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Magnitude 6.4 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA

2003 February 24 02:03:41 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

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

Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     24 FEB 2003  ( 55)

     ot  = 02:03:41.39   +/-   0.26              SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
     lat =      39.603   +/-    5.1
     lon =      77.206   +/-    4.1              MAGNITUDE 6.4 (HRV)
     dep =        11.0  (geophysicist)

     100 km (65 miles) E of Kashi, Xinjiang, China (pop 205,000)
     225 km (140 miles) SSE of Naryn, Kyrgyzstan
     310 km (195 miles) WSW of Aksu, Xinjiang, China
     3330 km (2070 miles) WNW of BEIJING, Beijing, China

     nph =   72 of 200    se = 0.88        FE=321                      A

     error ellipse = ( 12.9,102.9,  0.0;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0;  6.8,  5.3,  0.0)

 mb = 5.7 ( 46)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 5.6 (  3)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 6.3 ( 48)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 KURK eP      02:06:23.04  -0.7   11.2   5                                   KURK
      LR      02:09:02.47
 NIL  LR      02:06:57.33          6.7 209                                   NIL
 BRVK eP      02:07:04.35  -0.9   14.3 343                                   BRVK
      LR      02:10:31.12
 ZRNK ePc     02:07:07.07  -1.1   14.5 340                                   ZRNK
 CHKZ eP      02:07:11.36  -0.5   14.8 344                                   CHKZ
 ARU  eP      02:08:25.96   0.7   20.8 330 b:1.0+3 1.7 5.9                   ARU
      LR      02:13:38.23                  S:2.0+1 22. 5.4
 ULN  ePc     02:08:48.22   1.2   23.0  59 b:6.6+2 .96 6.1                   ULN
      LR      02:14:40.32                  S:1.0+2 22. 6.2
 GNI  eP      02:09:07.05   1.8   24.9 282 g:1.1+0 1.1 5.6  b:2.6+2 1.0 5.9  GNI
      LR      02:15:32.85                  S:2.5+1 19. 5.7
 KIV  eP      02:09:15.05  -0.8   26.0 291 g:1.3+0 1.2 5.7  b:1.3+2 1.1 5.5  KIV
      LR      02:16:05.19                  S:6.2+1 20. 6.1
 CM31 eP      02:09:35.55  -0.9   28.2 132 g:3.4-1 1.0 5.2  b:1.5+2 .95 5.8  CM31
      LR      02:17:10.83                  S:8.4+1 20. 6.3
 OBN  eP      02:10:00.38  -0.8   31.1 314 b:4.1+1 .65 5.5                   OBN
      LR      02:18:29.55                  S:1.3+1 19. 5.6
 PALK eP      02:10:12.24  -0.6   32.3 174                                   PALK
      LR      02:19:07.72
 EIL  qP      02:10:42.21  -1.0   35.9 267 b:9.1+1 1.3 5.5                   EIL
 TRTE eP      02:10:51.71  -0.6   37.0 318                                   TRTE
 INCN eP      02:11:04.22   0.5   38.3  77 b:2.2+2 .80 6.0                   INCN
      LR      02:21:58.10                  S:7.7+1 19. 6.5
 YAK  eP      02:11:05.72   0.2   38.6  37 b:2.9+2 .95 6.0                   YAK
      LR      02:22:04.60                  S:5.1+1 22. 6.3
 KWP  eP      02:11:12.50   0.9   39.3 303 b:5.6+2 1.6 6.0                   KWP
 TATO qP      02:11:16.13   0.2   39.8  98                                   TATO
      LR      02:22:39.52                  S:8.2+1 19. 6.6
 KRIS eP      02:11:25.47   0.8   40.9 281 b:5.8+1 .70 5.4                   KRIS
 TIXI eP      02:11:25.95   0.0   41.1  22 b:2.4+2 .90 5.9                   TIXI
      LR      02:23:15.24                  S:4.7+1 20. 6.4
 PSZ  eP      02:11:29.89   1.0   41.4 301 b:7.1+1 .95 5.4                   PSZ
 GVD  eP      02:11:34.15  -0.4   42.1 281                                   GVD
 MORC eP      02:11:38.71   0.0   42.6 304 b:1.9+2 1.7 5.5                   MORC
 RUE  eP      02:11:53.64  -0.3   44.5 309                                   RUE
 RGN  eP      02:11:54.70   1.1   44.4 312                                   RGN
 SPB4 eP      02:12:04.64   1.4   45.7 345                                   SPB4
      LR      02:25:26.23
 KONO eP      02:12:05.02   0.1   45.9 319 b:4.7+1 .85 5.5                   KONO
      LR      02:25:31.70
 KBS  eP      02:12:12.20   0.6   46.7 346 b:7.0+1 .60 5.9                   KBS
      LR      02:25:56.61
 YSS  eP      02:12:14.82   0.5   47.0  58 b:2.9+2 1.5 6.1                   YSS
      LR      02:26:05.97                  S:5.5+1 20. 6.5
 MAJO eP      02:12:16.54  -0.2   47.3  73 b:8.3+1 .80 5.9                   MAJO
      LR      02:26:14.13
 AQU  eP      02:12:16.56   0.4   47.2 295                                   AQU
 STU  eP      02:12:23.72   0.7   48.1 305                                   STU
 MA2  eP      02:12:28.21  -0.3   48.9  40 b:2.2+2 1.4 6.0                   MA2
      LR      02:26:58.09
 WLF  eP      02:12:36.08   0.3   49.8 306 b:1.3+2 1.0 5.8                   WLF
 VSL  eP      02:12:45.12  -0.9   51.1 293                                   VSL
 BILL eP      02:13:04.12  -0.3   53.6  28 b:1.9+2 1.0 6.0                   BILL
      LR      02:29:13.65
 KMBO eP      02:13:12.03  -0.2   54.6 232 b:3.5+1 1.2 5.2                   KMBO
      LR      02:29:40.77
 PET  eP      02:13:12.59  -1.2   54.9  47 b:2.4+2 1.8 5.9                   PET
      LR      02:29:49.40
 ESLA eP      02:13:51.13  -1.3   60.3 299 b:3.8+1 1.2 5.4                   ESLA
      LR      02:32:23.83
 SELV eP      02:13:57.69  -1.7   61.3 296                                   SELV
 MTE  eP      02:14:04.96  -1.3   62.4 301                                   MTE
 FX1  eP      02:14:08.26  -0.9   62.8  43                                   FX1
      LR      02:33:36.59
 TNA  eP      02:14:15.50   0.5   63.8  25 b:2.0+2 1.6 6.0                   TNA
      LR      02:34:02.42
 COLA eP      02:14:53.77  -1.0   70.1  19 b:1.1+2 1.0 5.9                   COLA
      LR      02:37:01.91
 MCK  eP      02:14:59.35   0.5   70.7  20 b:2.8+1 .26 5.9                   MCK
      LR      02:37:20.51
 THY  eP      02:15:03.94  -1.4   71.8  19                                   THY
 SML  eP      02:15:08.33  -0.9   72.4  21                                   SML
 MBWA eP      02:15:09.01   0.0   72.3 139 b:2.1+2 1.4 6.0                   MBWA
      LR      02:38:07.80
 DIV  eP      02:15:16.17  -0.5   73.7  20 b:1.7+3 4.0 6.4X                  DIV
      LR      02:38:45.62
 SIT  eP      02:15:52.13   1.0   79.9  17 b:9.2+1 .95 5.7                   SIT
      LR      02:41:41.76                  S:2.3+1 20. 6.5
 CTAO eP      02:16:31.10   0.5   87.5 119 b:5.9+1 1.1 5.8                   CTAO
      LR      02:45:21.63
 SUR  eP      02:16:37.29   1.3   88.7 225 b:1.6+1 .80 5.4                   SUR
      LR      02:45:52.77
 OCWA eP      02:16:47.63   1.0   91.0  14 b:8.7+1 1.2 6.0                   OCWA
      LR      02:46:58.22                  S:1.4+1 19. 6.4
 GNW  eP      02:16:48.61   0.1   91.4  13                                   GNW
      LR      02:47:10.40
 NLW  eP      02:16:48.96   0.6   91.3  12                                   NLW
 NEW  eP      02:16:49.93   0.5   91.6  10 b:2.9+1 .90 5.6                   NEW
      LR      02:47:15.93                  S:1.1+1 20. 6.3
 DPW  eP      02:16:51.03   0.4   91.8  10                                   DPW
 EYMN eP      02:16:52.18  -0.3   92.3 352 b:4.8+1 1.0 5.8                   EYMN
      LR      02:47:34.61                  S:1.1+1 22. 6.3
 STKA eP      02:16:53.65  -1.5   92.8 130                                   STKA
      LR      02:47:52.71
 LON  eP      02:16:53.74   0.7   92.4  13                                   LON
      LR      02:47:37.94
 MSO  eP      02:16:56.00  -1.8   93.4   8 b:2.0+1 1.3 5.4                   MSO
      LR      02:48:06.69                  S:1.2+1 20. 6.4
 HAWA eP      02:16:57.01   0.7   93.1  12 b:9.1+0 .93 5.2                   HAWA
      LR      02:47:58.47                  S:1.4+1 22. 6.4
 ACCN qP      02:16:58.31   1.0   93.3 339                                   ACCN
 BOZ  eP      02:17:03.90  -0.3   94.8   6 b:4.9+0 .33 5.4                   BOZ
      LR      02:48:46.22                  S:1.4+1 20. 6.4
 LKWY eP      02:17:10.22   0.4   95.9   5 b:7.9+0 .78 5.3                   LKWY
      LR      02:49:19.62                  S:2.7+1 19. 6.7
 HLID eP      02:17:10.79  -1.7   96.6   8 b:4.7+0 .95 5.0                   HLID
      LR      02:49:37.28                  S:1.1+1 20. 6.4
 RSSD eP      02:17:13.92   0.9   96.7   1 b:2.9+1 1.1 5.7                   RSSD
      LR      02:49:40.03
 JFWS eP      02:17:14.65   0.0   97.1 351 b:2.2+1 .63 5.9                   JFWS
      LR      02:49:52.19                  S:8.1+0 19. 6.2
 WVOR eP      02:17:15.46   0.6   97.1  12 b:2.4+1 1.6 5.5                   WVOR
      LR      02:49:52.59                  S:1.2+1 20. 6.4
 AHID eP      02:17:17.98   0.4   97.7   6 b:2.1+1 1.2 5.6                   AHID
      LR      02:50:09.07                  S:7.6+0 20. 6.2
 HWUT eP      02:17:23.24   0.7   98.8   7 b:6.0+1 .98 6.2                   HWUT
      LR      02:50:40.72                  S:1.6+1 22. 6.5
 ELK  eP      02:17:25.77   1.0   99.2  10 b:6.6+0 1.1 5.2                   ELK
      LR      02:50:53.65
 TCUT ePdif   02:17:26.08   1.1   99.3   7                                   TCUT
 DUG  ePdif   02:17:29.43   1.3X 100.1   8 b:1.2+1 1.3 5.3                   DUG
      LR      02:51:17.16                  S:9.1+0 21. 6.3
 KS15 LR      02:22:25.30         39.3  77                                   KS15
 COCO LR      02:29:44.41         54.7 156 S:4.8+1 20. 6.6                   COCO
 SMY  LR      02:33:52.73         63.4  42                                   SMY
 GUMO LR      02:34:18.60         64.3  93                                   GUMO
 ADK  LR      02:36:19.83         68.6  40 S:4.2+0 19. 5.7                   ADK
 UNV  LR      02:37:58.14         72.0  34                                   UNV
 FIB  LR      02:38:09.90         72.4  22                                   FIB
 WAKE LR      02:40:36.56         77.6  75                                   WAKE
 MIDW LR      02:43:19.06         83.3  59                                   MIDW
 PQI  LR      02:45:52.02         88.7 337                                   PQI
 HNH  LR      02:47:44.72         92.6 338                                   HNH
 NCB  LR      02:47:52.98         92.9 340 S:6.0+0 20. 6.0                   NCB
 HRV  LR      02:48:10.05         93.5 337                                   HRV
 WES  LR      02:48:11.21         93.5 337                                   WES
 BRYW LR      02:48:25.24         94.0 337                                   BRYW
 COR  LR      02:48:29.71         94.2  15                                   COR
 BINY LR      02:48:53.33         95.0 340 S:6.7+0 22. 6.1                   BINY
 YMR  LR      02:49:15.47         95.8   6                                   YMR
 HUMO LR      02:49:25.90         96.2  15                                   HUMO
 AAM  LR      02:49:39.81         96.6 346 S:7.3+0 21. 6.1                   AAM
 YBH  LR      02:49:51.38         97.0  15                                   YBH
 MOD  LR      02:49:59.48         97.3  13                                   MOD
 BW06 LR      02:50:12.33         97.8   5 S:1.2+1 20. 6.4                   BW06
 WDC  LR      02:50:23.99         98.2  15                                   WDC
 MCWV LR      02:50:29.00         98.4 342 S:9.3+0 22. 6.2                   MCWV
 ACSO LR      02:50:32.92         98.5 345 S:6.9+0 20. 6.2                   ACSO
 CBN  LR      02:50:50.58         99.1 340 S:7.4+0 20. 6.2                   CBN
 BMN  LR      02:50:54.61         99.3  11                                   BMN
 HOPS LR      02:51:04.41         99.6  16 S:8.4+0 20. 6.2                   HOPS
 BBSR LR      02:51:19.55        100.1 328                                   BBSR
 MPU  LR      02:51:25.54        100.4   7                                   MPU
 KIP  LR      02:51:26.75        100.4  51                                   KIP
 BLA  LR      02:51:39.29        100.8 342 S:1.1+1 21. 6.4                   BLA
 ISCO LR      02:51:42.15        100.9   2 S:1.5+1 21. 6.5                   ISCO
 CMB  LR      02:51:46.09        101.1  14                                   CMB
 MNV  LR      02:51:46.21        101.1  12                                   MNV
 MVU  LR      02:52:06.65        101.8   8                                   MVU
 CCM  LR      02:52:12.26        102.0 351                                   CCM
 SAO  LR      02:52:15.25        102.1  15                                   SAO
 TPNV LR      02:52:36.07        102.8  11 S:9.4+0 19. 6.3                   TPNV
 SDCO LR      02:52:40.69        103.0   2 S:1.6+1 22. 6.5                   SDCO
 POHA LR      02:52:45.42        103.1  50                                   POHA
 KNB  LR      02:52:46.76        103.2   8                                   KNB
 DAC  LR      02:52:48.87        103.3  12                                   DAC
 WVT  LR      02:52:51.98        103.4 348                                   WVT
 MYNC LR      02:53:01.42        103.7 344 S:1.2+1 20. 6.4                   MYNC
 ISA  LR      02:53:01.72        103.7  13                                   ISA
 TAU  LR      02:53:03.71        103.7 135                                   TAU
 GSC  LR      02:53:19.68        104.4  12                                   GSC
 NHSC LR      02:53:28.83        104.7 341 S:7.5+0 20. 6.2                   NHSC
 LDFC LR      02:53:33.12        104.8  10                                   LDFC
 WUAZ LR      02:53:33.37        104.8   7 S:1.3+1 21. 6.4                   WUAZ
 GOGA LR      02:53:43.03        105.2 343 S:8.7+0 20. 6.3                   GOGA
 MWC  LR      02:53:43.79        105.2  13                                   MWC
 OXF  LR      02:53:44.32        105.2 349                                   OXF
 MIAR LR      02:53:58.79        105.7 352 S:1.6+1 19. 6.6                   MIAR
 ANMO LR      02:53:59.17        105.7   3                                   ANMO
 WMOK LR      02:54:04.71        105.9 357 S:1.1+1 19. 6.4                   WMOK
 PFO  LR      02:54:08.51        106.1  12 S:2.8+1 19. 6.8                   PFO
 GLA  LR      02:54:31.04        106.9  11                                   GLA
 BAR  LR      02:54:33.45        106.9  12                                   BAR
 TUC  LR      02:55:05.58        108.1   7                                   TUC
 DWPF LR      02:55:53.48        109.8 340                                   DWPF
 JCT  LR      02:56:06.85        110.2 357 S:1.1+1 19. 6.4                   JCT
 HKT  LR      02:56:14.83        110.5 354                                   HKT
 LTX  LR      02:56:40.88        111.4   1 S:1.3+1 20. 6.5                   LTX
 RCBR LR      02:56:41.96        111.5 281                                   RCBR
 SJG  LR      02:57:30.67        113.2 322                                   SJG
 SNZO LR      03:00:34.80        119.6 121                                   SNZO
 SBA  LR      03:04:42.52        128.3 164                                   SBA
 PAYG LR      03:10:04.60        139.6 340                                   PAYG
 PMSA LR      03:13:16.26        146.3 209                                   PMSA
 LVC  LR      03:13:25.66        146.7 290                                   LVC
 EFI  LR      03:13:35.80        147.0 234                                   EFI
 TRQA LR      03:14:14.44        148.4 260                                   TRQA
 RPN  LR      03:22:49.39        166.4  26 S:5.4+1 21. 7.2X                  RPN



 Generated 2003 FEB 25 at 16:34 UTC


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