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Magnitude 6.4 EASTERN TURKEY

2003 May 01 00:27:04 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

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

Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


      1 MAY 2003  (121)

     ot  = 00:27:04.86   +/-   0.21              EASTERN TURKEY
     lat =      38.973   +/-    4.1
     lon =      40.457   +/-    3.5              MAGNITUDE 6.4 (GS)
     dep =        10.0  (geophysicist)

     10 km (5 miles) NNW of Bingol, Turkey (pop 67,000)
     95 km (60 miles) WNW of Mus, Turkey (pop 65,000)
     110 km (70 miles) ENE of Elazig, Turkey (pop 250,000)
     665 km (415 miles) E of ANKARA, Turkey

     nph =  144 of 270    se = 1.14        FE=366                      A

     error ellipse = (172.0, 82.0,  0.0;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0;  5.4,  4.5,  0.0)

 mb = 5.7 ( 74)  ML = 5.5 (  3)  mblg = 4.9 (  8)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 6.4 ( 67)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 EZC  Pn      00:27:26.10   3.6    0.9 328                                   EZC
 BTMT Pn      00:27:26.39   0.4    1.1 134                                   BTMT
 DIY  Pn      00:27:26.79   1.6    1.1 190                                   DIY
 AGRT Pn      00:27:40.70   0.6    2.1  71                                   AGRT
 VANT Pn      00:27:44.29  -0.1    2.3 102                                   VANT
 KARS Pn      00:27:48.40   0.5    2.6  50                                   KARS
 GAZ  Pn      00:27:56.09   1.0    3.1 236                                   GAZ
 TOKT Pn      00:27:58.70   1.0    3.3 295                                   TOKT
 GNI  eP      00:28:00.78   0.0    3.5  69 L:2.1+1 1.3 5.7                   GNI
      LR      00:28:44.90
 BYBT Pn      00:28:24.29   2.4    5.0 302                                   BYBT
 KIV  ePd     00:28:25.28  -0.1    5.3  18 d:5.0+2     6.6X L:3.8+0 .55 5.5  KIV
      LR      00:29:34.51                  g:2.7+0 .85 5.0
 BR131eP      00:28:26.68   0.0    5.3 280 L:2.3+0 .63 5.3  g:1.3+0 .63 4.8  BR13
      LR      00:29:37.51
 JER  eP      00:29:08.52  -0.6    8.4 212 d:2.6+1     5.2X                  JER
 EIL  ePd     00:29:34.59  -1.6   10.3 208 g:7.5-1 1.2 4.8                   EIL
 SANT eP      00:30:01.29   0.2   12.2 262                                   SANT
 KRIS ePc     00:30:04.50  -1.4   12.5 257                                   KRIS
 GVD  eP      00:30:22.24   0.3   13.7 258                                   GVD
 KWP  eP      00:30:56.52  -1.8   16.5 316 g:7.0-1 1.0 5.2  b:5.7+2 .91 5.7  KWP
 PSZ  eP      00:31:08.27  -0.5   17.4 308 b:1.8+2 .79 5.3                   PSZ
 SUW  eP      00:31:27.51  -2.4   19.1 328                                   SUW
 MORC eP      00:31:34.10  -1.3   19.5 311 g:4.6-1 1.1 5.0  b:2.2+2 1.0 5.4  MORC
 RUE  eP      00:32:08.37  -0.6   22.8 315                                   RUE
 ZRNK eP      00:32:20.64  -0.3   24.1  45                                   ZRNK
 VSL  ePc     00:32:20.83   0.2   24.0 281                                   VSL
 RGN  qP      00:32:21.17   0.6   24.0 319                                   RGN
 STU  eP      00:32:23.93  -0.5   24.4 304                                   STU
 BRVK ePd     00:32:26.48  -1.8   24.8  46                                   BRVK
      eS      00:36:59.87  271.X
      LR      00:38:52.46
 WLF  eP      00:32:43.25  -1.2   26.5 305 g:2.2-1 1.0 5.0  b:1.9+2 1.0 5.8  WLF
 KONO eP      00:32:59.72  -1.6   28.4 327 g:1.1-1 1.0 4.7  b:6.7+1 .81 5.5  KONO
      LR      00:40:35.49                  S:3.3+1 20. 5.9
 NAO01eP      00:33:01.83  -0.9   28.6 330 g:1.3-1 .98 4.8  b:3.4+1 .71 5.2  NAO0
      LR      00:40:39.85                  S:2.9+1 19. 5.9
 KURK eP      00:33:06.83  -1.3   29.2  54                                   KURK
      LR      00:40:56.46
 ARE0 eP      00:33:29.38  -0.6   31.6 350                                   ARE0
      LR      00:42:07.31
 CART qP      00:33:35.30  -1.3   32.4 281                                   CART
 ESK  eP      00:33:42.48  -1.5   33.3 314 b:1.1+2 .81 5.8                   ESK
      LR      00:42:53.02                  S:2.9+1 19. 6.0
 ESLA eP      00:33:49.83  -1.9   34.1 286 b:2.7+1 1.1 5.1                   ESLA
      LR      00:43:17.70                  S:2.7+2 20. 7.0
 SELV eP      00:33:53.95  -1.7   34.6 281                                   SELV
 MTE  eP      00:34:10.55  -2.4   36.6 288                                   MTE
 KMBO eP      00:34:42.51   0.7   40.0 185 b:5.8+1 1.4 5.0                   KMBO
      LR      00:46:06.19                  S:1.9+1 19. 6.0
 KBS  eP      00:34:54.42   0.0   41.7 352 b:1.3+2 1.1 5.6                   KBS
      LR      00:46:52.76                  S:3.4+1 22. 6.2
 TLY  eP      00:35:22.50   1.8   44.8  52 b:9.3+1 1.1 5.6                   TLY
      LR      00:48:23.11                  S:4.2+1 19. 6.4
 ULN  eP      00:35:43.98  -0.4   47.8  57 b:2.1+2 1.1 6.1                   ULN
      LR      00:49:47.83                  S:6.0+1 20. 6.6
 DBIC eP      00:36:14.31  -1.7   51.9 244 b:3.7+1 .88 5.3                   DBIC
      LR      00:51:45.72                  S:1.5+1 19. 6.0
 TIXI eP      00:36:22.60  -1.3   53.1  23 b:3.6+2 1.4 6.1                   TIXI
      LR      00:52:17.52                  S:2.1+1 19. 6.2
 CM31 eP      00:36:33.29  -0.2   54.3  95 b:5.4+0 .35 5.0                   CM31
      LR      00:52:52.33
 RES  eP      00:37:31.56  -0.9   62.8 348 b:6.0+1 1.0 5.7                   RES
 LBTB eP      00:37:47.54  -0.7   65.2 195 b:7.8+1 1.2 5.8                   LBTB
      LR      00:58:03.05                  S:2.3+1 19. 6.4
 INCN eP      00:37:47.70  -0.1   65.1  61 b:2.7+2 1.5 6.2                   INCN
      LR      00:58:01.03                  S:2.1+1 22. 6.3
 BILL eP      00:37:51.63  -0.7   65.9  20 b:1.9+2 1.3 6.1                   BILL
      LR      00:58:22.78
 MA2  eP      00:37:54.01  -1.3   66.3  31 b:1.6+2 .95 6.2                   MA2
      LR      00:58:35.84                  S:6.8+1 19. 6.9
 TATO eP      00:38:07.04   0.1   68.1  75 b:3.5+2 1.2 6.4                   TATO
      LR      00:59:25.81
 YSS  eP      00:38:17.51  -0.7   70.0  45 b:3.4+1 .70 5.6                   YSS
      LR      01:00:19.51                  S:2.7+1 20. 6.5
 INK  eP      00:38:34.68  -1.0   72.9 358 b:6.5+1 1.0 5.7                   INK
 SUR  eP      00:38:37.35  -1.1   73.3 197                                   SUR
      LR      01:01:55.35                  S:4.4+1 19. 6.8
 TNA  eP      00:38:38.32  -0.6   73.5  12 b:2.5+1 .90 5.3                   TNA
      LR      01:01:59.92                  S:8.0+0 19. 6.0
 MAJO eP      00:38:38.44  -0.2   73.3  56 b:1.8+2 1.4 5.9                   MAJO
      LR      01:01:55.74                  S:2.6+1 21. 6.5
 EMMW eP      00:38:44.59  -0.2   74.4 315 b:1.1+3 1.4 6.7                   EMMW
      LR      01:02:27.57                  S:5.1+1 22. 6.8
 FCC  eP      00:38:50.37  -0.5   75.5 337 b:1.8+2 1.2 6.0                   FCC
 COLA eP      00:38:54.79  -0.1   76.3   4 b:7.1+1 .87 5.8                   COLA
      LR      01:03:19.79                  S:8.7+0 20. 6.1
 YKW3 eP      00:38:57.66  -0.5   76.8 348                                   YKW3
 MCK  eP      00:39:00.40  -0.6   77.4   4 b:5.0+1 1.1 5.5                   MCK
      LR      01:03:50.56
 DAWY eP      00:39:00.52  -0.2   77.3 360                                   DAWY
 LBNH eP      00:39:00.71   0.4   77.2 317 b:5.1+1 .86 5.6                   LBNH
      LR      01:03:45.17                  S:1.7+1 21. 6.3
 THY  eP      00:39:03.76   0.2   77.8   3                                   THY
 MIV  eP      00:39:06.03   0.5   78.1 318                                   MIV
 HRV  eP      00:39:07.50   1.9   78.1 316 b:8.1+1 1.5 5.6                   HRV
      LR      01:04:12.83                  S:2.9+0 22. 5.6
 NCB  eP      00:39:07.89  -0.1   78.6 318 b:1.9+2 1.1 6.0                   NCB
      LR      01:04:24.90                  S:1.1+1 19. 6.2
 ACCN eP      00:39:08.90   0.3   78.7 317                                   ACCN
 SML  eP      00:39:11.65  -0.1   79.3   4                                   SML
 FX1  eP      00:39:13.67  -0.6   79.8  27                                   FX1
      LR      01:04:58.69
 DIV  eP      00:39:16.88   0.8   80.1   3 b:2.0+2 .70 6.2                   DIV
      LR      01:05:09.14                  S:2.4+1 20. 6.5
 EYAK eP      00:39:19.67   0.6   80.7   3                                   EYAK
 BINY eP      00:39:19.98   0.3   80.7 318 b:1.5+2 1.4 5.8                   BINY
      LR      01:05:26.52                  S:1.5+1 22. 6.3
 PAL  eP      00:39:20.07   2.0   80.4 316 b:6.5+1 1.3 5.4                   PAL
 BBSR eP      00:39:21.37   1.7   80.7 304 b:3.0+1 .95 5.3                   BBSR
      LR      01:05:26.50                  S:2.6+1 20. 6.6
 BRNJ eP      00:39:23.75   2.6   81.0 316                                   BRNJ
 MVL  eP      00:39:28.88   0.1   82.5 316                                   MVL
 DLBC eP      00:39:30.53   1.2   82.6 355                                   DLBC
 SSPA eP      00:39:30.76   0.1   82.8 318 b:2.1+2 1.5 6.1                   SSPA
      LR      01:06:26.87
 EYMN eP      00:39:33.76  -0.2   83.5 330 b:2.3+2 1.6 6.1                   EYMN
      LR      01:06:45.47                  S:1.4+1 20. 6.3
 ALLY eP      00:39:34.10   1.2   83.3 320                                   ALLY
 MCWV eP      00:39:40.03   0.5   84.6 318 b:9.0+1 .76 6.1                   MCWV
      LR      01:07:16.44                  S:1.7+1 19. 6.5
 CBN  eP      00:39:40.20   2.0   84.3 316 b:4.2+1 .56 5.9                   CBN
      LR      01:07:08.99                  S:1.3+1 22. 6.3
 AAM  eP      00:39:41.07   1.9   84.5 322 b:1.9+2 1.2 6.2                   AAM
      LR      01:07:14.54                  S:1.1+1 22. 6.2
 ACSO eP      00:39:45.09  -0.3   85.8 320 b:8.1+1 .91 5.9                   ACSO
      LR      01:07:49.88                  S:1.3+1 21. 6.3
 BLA  eP      00:39:50.21   0.1   86.7 317 b:5.2+1 1.4 5.5                   BLA
      LR      01:08:16.63                  S:1.5+1 22. 6.4
 JFWS eP      00:39:50.39  -1.3   87.0 326 b:7.7+1 1.4 5.7                   JFWS
      LR      01:08:26.89                  S:1.9+1 20. 6.5
 BLO  eP      00:39:56.16  -1.7   88.3 322 b:1.9+2 1.9 6.1                   BLO
 WALA eP      00:40:03.24  -0.1   89.5 344 b:8.9+1 1.3 5.8                   WALA
 MYNC eP      00:40:08.66   1.5   90.3 318 b:3.9+1 1.4 5.5                   MYNC
      LR      01:09:58.63                  S:1.2+1 19. 6.3
 HUMP eP      00:40:09.79  -0.1   90.8 294                                   HUMP
 WVT  eP      00:40:11.01  -1.0   91.3 321 b:5.8+1 1.5 5.7                   WVT
      LR      01:10:29.16
 HRY  eP      00:40:11.90   0.6   91.2 341                                   HRY
 CHMT eP      00:40:12.35   0.2   91.3 342                                   CHMT
 PGC  eP      00:40:12.36  -0.6   91.6 349 b:2.9+2 1.6 6.4                   PGC
 RSSD eP      00:40:12.50   0.5   91.3 335                                   RSSD
 SWET eP      00:40:12.80   1.8   91.1 319                                   SWET
 MSO  eP      00:40:13.31   0.2   91.6 343 b:8.8+1 1.4 5.9                   MSO
      LR      01:10:35.52                  S:1.0+1 21. 6.2
 CCM  eP      00:40:13.44   1.0   91.4 324 b:1.7+2 1.8 6.1                   CCM
      LR      01:10:31.68
 GOGA eP      00:40:13.44   2.1   91.2 316 b:1.4+1 1.1 5.2                   GOGA
      LR      01:10:24.74                  S:1.1+1 21. 6.3
 LCCM eP      00:40:15.53   0.4   92.0 341                                   LCCM
 PLAL eP      00:40:15.59  -1.2   92.4 320 b:6.9+1 1.2 5.9                   PLAL
      LR      01:10:58.49
 GNAR         00:40:15.79  -1.8   92.5 322                                   GNAR
 BOZ  eP      00:40:16.43   0.7   92.1 341 b:3.5+1 1.2 5.6                   BOZ
      LR      01:10:51.04                  S:1.4+1 20. 6.4
 MPR  eP      00:40:16.56   2.7   91.7 295 b:5.2+1 .58 6.1                   MPR
 GLAT eP      00:40:16.73   1.9   91.9 322                                   GLAT
 GNW  eP      00:40:18.85   1.3   92.6 349                                   GNW
      LR      01:11:03.99
 LKWY eP      00:40:19.40   0.4   92.8 340 b:2.1+1 .94 5.5                   LKWY
      LR      01:11:10.42                  S:3.1+1 20. 6.8
 YMR  eP      00:40:20.08   0.9   92.8 340                                   YMR
      LR      01:11:12.02
 LRAL eP      00:40:20.77  -0.6   93.3 318 b:1.0+2 1.4 6.0                   LRAL
      LR      01:11:26.47                  S:1.1+1 19. 6.3
 LON  eP      00:40:20.83   0.3   93.2 348                                   LON
      LR      01:11:22.03
 HAWA eP      00:40:21.07   0.8   93.2 346 b:1.8+1 .73 5.6                   HAWA
      LR      01:11:20.59                  S:1.2+1 19. 6.4
 OXF  eP      00:40:21.19  -0.4   93.4 321 b:2.2+2 1.1 6.4                   OXF
      LR      01:11:28.08                  S:9.9+0 19. 6.3
 MCMT eP      00:40:21.65   0.9   93.2 341                                   MCMT
 HBAR eP      00:40:23.63   3.1X  93.2 322                                   HBAR
 AHID eP      00:40:25.47  -2.0   94.7 339 b:7.2+1 1.6 5.8                   AHID
      LR      01:12:03.40                  S:1.5+1 21. 6.4
 CBKS eP      00:40:25.93  -0.3   94.4 330                                   CBKS
      LR      01:11:56.65                  S:1.7+1 22. 6.5
 HLID eP      00:40:28.35   0.4   94.8 342 b:4.5+1 1.8 5.6                   HLID
      LR      01:12:06.49                  S:1.4+1 19. 6.5
 MIAR eP      00:40:30.59  -0.1   95.4 323 b:6.5+1 1.3 5.9                   MIAR
      LR      01:12:24.26                  S:8.6+0 20. 6.2
 HWUT eP      00:40:33.39   0.4   95.8 339 b:7.4+1 1.5 5.9                   HWUT
      LR      01:12:37.71                  S:2.0+1 22. 6.5
 HVU  eP      00:40:34.97   1.2   96.0 340                                   HVU
 SPUT eP      00:40:35.90   0.5   96.4 340                                   SPUT
 TCUT eP      00:40:36.13   1.1   96.3 339                                   TCUT
 BGU  eP      00:40:36.25  -1.4   96.9 340                                   BGU
 CTU  eP      00:40:36.58  -0.5   96.8 339                                   CTU
 JLU  eP      00:40:37.42   0.2   96.8 339                                   JLU
 MPU  eP      00:40:37.80  -2.0   97.3 339                                   MPU
      LR      01:13:20.41
 WVOR eP      00:40:37.97   0.8   96.8 345 b:4.1+1 1.2 5.9                   WVOR
      LR      01:13:04.14                  S:1.7+1 22. 6.5
 DAU  eP      00:40:39.03   1.2   96.9 339                                   DAU
 NLU  eP      00:40:39.38  -1.3   97.5 339                                   NLU
 WMOK qP      00:40:40.14  -0.3   97.5 327 b:1.2+1 1.1 5.4                   WMOK
      LR      01:13:25.56                  S:1.5+1 20. 6.5
 DUG  eP      00:40:41.22   0.8   97.5 340 b:5.2+1 1.5 5.9                   DUG
      LR      01:13:24.95                  S:1.3+1 20. 6.4
 MOD  eP      00:40:42.16   1.2   97.6 346 b:1.0+1 1.0 5.4                   MOD
      LR      01:13:28.24
 PV10 eP      00:40:43.31   0.1   98.1 336                                   PV10
 PV01 eP      00:40:43.95   0.4   98.2 336                                   PV01
 BMN  eP      00:40:44.40   0.0   98.4 343 b:1.8+0 .38 5.1                   BMN
      LR      01:13:49.96
 MVU  eP      00:40:46.59  -0.4   98.9 339 b:4.4+1 1.5 5.9                   MVU
      LR      01:14:05.16
 BEKR eP      00:40:47.87  -2.1   99.6 345                                   BEKR
 MSU  eP      00:40:48.02   1.1   98.9 339                                   MSU
 WCN  ePdif   00:40:51.94   0.3X 100.0 345 b:3.6+1 1.3 5.7                   WCN
 TPH  ePdif   00:40:53.11  -1.4X 100.6 342 b:3.2+1 1.5 5.7                   TPH
      LR      01:14:53.97
 HKT  ePdif   00:40:53.46   0.8X 100.2 322 b:3.0+1 1.5 5.6                   HKT
      LR      01:14:43.25
 OHCM ePdif   00:40:54.00   1.2X 100.3 346                                   OHCM
 MNV  ePdif   00:40:55.12   1.3X 100.5 343 b:1.7+1 1.3 5.4                   MNV
      LR      01:14:50.40
 LAZ  ePdif   00:40:55.97  -0.5X 101.1 333                                   LAZ
 LVZ  LR      00:40:56.14         29.2 356                                   LVZ
 OMM  ePdif   00:41:03.64   5.2X 101.5 344                                   OMM
 MTUM ePdif   00:41:04.15   5.2X 101.6 343                                   MTUM
 NEN  ePdif   00:41:06.90   4.9X 102.3 340                                   NEN
 PFO  ePdif   00:41:20.00   7.5X 104.7 340 b:3.6+0 .65 5.4                   PFO
      LR      01:16:49.36                  S:1.5+1 19. 6.6
 LPAZ ePKPdf  00:45:47.25  -0.5  114.4 268                                   LPAZ
      LR      01:21:27.29                  S:3.6+0 20. 6.0
 CTAO ePKPdf  00:45:47.55   0.6  114.4  97                                   CTAO
      LR      01:21:26.95
 STKA ePKPdf  00:45:50.02  -1.9  117.2 110                                   STKA
      LR      01:22:46.83
 LVC  ePKPdf  00:45:55.49   0.4  118.6 263                                   LVC
      LR      01:23:26.21
 TRQA ePKPdf  00:45:59.57   0.3  121.1 244                                   TRQA
      LR      01:24:39.16
 PLCA ePKPdf  00:46:14.23   1.2  128.3 245                                   PLCA
      LR      01:28:02.94                  S:5.2+0 19. 6.2
 SPB4 LR      00:46:21.50         40.6 353                                   SPB4
 SBA  ePKPdf  00:46:24.73  -0.3  135.2 166                                   SBA
      LR      01:31:20.89
 COCO LR      01:01:49.35         73.1 122 S:1.3+1 19. 6.2                   COCO
 PET  LR      01:02:12.74         73.9  34 S:2.0+1 19. 6.4                   PET
 WVL  LR      01:03:04.38         75.7 316 S:5.2+1 19. 6.8                   WVL
 WES  LR      01:04:11.48         78.1 315                                   WES
 BRYW LR      01:04:23.84         78.5 315                                   BRYW
 FIB  LR      01:05:01.02         79.8   5                                   FIB
 RCBR LR      01:06:35.39         83.1 257 S:1.4+1 19. 6.4                   RCBR
 UNV  LR      01:07:18.83         84.7  16 S:4.5+1 20. 6.8                   UNV
 WCI  LR      01:09:20.58         88.9 321                                   WCI
 NHSC LR      01:09:39.50         89.6 314 S:1.7+1 22. 6.4                   NHSC
 NEW  LR      01:10:16.20         90.9 345 S:1.4+1 20. 6.4                   NEW
 SJG  LR      01:10:21.23         91.0 294                                   SJG
 GUMO LR      01:11:00.06         92.4  71                                   GUMO
 OCWA LR      01:11:04.47         92.6 350 S:2.1+1 21. 6.6                   OCWA
 DWPF LR      01:11:45.89         94.0 311                                   DWPF
 BW06 LR      01:11:51.02         94.2 338 S:1.9+1 22. 6.5                   BW06
 MBWA LR      01:12:17.14         95.1 113                                   MBWA
 COR  LR      01:12:28.93         95.5 348                                   COR
 ISCO LR      01:12:32.86         95.7 334 S:9.8+0 21. 6.3                   ISCO
 HUMO LR      01:13:22.29         97.4 348                                   HUMO
 SDCO LR      01:13:24.32         97.5 333 S:2.0+1 20. 6.6                   SDCO
 YBH  LR      01:13:45.44         98.2 347                                   YBH
 WDC  LR      01:14:16.54         99.3 347                                   WDC
 ANMO LR      01:14:45.52        100.3 333                                   ANMO
 NWAO LR      01:15:01.49        100.9 124                                   NWAO
 HOPS LR      01:15:03.19        100.9 347                                   HOPS
 WUAZ LR      01:15:17.12        101.4 337 S:1.5+1 22. 6.4                   WUAZ
 TPNV LR      01:15:17.68        101.5 341 S:1.5+1 20. 6.5                   TPNV
 JCT  LR      01:15:22.20        101.6 326 S:9.5+0 22. 6.3                   JCT
 LTX  LR      01:16:37.45        104.2 328 S:1.2+1 20. 6.4                   LTX
 TAU  LR      01:27:04.06        126.2 119 S:8.6+0 21. 6.4                   TAU



 Generated 2003 MAY  1 at 14:32 UTC


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