8 MAY 2008 (129)
ot = 01:23:46.57 +/- 0.19 TONGA REGION
lat = -18.617 +/- 6.6
lon = -172.954 +/- 6.2 MAGNITUDE 4.9 (GS)
dep = 35.0 (geophysicist)
110 km (65 miles) E of Neiafu, Tonga (pop 3,000)
305 km (190 miles) SSE of Hihifo, Tonga
370 km (230 miles) NE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
2355 km (1460 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand
nph = 120 of 148 se = 0.92 FE=174 A
error ellipse = (137.2, 0.0, 10.8; 47.2, 0.0, 4.8; 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
mb = 4.9 ( 55) ML = 5.3 ( 1) mblg = 4.5 ( 5) md = 0.0 ( 0) MS = 0.0 ( 0)
sta phase arrival res dist azm amp per mag amp per mag sta
AFI ePn 01:24:53.08 -3.6 4.8 14 d:4.8+2 6.4X L:2.9+0 .55 5.3 AFI
eSn 01:25:45.14 S res = -6.2X g:1.6+0 .75 4.8
RAO ePn 01:26:26.70 -1.8 11.5 202 RAO
RAR ePn 01:26:34.64 -9.6X 12.7 104 RAR
eS 01:28:38.34 S res = -25.7X
OUZ eP 01:28:19.88 -0.5 20.4 213 g:1.3-1 1.1 4.5 b:1.3+2 1.1 5.2 OUZ
URZ eP 01:28:32.53 1.2 21.4 202 g:7.1-2 .98 4.4 b:4.5+1 .50 5.1 URZ
eS 01:32:19.49 S res = -7.4X
SNZO eP 01:29:08.35 1.6 25.0 202 SNZO
KHZ eP 01:29:24.62 5.3X 26.4 203 g:3.6-2 .84 4.3 b:2.9+1 .66 5.0 KHZ
RPZ eP 01:29:44.68 6.8X 28.4 205 g:3.9-2 .62 4.5 b:4.5+1 .52 5.4 RPZ
EIDS eP 01:30:26.21 -0.5 33.9 252 b:2.7+0 .51 4.4 EIDS
CTAO eP 01:31:05.02 -0.3 38.4 261 b:2.7+1 .50 5.3 CTAO
epP 01:31:18.04 depth = 49.0X
STKA eP 01:31:41.74 -0.1 42.9 243 b:1.6+0 .90 3.8X STKA
WRA P 01:32:33.66 -1.2 49.6 259 WRA
LR 01:52:38.91
WB2 eP 01:32:34.05 -0.7 49.6 259 WB2
WRAB eP 01:32:34.21 -0.5 49.6 259 b:1.9+1 .90 5.1 WRAB
ASAR P 01:32:34.40 -0.4 49.6 254 ASAR
KAKA eP 01:32:57.30 -1.4 52.8 268 b:5.7+1 .58 5.7 KAKA
SBA eP 01:33:43.90 -5.9X 60.1 185 b:1.6+1 1.1 5.1 SBA
MBWA eP 01:34:10.08 0.2 62.9 255 b:1.9+1 1.2 5.1 MBWA
MJAR P 01:35:06.70 1.8 71.7 320 MJAR
LR 02:00:44.09
ISA eP 01:35:21.78 -0.9 74.7 43 b:1.3+1 1.1 4.8 ISA
PFO eP 01:35:23.65 0.0 74.8 46 b:2.2+1 1.4 4.9 PFO
CMB eP 01:35:24.21 0.2 74.9 41 b:5.3+0 1.1 4.4 CMB
WDC eP 01:35:26.78 0.9 75.2 37 WDC
MTUM eP 01:35:28.76 0.4 75.6 42 MTUM
epP 01:35:36.92 depth = 26.1X
PETK P 01:35:29.30 0.5 75.8 342 PETK
LR 02:06:10.59
WAKR eP 01:35:29.74 0.5 75.8 41 WAKR
NVAR P 01:35:33.05 0.1 76.4 41 NVAR
PAHR eP 01:35:33.54 0.0 76.6 40 b:8.5+0 .98 4.7 PAHR
epP 01:35:42.55 depth = 28.8X
SHPR eP 01:35:38.53 0.5 77.3 44 SHPR
MOD eP 01:35:38.66 0.5 77.4 37 MOD
TUC eP 01:35:42.39 0.1 78.1 50 b:9.0+0 1.1 4.7 TUC
WVOR eP 01:35:44.88 -0.5 78.7 38 b:2.9+1 1.6 5.0 WVOR
CCUT eP 01:35:48.21 0.3 79.1 44 b:9.5+0 1.1 4.7 CCUT
ELK eP 01:35:51.37 0.2 79.7 41 b:2.2+1 1.7 4.9 ELK
N13A eP 01:35:54.74 -0.1 80.4 41 b:3.2+1 1.5 5.1 N13A
MSU eP 01:35:55.40 0.4 80.4 44 MSU
HAWA eP 01:35:56.47 0.6 80.7 34 HAWA
M13A eP 01:35:56.64 0.1 80.7 41 b:1.5+1 1.6 4.7 M13A
DUG eP 01:35:57.05 -0.5 80.9 42 b:1.1+1 1.4 4.6 DUG
ETW eP 01:35:57.85 -0.1 81.0 33 b:9.8+0 1.2 4.6 ETW
BMO eP 01:35:57.92 0.5 80.9 36 BMO
BGU eP 01:35:58.85 -0.1 81.2 42 b:7.4+0 1.5 4.5 BGU
MNTX eP 01:36:01.95 -0.3 81.8 53 b:1.0+1 1.0 4.8 MNTX
HVU eP 01:36:02.17 -0.2 81.8 41 HVU
HLID eP 01:36:02.17 -0.2 81.8 39 b:8.7+0 1.1 4.7 HLID
SRU eP 01:36:02.51 0.1 81.8 44 b:2.4+1 1.6 5.0 SRU
LAZ eP 01:36:03.15 0.8 81.8 50 b:2.2+0 1.2 4.0 LAZ
TXAR P 01:36:03.45 -0.3 82.1 56 TXAR
LR 02:03:52.69
DAU eP 01:36:04.19 0.5 82.0 43 DAU
LPM eP 01:36:04.85 0.8 82.1 50 LPM
epP 01:36:13.38 depth = 27.0X
HWUT eP 01:36:05.05 -0.8 82.5 42 b:9.8+0 1.4 4.7 HWUT
BMRM eP 01:36:05.48 0.1 82.5 14 b:6.2+1 1.7 5.4 BMRM
DIV eP 01:36:05.68 0.9 82.4 13 DIV
ANMO eP 01:36:06.85 0.6 82.5 49 b:8.5+0 1.2 4.7 ANMO
TRF eP 01:36:10.83 -0.7 83.7 10 b:1.2+1 .92 5.0 TRF
MCMT eP 01:36:11.38 0.4 83.5 38 b:6.6+0 1.1 4.7 MCMT
RRI2 eP 01:36:11.88 0.3 83.6 40 b:1.6+1 1.2 5.0 RRI2
SKAG eP 01:36:12.25 1.2 83.6 18 b:2.4+1 1.3 5.2 SKAG
CHUM eP 01:36:12.27 0.6 83.8 9 b:4.0+0 .78 4.6 CHUM
REDW eP 01:36:12.63 -0.4 83.9 40 b:1.3+1 1.2 4.9 REDW
BSMT eP 01:36:12.74 -1.4 84.1 35 b:5.6+0 1.3 4.5 BSMT
TPAW eP 01:36:12.79 -0.4 83.9 40 b:1.6+1 1.3 5.0 TPAW
DLMT eP 01:36:13.21 0.0 83.9 38 b:7.5+0 .95 4.8 DLMT
SNOW eP 01:36:13.21 -0.4 84.0 40 b:7.8+0 .84 4.9 SNOW
MCK eP 01:36:13.30 -0.5 84.2 10 b:2.6+1 1.2 5.3 MCK
IMW eP 01:36:13.80 -0.5 84.1 40 b:5.5+0 .86 4.7 IMW
LOHW eP 01:36:14.03 -0.5 84.2 40 b:5.1+0 .96 4.6 LOHW
PDAR P 01:36:14.50 -1.1 84.4 41 PDAR
LR 02:08:27.77
BW06 eP 01:36:14.52 -1.0 84.4 41 BW06
HYT eP 01:36:14.56 0.7 84.2 17 HYT
CHMT eP 01:36:14.92 -0.8 84.4 36 CHMT
SMCO eP 01:36:14.96 -0.2 84.2 46 b:1.7+1 1.3 5.0 SMCO
LRM eP 01:36:15.55 0.5 84.3 38 LRM
QLMT eP 01:36:15.89 0.6 84.3 39 b:9.2+0 1.1 4.8 QLMT
SDCO eP 01:36:16.34 -0.3 84.6 47 b:1.4+1 1.5 4.9 SDCO
BOZ eP 01:36:16.38 -0.4 84.7 38 b:5.6+0 .99 4.7 BOZ
DLBC eP 01:36:17.07 1.3 84.5 21 DLBC
HRY eP 01:36:18.52 -0.6 85.1 37 HRY
COLA eP 01:36:19.75 -0.2 85.4 10 b:2.1+1 .90 5.4 COLA
WALA eP 01:36:20.30 0.4 85.3 34 WALA
JCT eP 01:36:20.78 -0.9 85.6 56 b:2.5+1 1.8 5.1 JCT
RWWY eP 01:36:20.89 0.5 85.3 43 RWWY
AMTX eP 01:36:23.19 -0.5 86.0 51 b:1.9+1 1.0 5.3 AMTX
DAWY eP 01:36:25.34 0.3 86.4 14 DAWY
EGAK eP 01:36:26.17 0.2 86.6 13 b:1.4+1 1.1 5.1 EGAK
PLCA P 01:36:29.92 1.0 87.0 132 PLCA
LR 02:08:41.90
BILL eP 01:36:31.57 0.3 87.7 352 b:1.3+1 1.0 5.1 BILL
EDM eP 01:36:32.42 -0.5 88.0 31 EDM
WMOK eP 01:36:33.44 -0.4 88.1 52 b:6.3+0 1.1 4.8 WMOK
INK eP 01:36:47.71 -0.1 91.3 14 b:1.8+1 1.4 5.3 INK
YKA P 01:36:54.85 -0.4 92.9 23 YKA
LR 02:09:35.68
ECSD eP 01:36:57.04 -0.4 93.2 45 b:1.4+1 1.1 5.3 ECSD
CMAR P 01:37:03.45 1.8 94.0 288 CMAR
FVM eP 01:37:08.56 0.2 95.6 52 FVM
KURK PKP 01:42:24.10 -1.2 115.8 318 KURK
UCH ePKPdf 01:42:32.10 0.1 118.8 308 UCH
BVAR PKP 01:42:34.31 -0.2 120.7 321 BVAR
ARU ePKPdf 01:42:46.06 0.9 126.3 327 ARU
ARCESPKP 01:42:48.45 0.6 127.8 352 ARCE
AKTK PKP 01:42:49.80 -0.3 128.7 320 AKTK
FINESPKP 01:43:01.60 -0.3 135.2 347 FINE
EKA PKP 01:43:13.30 -2.2 142.5 10 EKA
AKASGPKP 01:43:14.38 -2.9 143.4 336 AKAS
KMBO ePKPdf 01:43:19.61 -0.8 144.4 240 KMBO
KWP ePKPbc 01:43:25.21 0.9 146.6 341 KWP
MALT ePKPbc 01:43:25.60 1.4 146.4 312 MALT
GERESPKP 01:43:26.96 -0.6 149.4 351 GERE
PKPbc 01:43:32.64 0.7X
BUR08ePKPbc 01:43:27.47 0.4 147.5 337 BUR0
MORC ePKPbc 01:43:28.95 1.2 147.8 347 MORC
GRF ePKP 01:43:30.80 4.3X 148.8 355 GRF
VRAC PKPbc 01:43:30.80 1.4 148.4 348 VRAC
BRTR PKPbc 01:43:31.00 0.0 148.9 318 BRTR
BR131ePKPbc 01:43:31.61 0.6 148.9 318 BR13
MLR PKPbc 01:43:31.69 0.7 148.9 334 MLR
GEC2 ePKPbc 01:43:31.78 -0.1 149.4 351 GEC2
PSZ ePKPbc 01:43:31.79 0.9 149.0 343 PSZ
WLF ePKPbc 01:43:32.06 1.2 149.0 1 WLF
KHC ePKPbc 01:43:32.24 1.1 149.1 352 KHC
ASF PKPbc 01:43:34.96 1.1 150.0 303 ASF
BNI ePKPdf 01:43:34.99 0.8 153.6 1 BNI
BFO ePKPbc 01:43:35.14 0.9 150.3 358 BFO
BOJS ePKPdf 01:43:38.79 6.7X 152.3 348 BOJS
iPKPbc 01:43:48.81 10.0X
e 01:44:03.21 3.2X
DAVOXPKPbc 01:43:38.89 1.0 151.8 356 DAVO
VISS ePKPdf 01:43:39.22 7.5X 152.1 348 VISS
i 01:43:49.35 1.4X
EIL PKPbc 01:43:40.15 0.8 152.3 299 EIL
JAVS iPKPdf 01:43:41.03 9.1X 152.2 349 JAVS
i 01:43:49.49 1.2X
TORD PKP 01:43:50.40 -2.7 172.5 136 TORD
PKPab 01:45:17.20 -0.8X
TOA0 ePKPdf 01:43:51.36 -1.8 172.5 136 TOA0
Generated 2008 MAY 28 at 03:01 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

