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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     11 MAY 2008  (132)

     ot  = 16:34:04.80   +/-   0.79              SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS           
     lat =     -26.267   +/-    8.8
     lon =     179.288   +/-    6.8              MAGNITUDE 4.6 (GS)       
     dep =       506.8   +/-    9.2   

     435 km (270 miles) NW of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
     600 km (370 miles) NNW of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands
     1245 km (780 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
     1710 km (1070 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand

     nph =   43 of  57    se = 0.97    FE=171                            A   

     error ellipse = (188.7, 47.4, 17.2;296.5, 15.7, 10.9; 39.3, 38.3,  8.6)

 mb = 4.6 ( 13)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 0.0 (  0)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 RAO  eP      16:35:22.36  -0.2    3.9 141 d:2.1+1     3.3X L:2.7+0 .53 5.0X RAO 
                                           g:1.9+0 .75 4.7X
 URZ  ePn     16:36:42.80  -1.4   12.1 188 g:4.9-2 .64 4.0X b:4.9+1 .64 5.1  URZ 
 DZM  eP      16:36:49.65   1.4   12.4 287 g:5.6-2 .90 3.9X b:5.6+1 .90 5.0  DZM 
 AFI  P       16:37:08.19  -5.6X  14.9  36                                   AFI 
      S       16:39:37.78  S res = -11.9X
 KHZ  ePn     16:37:32.08  -1.1   16.8 195                                   KHZ 
      eSn     16:40:19.27
 RPZ  P       16:37:50.78   0.2   18.7 199                                   RPZ 
 EIDS eP      16:38:52.48   1.0   25.4 266 g:7.8-3 .98 3.5X b:2.5+1 1.5 4.5  EIDS
 CTAO eP      16:39:40.78   0.9   30.9 274 b:1.9+1 .75 4.7                   CTAO
 STKA eP      16:40:00.90   0.9   33.3 251 b:2.3-1 .45 3.0X                  STKA
 ASAR P       16:41:04.30   0.3   41.1 263                                   ASAR
      S       16:46:40.70  S res =   0.8X
 WB2  eP      16:41:08.35  -0.3   41.7 269                                   WB2 
 WRAB eP      16:41:08.36  -0.3   41.7 269 b:1.8+1 1.1 4.5                   WRAB
 WRA  P       16:41:08.41  -0.3   41.7 269                                   WRA 
      S       16:46:47.46  S res =  -1.1X
 KAKA eP      16:41:40.16  -2.1   46.0 278 b:5.9+1 .48 5.4                   KAKA
 QSPA P       16:43:48.03   1.3   63.8 180                                   QSPA
 MAW  P       16:44:56.29   1.0   75.3 201                                   MAW 
 PMSA eP      16:45:05.01   0.4   77.0 157                                   PMSA
 PETK P       16:45:27.02  -0.1   81.2 347                                   PETK
 ISA  eP      16:45:46.85  -0.2   85.1  46 b:1.5+1 .95 4.6                   ISA 
 GSC  eP      16:45:51.86   0.5   86.0  47 b:8.7+0 1.0 4.4                   GSC 
 NVAR P       16:45:55.90   0.2   86.9  44                                   NVAR
 PLCA P       16:45:57.55   1.0   87.1 134                                   PLCA
 WVOR eP      16:46:06.09   0.2   89.1  41 b:1.0+1 1.0 4.6                   WVOR
 CMAR P       16:46:10.35   1.2   89.7 291                                   CMAR
 N12A eP      16:46:12.22   0.5   90.4  44 b:8.6+0 1.1 4.6                   N12A
 MSU  eP      16:46:15.20   1.0   90.9  47 b:3.7+0 .96 4.3                   MSU 
 M13A eP      16:46:15.84   0.4   91.2  44 b:1.1+1 1.0 4.8                   M13A
 TRF  eP      16:46:20.03  -1.4   92.6  13 b:4.5+0 .76 4.6                   TRF 
 TXAR P       16:46:21.42   0.9   92.2  58                                   TXAR
 PDAR P       16:46:31.40  -0.9   94.8  44                                   PDAR
 KURK PKP     16:51:49.25  -1.1  116.5 316                                   KURK
 BOSA PKP     16:51:57.88  -0.3  120.0 206                                   BOSA
 BVAR PKP     16:51:59.86  -0.6  121.8 318                                   BVAR
 SCHQ PKP     16:52:07.43   1.3  124.7  40                                   SCHQ
 AKTK PKP     16:52:15.07  -0.3  129.5 315                                   AKTK
 ARCESPKP     16:52:15.93  -7.5X 134.1 348                                   ARCE
      PKP     16:52:21.88  -1.5X
 FINESPKP     16:52:27.27  -8.1X 140.5 340                                   FINE
      PKP     16:52:34.38  -1.0X
 NOA  PKP     16:52:40.69  -1.3  144.3 350                                   NOA 
 AKASGPKPbc   16:52:47.35  -1.5  146.6 325                                   AKAS
 BRTR PKPbc   16:52:53.45  -0.8  148.4 304                                   BRTR
 BR131ePKPbc  16:52:53.98  -0.2  148.4 304                                   BR13
 BUR08qPKPdf  16:52:54.74   1.8  150.5 323                                   BUR0
      ePKPbc  16:52:59.67   0.8X
 CSS  ePKPbc  16:52:56.58  -0.4  149.6 295                                   CSS 
 EKA  PKPbc   16:52:58.50  -0.9  150.9   3                                   EKA 
 MLR  PKPbc   16:53:00.83   0.0  151.3 319                                   MLR 
 GERESPKPbc   16:53:08.21   9.1X 154.8 337                                   GERE
      PKPab   16:53:25.11  -0.9X
 TORD PKP     16:53:11.85  -1.1  166.8 190                                   TORD
      PKPab   16:54:18.88  -0.2X
 GRF  ePKP    16:53:26.10  27.1X 154.9 342                                   GRF 



 Generated 2008 MAY 26 at 13:22 UTC

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


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