330 b:3.4+0 .65 4.3                   LOHW
 ULM  P       15:28:32.92  -0.3   77.0 342                                   ULM 
 RRI2 eP      15:28:33.11  -0.4   76.9 330 b:8.4+0 1.0 4.5                   RRI2
      epP     15:28:58.67  depth =  98.0 
 NVAR P       15:28:34.08   0.4   77.0 322                                   NVAR
      pP      15:28:57.00  depth =  86.7X
 TPAW eP      15:28:34.37   1.2   76.9 330 b:4.2+0 .75 4.3                   TPAW
 IMW  eP      15:28:35.54   0.6   77.2 330 b:2.5+0 .65 4.2                   IMW 
 SCHQ P       15:28:36.92  -0.3   77.7   1                                   SCHQ
 TORD P       15:28:39.28   0.9   77.7  70                                   TORD
      pP      15:29:04.50  depth =  96.5 
      sP      15:29:14.80   0.0X
 PAHR eP      15:28:43.49   1.7   78.4 322 b:1.2+1 .82 4.8                   PAHR
 HLID eP      15:28:44.07   1.6   78.6 328 b:5.9+0 .80 4.5                   HLID
      epP     15:29:09.37  depth =  96.7 
 BMO  eP      15:28:55.40   0.2   81.0 327 b:4.7+0 1.0 4.2                   BMO 
 YBH  P       15:28:58.80  -0.3   81.7 322                                   YBH 
 BSMT eP      15:29:01.33   0.9   81.9 331                                   BSMT
 BOSA P       15:29:05.05   1.4   82.5 118                                   BOSA
 MAW  P       15:29:05.26   1.6   82.7 163                                   MAW 
 KEBM eP      15:29:07.00  -0.6   83.3 322 b:1.0+2 1.5 5.5                   KEBM
 OD2  eP      15:29:08.42   0.4   83.4 328                                   OD2 
      epP     15:29:34.84  depth = 100.4 
 FCC  eP      15:29:12.14   0.0   84.3 347 b:1.5-1 .88 2.9X                  FCC 
      epP     15:29:37.63  depth =  96.1 
 YKA  P       15:29:53.04   0.4   92.8 340                                   YKA 
      pP      15:30:19.44  depth =  98.3 
 ASAR PKP     15:35:48.45   0.7  128.5 207                                   ASAR
      pPKP    15:36:15.60   0.5X
 WB2  ePKPdf  15:35:54.09   0.5  131.6 209                                   WB2 
 WRA  PKP     15:35:54.81   1.2  131.6 209                                   WRA 
 PETK PKP     15:35:58.67   1.6  134.0 323                                   PETK
 FITZ PKP     15:36:02.61  -0.4  136.6 200                                   FITZ
 BVAR PKP     15:36:04.58   1.9  137.0  36                                   BVAR
      pPKP    15:36:30.69   0.6X
 ZALV PKP     15:36:12.75  -1.4  143.4  26                                   ZALV
      pPKP    15:36:39.70  -1.8X
 ZAA0 ePKPdf  15:36:12.98  -1.1  143.4  26                                   ZAA0
      epPKPdf 15:36:37.84  -3.7X
 AAK  ePKPdf  15:36:15.31  -0.3  143.9  49                                   AAK 
 TKM2 ePKPdf  15:36:16.36  -0.4  144.5  48                                   TKM2
 MKAR PKPbc   15:36:22.08  -0.3  146.8  38                                   MKAR
      pPKPbc  15:36:49.42  -0.1X
 MAJO ePKPdf  15:36:28.89  -1.9  153.3 306                                   MAJO
      ePKPbc  15:36:37.59  -0.7X
      ePKPab  15:36:51.07   0.5X
 KAPI PKPbc   15:36:34.23   0.9  150.8 197                                   KAPI
 SONM PKP     15:36:34.66   1.5  155.1   8                                   SONM
      PKPbc   15:36:42.86   0.8X
      PKPab   15:36:59.52   1.5X
 MJAR PKPbc   15:36:38.33   0.0  153.3 306                                   MJAR
      PKPab   15:36:51.39   0.8X



 Generated 2008 MAY 17 at 13:39 UTC

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


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