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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


      7 MAY 2008  (128)

     ot  = 05:35:39.17   +/-   0.71              MASBATE REGION, PHILIPPINES     
     lat =      12.748   +/-    3.5
     lon =     123.648   +/-    4.9              MAGNITUDE 5.0 (GS)       
     dep =        45.8   +/-    6.6   

     45 km (25 miles) N of Masbate, Masbate, Philippines (pop 71,000)
     50 km (30 miles) SSW of Legaspi, Luzon, Philippines (pop 157,000)
     110 km (65 miles) SSE of Naga, Luzon, Philippines (pop 137,000)
     355 km (220 miles) SE of MANILA, Philippines
 
     Felt (III) at Irosin, Legaspi and Sorsogon; (II) at Masbate.

     nph =   72 of  92    se = 0.90    FE=249                            A   

     error ellipse = (277.2, 67.1, 10.6; 78.5, 21.8,  6.8;171.2,  6.6,  5.3)

 mb = 4.9 ( 34)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 3.6 (  6)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 TGY  Pn      05:36:21.96  -1.8    3.0 297                                   TGY 
 DAV  Pn      05:37:10.16   5.3X   6.0 161                                   DAV 
 KKM  qPn     05:38:01.04   1.9    9.9 228 d:6.0+0     4.5X L:2.3-2 1.0 4.1X KKM 
                                           g:2.2-2 1.0 3.3  b:2.2+1 1.0 5.2X
 YULB ePn     05:38:09.23  -2.3   10.8 348 g:2.9-2 1.0 3.5  b:1.8+1 .70 5.3X YULB
 SSLB ePn     05:38:17.99   0.2   11.3 347 g:3.1-2 1.0 3.5  b:2.1+1 .80 5.3X SSLB
 YHNB ePn     05:38:28.62   0.2   12.1 350 g:2.8-2 .85 3.6  b:2.6+1 .80 5.3X YHNB
 JOW  Pn      05:39:03.60  -0.3   14.7  17                                   JOW 
      Sn      05:41:57.13  S res =  11.9X
      LR      05:44:21.31                                  
 KSM  ePn     05:39:39.79   1.9   17.3 231 b:1.8+2 2.0 4.9                   KSM 
 KAPI ePn     05:39:47.86   0.9   18.1 193 b:4.3+1 1.2 4.5                   KAPI
 GUMO P       05:40:16.92   1.4   20.7  85                                   GUMO
      LR      05:47:13.09                                  
 ENH  eP      05:40:28.90   1.3   21.8 325 g:4.4-2 1.0 4.1  b:6.9+1 1.2 4.9  ENH 
 KULM eP      05:40:49.76   1.0   23.9 254 g:1.1-1 1.7 4.4X b:1.3+2 1.8 5.1  KULM
 CMAR P       05:40:53.10  -0.8   24.4 287                                   CMAR
      PcP     05:44:31.70  -0.4X
 CHTO eP      05:40:53.39  -1.1   24.5 287 g:1.1-2 1.0 3.6  b:1.1+1 1.0 4.3  CHTO
 PSI  P       05:41:10.55  -1.5   26.4 250                                   PSI 
      LR      05:52:08.16                                  
 KAKA eP      05:41:11.00  -3.6X  26.7 161 g:1.6-1 1.1 4.8X b:1.6+2 1.1 5.5  KAKA
 MJAR P       05:41:16.50  -1.0   27.1  26                                   MJAR
      LR      05:50:21.57                                  
 MDJ  eP      05:42:03.83   1.3   32.2   8 b:4.1+1 1.1 5.2                   MDJ 
 WRA  P       05:42:18.83  -1.2   34.1 162                                   WRA 
      PcP     05:44:55.98  -0.6X
 WRAB eP      05:42:18.88  -1.1   34.1 162 b:9.4+1 1.5 5.5                   WRAB
 LSA  eP      05:42:24.25   0.6   34.5 304 b:1.6+1 1.0 4.9                   LSA 
 ASAR P       05:42:48.21  -1.0   37.6 164                                   ASAR
      PcP     05:45:05.75  -0.9X
 ULN  eP      05:42:50.01   0.0   37.7 342 b:1.9+1 1.1 4.9                   ULN 
 SONM P       05:42:51.53   0.0   37.8 341                                   SONM
      LR      05:58:54.10                                  
 TLY  eP      05:43:26.78   0.4   42.1 341 b:1.4+1 1.4 4.5                   TLY 
 FORT eP      05:43:37.02  -1.0   43.5 174 b:2.2+1 .70 5.0                   FORT
 EIDS eP      05:44:00.69  -0.5   46.4 145 b:7.2+1 1.9 5.3                   EIDS
 STKA eP      05:44:10.17  -0.4   47.6 159 b:5.6+0 1.1 4.5                   STKA
      ePP     05:46:01.98  -0.5X
 MKAR P       05:44:17.70   0.1   48.5 323                                   MKAR
 PETK P       05:44:17.77   0.2   48.5  27                                   PETK
      LR      06:04:47.74                                  
 MK31 eP      05:44:17.85   0.3   48.5 323                                   MK31
 ARMA eP      05:44:34.70   0.4   50.7 148 b:1.5+1 1.0 4.9                   ARMA
 ZALV P       05:44:38.00  -0.1   51.2 332                                   ZALV
      LR      06:06:32.74                                  
 UCH  eP      05:44:42.58   0.9   51.6 314 b:1.5+1 .78 5.1                   UCH 
 AAK  eP      05:44:43.09   0.6   51.8 315                                   AAK 
 AML  eP      05:44:46.45   0.7   52.2 314 b:8.3+0 .63 4.9                   AML 
 EKS2 eP      05:44:46.84   0.6   52.3 315 b:7.9+0 .98 4.7                   EKS2
 KURK P       05:44:48.63   0.4   52.6 326                                   KURK
 CAN  eP      05:44:55.56   0.4   53.5 154 b:4.9+1 1.2 5.4                   CAN 
 BVAR P       05:45:28.29  -0.2   58.2 325                                   BVAR
      PcP     05:46:19.82   0.3X
      LR      06:12:16.39                                  
 BRVK eP      05:45:29.50   0.6   58.3 325 b:9.8+0 .80 5.0                   BRVK
 TIXI eP      05:45:32.97  -0.5   59.0   2 b:2.6+1 .95 5.3                   TIXI
 BILL eP      05:45:53.41   0.7   61.8  17 b:2.1+1 1.3 5.1                   BILL
 ABKAReP      05:46:03.29  -0.3   63.3 319 b:7.4+0 .90 4.8                   ABKA
 RPZ  P       05:46:50.47  -0.9   70.9 146                                   RPZ 
 TTA  eP      05:47:12.91   1.0   74.3  28 b:7.8+0 1.0 4.6                   TTA 
 KDAK P       05:47:20.95  -0.4   76.0  33                                   KDAK
 CHUM eP      05:47:22.51   1.1   76.0  27 b:8.8+0 1.0 4.7                   CHUM
 BPAW eP      05:47:25.33   0.5   76.6  27 b:4.6+1 1.2 5.3                   BPAW
 KTH  eP      05:47:25.96   0.9   76.7  27 b:3.9+1 1.8 5.1                   KTH 
 TRF  eP      05:47:27.08   0.2   76.9  27 b:2.1+1 1.4 5.0                   TRF 
 COLD eP      05:47:27.15   1.1   76.9  24 b:1.1+1 1.1 4.8                   COLD
 PMR  eP      05:47:29.33  -0.8   77.6  29                                   PMR 
 MCK  eP      05:47:29.90  -0.1   77.5  27 b:4.6+1 1.2 5.4                   MCK 
 COLA eP      05:47:31.45  -0.6   77.9  26 b:6.9+0 1.0 4.6                   COLA
 MALT eP      05:47:36.91   0.9   78.5 307 b:1.2+1 1.3 4.7                   MALT
 ARCESP       05:47:48.37  -0.3   81.0 339                                   ARCE
 DAWY eP      05:47:53.48   1.0   81.7  26                                   DAWY
 BRTR P       05:47:54.00  -0.8   82.0 309                                   BRTR
 FINESP       05:47:55.90  -0.9   82.5 331                                   FINE
 AKASGP       05:47:58.40  -1.3   83.0 320                                   AKAS
 INK  eP      05:47:58.86   0.0   82.9  21 b:1.5+1 1.0 5.0                   INK 
 BUR08eP      05:48:16.30  -0.2   86.3 318                                   BUR0
 MLR  P       05:48:16.45  -0.3   86.3 316                                   MLR 
 KMBO P       05:48:19.67   0.3   86.7 268                                   KMBO
 NOA  P       05:48:29.21  -1.8   89.4 333                                   NOA 
      LR      06:28:47.15                                  
 RES  eP      05:48:31.09   0.0   89.5  10 b:7.5+0 .88 5.0                   RES 
 YKA  P       05:48:45.19  -0.2   92.5  23                                   YKA 
 GERESP       05:48:48.81   0.0   93.2 322                                   GERE
      LR      06:33:39.53                                  
 NVAR Pdif    05:49:34.33   1.0X 103.0  45                                   NVAR
 TORD PKP     05:54:19.40  -0.9  117.0 292                                   TORD
 TXAR PKP     05:54:22.26   0.3  118.1  47                                   TXAR
 DBIC PKP     05:54:35.50  -0.5  125.3 288                                   DBIC
 SDDR ePKPbc  05:55:13.24   0.8  145.2  25                                   SDDR
 LPAZ PKP     05:55:41.95  -0.5  168.1 109                                   LPAZ
      PKPab   05:56:51.20   0.9X



 Generated 2008 MAY 28 at 11:20 UTC

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


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