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Magnitude 7.6 CARLSBERG RIDGE

2003 July 15 20:27:50 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

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

Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     15 JUL 2003  (196)

     ot  = 20:27:50.27   +/-   0.21              CARLSBERG RIDGE
     lat =      -2.562   +/-    5.6
     lon =      68.296   +/-    5.0              MAGNITUDE 7.6 (GS)
     dep =        10.0  (geophysicist)

     635 km (395 miles) NW of Diego Garcia, Chagos Archipelago
     945 km (580 miles) SW of MALE, Maldives
     1650 km (1030 miles) SW of COLOMBO, Sri Lanka

     nph =   80 of 288    se = 0.94    FE=421                            A

     error ellipse = (204.2,114.2,  0.0;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0;  7.6,  6.4,  0.0)

 mb = 6.4 ( 40)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 5.8 (  1)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 7.6 ( 42)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 COCO qP      20:34:01.15   1.0   29.8 110 g:1.3+0 1.1 5.8  b:3.7+2 .60 6.4  COCO
      LR      20:42:01.40                  S:6.8+2 19. 7.3
 KMBO eP      20:34:12.64   1.4   31.1 272 b:4.1+1 .91 5.3X                  KMBO
      LR      20:42:35.68                  S:3.5+2 22. 7.0
 CM31 eP      20:34:58.69  -0.8   36.7  54 b:8.7+1 .99 5.5                   CM31
      LR      20:45:16.72                  S:1.2+3 20. 7.7
 LSA  eP      20:35:19.00   1.2   38.8  33 b:1.7+3 1.5 6.5                   LSA
      LR      20:46:17.36
 LSZ  eP      20:35:39.02  -0.6   41.5 250 b:1.7+2 1.1 5.7                   LSZ
      LR      20:47:33.15                  S:3.3+2 19. 7.2
 EIL  eP      20:36:11.77   2.2   45.2 318 b:8.2+1 1.2 5.5                   EIL
 QIZ  eP      20:36:17.18   0.2   46.1  60 b:7.4+2 1.6 6.4                   QIZ
      LR      20:49:46.00
 LBTB eP      20:36:21.73  -0.4   46.8 238 b:6.6+1 1.2 5.6                   LBTB
      LR      20:50:03.95                  S:4.0+1 19. 6.4X
 GNI  eP      20:36:30.49   1.5   47.7 336 b:3.0+3 1.0 7.3                   GNI
      LR      20:50:29.31
 MALT eP      20:36:39.29  -1.1   49.2 329 b:7.9+2 1.2 6.6                   MALT
 CSS  eP      20:36:43.69  -0.8   49.7 322                                   CSS
 ENH  eP      20:36:54.05  -1.3   51.1  47 b:9.8+2 .97 6.7                   ENH
      LR      20:52:07.14
 KIV  eP      20:36:59.55  -0.2   51.7 337 b:4.9+3 1.7 7.1                   KIV
      LR      20:52:23.99                  S:4.2+2 20. 7.5
 BR131eP      20:37:08.58   0.8   52.7 327 b:2.1+2 .90 6.1                   BR13
      LR      20:52:53.75                  S:4.5+2 19. 7.5
 MBWA eP      20:37:11.82  -0.4   53.3 115 b:8.2+2 1.3 6.5                   MBWA
      LR      20:53:11.03
 SUR  eP      20:37:12.46  -1.1   53.5 231 b:3.6+2 1.2 6.2                   SUR
      LR      20:53:15.38                  S:1.2+2 20. 6.9
 KURK eP      20:37:14.79  -0.4   53.8   8                                   KURK
      LR      20:53:24.39
 MSKU eP      20:37:21.55  -0.6   54.7 270 b:2.9+3 1.9 7.0                   MSKU
      LR      20:53:48.33                  S:1.5+2 21. 7.0
 NWAO eP      20:37:22.99  -0.2   54.8 129 b:5.7+2 1.1 6.5                   NWAO
      LR      20:53:53.99                  S:4.6+2 20. 7.6
 ZRNK eP      20:37:25.91  -0.3   55.3   1                                   ZRNK
 BRVK eP      20:37:26.63  -0.5   55.4   1                                   BRVK
      LR      20:54:11.07
 SANT eP      20:37:28.64   0.1   55.6 318                                   SANT
 TATO eP      20:37:49.45   1.1   58.4  59 b:5.8+3 2.3 7.2                   TATO
      LR      20:55:34.47                  S:4.6+2 21. 7.6
 ARU  eP      20:37:54.08  -0.5   59.3 354 b:1.4+3 1.2 6.9                   ARU
      LR      20:56:01.90                  S:1.8+2 20. 7.2
 ULN  eP      20:38:03.09  -0.2   60.5  29 b:6.5+2 1.6 6.5                   ULN
      LR      20:56:36.64                  S:1.6+3 22. 8.1
 MLR  eP      20:38:06.33   1.3   60.8 327                                   MLR
 TLY  eP      20:38:11.84   0.2   61.8  24 b:5.7+2 1.3 6.6                   TLY
      LR      20:57:12.35                  S:1.5+3 21. 8.1
 OBN  eP      20:38:20.02  -0.2   63.1 340 b:2.6+2 1.4 6.2                   OBN
      LR      20:57:49.75                  S:2.9+2 20. 7.5
 KWP  eP      20:38:33.07  -0.3   65.1 329 b:2.2+3 1.6 7.1                   KWP
 WRAB eP      20:38:42.96  -0.8   66.6 111 b:4.0+1 1.7 5.3X                  WRAB
      LR      20:59:30.56                  S:2.5+2 22. 7.4
 INCN eP      20:38:47.95   2.1   67.0  47 b:1.0+2 .80 6.1                   INCN
      LR      20:59:41.60                  S:3.3+2 19. 7.6
 SUW  eP      20:38:49.17  -0.3   67.7 333                                   SUW
 KS15 eP      20:38:50.99  -0.6   67.9  48                                   KS15
      LR      21:00:07.47
 VSL  eP      20:38:51.43  -2.0   68.2 314                                   VSL
 STU  eP      20:39:16.65  -0.6   72.2 323                                   STU
 RGN  eP      20:39:20.22   0.3   72.7 330                                   RGN
 DBIC eP      20:39:26.69   0.5   73.6 278 b:3.4+2 1.2 6.2                   DBIC
      LR      21:02:48.33
 WLF  eP      20:39:30.09   0.1   74.4 323 b:7.0+2 1.3 6.5                   WLF
 STKA eP      20:39:30.29  -0.8   74.5 122                                   STKA
      LR      21:03:14.09
 CART qP      20:39:35.38  -0.3   75.3 310                                   CART
 MAJO eP      20:39:36.55  -0.4   75.5  51 b:1.8+2 .95 6.1                   MAJO
      LR      21:03:43.74
 KONO eP      20:39:44.95   0.3   77.0 334 b:1.3+3 1.4 6.8                   KONO
      LR      21:04:24.96
 GUMO eP      20:39:47.07  -1.7   77.6  76 b:1.1+3 1.4 6.7                   GUMO
      LR      21:04:42.27
 CTAO eP      20:39:50.77   0.7   77.8 110 b:9.1+1 1.0 5.8                   CTAO
      LR      21:04:49.24
 ESLA eP      20:39:52.36   1.2   78.1 311 b:2.3+2 1.3 6.1                   ESLA
      LR      21:04:56.07
 PMG  eP      20:39:54.70   0.2   78.6  99 b:4.5+2 .94 6.5                   PMG
      LR      21:05:11.66
 TAU  eP      20:40:02.38  -0.3   80.2 133                                   TAU
      LR      21:05:57.75                  S:1.6+2 19. 7.4
 MTE  eP      20:40:06.19  -0.3   80.9 311                                   MTE
 YSS  eP      20:40:07.75  -0.6   81.3  42 b:1.1+3 1.1 6.8                   YSS
      LR      21:06:28.88
 ESK  eP      20:40:08.34  -1.7   81.7 327 b:6.0+2 1.3 6.5                   ESK
      LR      21:06:38.92
 SNAA eP      20:40:10.70   0.6   81.7 198                                   SNAA
 KBS  qP      20:40:31.92  -1.5   86.4 351 b:3.0+1 .95 5.5                   KBS
      LR      21:08:52.55
 QSPA eP      20:40:38.55  -0.5   87.4 180 b:2.8+1 1.0 5.5                   QSPA
      LR      21:09:23.40
 SPA  P       20:40:39.78   0.6   87.5 180 b:9.2+1 1.4 5.8                   SPA
      LR      21:09:23.87
 MA2  P       20:40:44.16   0.7   88.4  30 b:1.1+2 1.3 6.0                   MA2
      LR      21:09:50.09
 SBA  eP      20:40:48.79   1.2   89.3 168 b:1.3+3 1.7 6.9                   SBA
      LR      21:10:16.46
 PET  eP      20:41:01.74   0.2   92.2  37 b:3.4+1 .90 5.7                   PET
      LR      21:11:40.47
 SACV         20:41:03.58   0.1   92.5 285                                   SACV
      LR      21:11:47.22
 BILL eP      20:41:15.17  -0.5   95.4  22 b:1.6+2 1.3 6.3                   BILL
      LR      21:13:09.04
 HNH  P       20:43:26.58  -7.2X 126.2 325                                   HNH
      LR      21:27:47.69
 HKL  P       20:43:55.33  -9.9X 133.0  64                                   HKL
 ACSO ePKPdf  20:44:05.88  -4.5X 134.4 329                                   ACSO
      LR      21:31:41.30                  S:1.3+2 22. 7.6
 NEW  ePKPdf  20:44:09.78   0.2  134.2   5                                   NEW
      LR      21:31:37.58                  S:2.1+2 19. 7.9
 ULM  ePKPdf  20:47:02.43  -0.7  130.6 347                                   ULM
      LR      21:29:54.53
 LVC  ePKPdf  20:47:05.18  -0.5  131.3 237                                   LVC
      LR      21:30:14.69
 SSPA ePKPdf  20:47:05.69   0.9  131.3 326                                   SSPA
      LR      21:30:14.77
 RPW  ePKPdf  20:47:08.67  -0.2  133.5   9                                   RPW
 HUMP P       20:47:08.80   1.2X 132.5 292                                   HUMP
 LPAZ P       20:47:11.67   2.1X 133.1 245                                   LPAZ
      LR      21:31:03.81
 MSO  eP      20:47:12.05  -1.4X 135.9   2                                   MSO
      LR      21:32:24.06                  S:9.3+1 21. 7.5
 BMW  ePKPdf  20:47:13.15   1.2  135.1  11                                   BMW
 DPW  P       20:47:13.37   2.6X 134.5   6                                   DPW
      e       20:47:18.41   7.7X
 HAWA ePKPdf  20:47:13.60   0.4  135.8   8                                   HAWA
      LR      21:32:22.59                  S:2.2+2 20. 7.9
 NLW  P       20:47:14.01   4.0X 134.1   8                                   NLW
 CHMT P       20:47:14.26   0.8X 135.8   2                                   CHMT
 HRY  P       20:47:15.24   1.5X 136.0   0                                   HRY
 SCCK qPKPdf  20:47:16.76  -1.2  138.1 324                                   SCCK
 TCUT ePKPdf  20:47:18.69  -5.7X 141.6 360                                   TCUT
 HSO  ePKPdf  20:47:19.34   1.9  138.0  12                                   HSO
 YBH  e       20:47:19.74  -1.0X 139.8  13                                   YBH
      LR      21:34:15.39
 QLMT P       20:47:19.88   2.4X 137.9 360                                   QLMT
 BW06 P       20:47:20.19  -1.1X 139.9 358                                   BW06
      LR      21:34:19.78
 SHW  P       20:47:20.41   7.5X 135.6  10                                   SHW
 HUMO P       20:47:20.43   1.5X 138.9  13                                   HUMO
      LR      21:33:49.98
 BOZ  P       20:47:20.85   5.0X 137.1 360                                   BOZ
      LR      21:32:58.99                  S:1.8+2 21. 7.8
 SPUT ePKPdf  20:47:21.51  -2.4  141.4   1                                   SPUT
 KSU1 P       20:47:23.41   0.2X 141.1 341                                   KSU1
      LR      21:34:53.67
 ELK  P       20:47:24.91   0.1X 141.9   4                                   ELK
      LR      21:35:14.89
 DAU  P       20:47:25.52  -0.2X 142.3 359                                   DAU
 WCN  ePKPdf  20:47:26.40   0.2  142.7  10                                   WCN
 HWUT e       20:47:27.11   3.7X 141.1 360                                   HWUT
      LR      21:34:54.14
 JLU  P       20:47:27.20   1.9X 142.1 360                                   JLU
 PAHR ePKPdf  20:47:27.43   1.8  142.4  10                                   PAHR
 CTU  P       20:47:27.51   2.5X 142.0   0                                   CTU
 BEKR P       20:47:27.96   2.9X 142.0  11                                   BEKR
 MNV  ePKPdf  20:47:28.15   0.1  143.8   9                                   MNV
      LR      21:36:10.75
 AHID P       20:47:28.23   7.0X 140.0 359                                   AHID
      LR      21:34:21.03
 RW3  ePKPdf  20:47:28.33  -0.8  144.3 355                                   RW3
 PV01 ePKPdf  20:47:28.93  -0.4  144.5 356                                   PV01
 CMB  P       20:47:28.94   1.0X 143.8  12                                   CMB
      LR      21:36:10.64
 TPH  ePKPdf  20:47:28.94   0.0  144.3   7                                   TPH
      LR      21:36:24.48
 MSU  ePKPdf  20:47:29.21   0.3X 144.2   1                                   MSU
 PV10 e       20:47:29.25   0.2X 144.3 356                                   PV10
 MVU  P       20:47:29.31   0.4X 144.2   1                                   MVU
      LR      21:36:22.43
 SAO  ePKPdf  20:47:29.34  -0.3  144.8  14                                   SAO
      LR      21:36:38.81
 OMM  ePKPdf  20:47:29.96   0.5  144.5  10                                   OMM
 MTUM ePKPdf  20:47:30.32   0.5  144.8  10                                   MTUM
 LRV  ePKPbc  20:47:31.31   0.9  145.2  13                                   LRV
 WMOK ePKPbc  20:47:32.44   1.0  145.8 341                                   WMOK
      LR      21:37:07.27
 DAC  ePKPbc  20:47:33.98   2.0X 146.0   9                                   DAC
      LR      21:37:13.40
 NEN  ePKPbc  20:47:35.81   2.4X 146.9   5                                   NEN
 GSC  ePKPbc  20:47:36.79   3.3X 147.1   8                                   GSC
      LR      21:37:43.89
 BNM  ePKPbc  20:47:36.82   1.2X 148.2 352                                   BNM
 LAZ  ePKPbc  20:47:36.87   1.6X 148.0 353                                   LAZ
 LENM ePKPbc  20:47:37.28   1.7X 148.3 353                                   LENM
 GDL2 ePKPbc  20:47:38.74   0.9X 149.7 348                                   GDL2
 JCT  ePKPbc  20:47:39.68   1.4X 150.0 339                                   JCT
      LR      21:39:07.93
 GLA  ePKPbc  20:47:39.78   2.4X 149.5   5                                   GLA
      LR      21:38:53.62
 CPRX ePKPbc  20:47:40.38   3.9X 148.8 347                                   CPRX
 MWC  P       20:47:41.09   6.0X 147.9  10                                   MWC
      LR      21:38:08.56
 TUC  P       20:47:41.64   2.9X 150.4 358                                   TUC
      LR      21:39:18.36
 HKT  P       20:47:41.76   5.4X 148.9 333                                   HKT
      LR      21:38:34.93
 LTX  P       20:47:42.92   1.2X 152.3 345                                   LTX
      LR      21:40:12.58
 BAR  P       20:47:42.92   5.3X 149.7   8                                   BAR
      LR      21:38:57.93
 CLNB P       20:47:44.21   6.7X 149.6 347                                   CLNB
 BJT  LR      20:56:47.08         60.9  41                                   BJT
 HIA  LR      21:00:09.74         68.0  34                                   HIA
 MDJ  LR      21:01:58.87         71.8  41                                   MDJ
 NAO01LR      21:04:25.88         77.0 335                                   NAO0
 ARE0 LR      21:04:40.17         77.5 346                                   ARE0
 TIXI LR      21:07:30.82         83.5  16                                   TIXI
 SPB4 LR      21:08:19.73         85.2 351                                   SPB4
 VNDA LR      21:09:47.70         88.3 167                                   VNDA
 CMLA LR      21:12:46.74         94.6 308                                   CMLA
 WAKE LR      21:14:45.43         98.7  71                                   WAKE
 KWAJ LR      21:15:10.06         99.6  82                                   KWAJ
 SNZO LR      21:15:37.90        100.6 133                                   SNZO
 FX1  LR      21:15:49.90        101.0  37                                   FX1
 SMY  LR      21:16:06.62        101.6  37 S:2.6+2 22. 7.7                   SMY
 RCBR LR      21:17:10.91        103.8 263                                   RCBR
 PMSA LR      21:17:26.20        104.4 199                                   PMSA
 TNA  LR      21:18:05.55        105.8  21                                   TNA
 ADK  LR      21:18:48.64        107.3  36                                   ADK
 UNV  LR      21:21:07.97        112.1  32                                   UNV
 MIDW LR      21:21:20.71        112.6  61                                   MIDW
 COLA LR      21:21:21.30        112.6  16                                   COLA
 MCK  LR      21:21:37.46        113.2  17                                   MCK
 BDFB LR      21:22:14.75        114.5 252                                   BDFB
 FIB  LR      21:22:20.90        114.7  19 S:6.5+2 20. 8.2                   FIB
 PMR  LR      21:22:21.62        114.7  19                                   PMR
 DIV  LR      21:23:01.53        116.1  18                                   DIV
 KDAK LR      21:23:04.59        116.2  23                                   KDAK
 SCHQ LR      21:23:11.17        116.5 333 S:1.5+2 21. 7.6                   SCHQ
 TRQA LR      21:24:18.91        118.9 223                                   TRQA
 CPUP LR      21:24:56.54        120.2 238 S:2.3+1 20. 6.8                   CPUP
 PQI  LR      21:25:48.12        122.0 326 S:2.8+2 19. 7.9                   PQI
 SIT  LR      21:26:03.05        122.5  15                                   SIT
 EMMW LR      21:26:10.85        122.8 324 S:3.8+2 21. 8.0                   EMMW
 WVL  LR      21:26:49.88        124.1 325 S:3.4+2 20. 8.0                   WVL
 WES  LR      21:27:54.49        126.4 323 S:3.4+2 20. 8.0                   WES
 HRV  LR      21:27:56.42        126.5 324                                   HRV
 BRYW LR      21:28:06.08        126.8 323                                   BRYW
 BBSR LR      21:28:07.67        126.9 309                                   BBSR
 NCB  LR      21:28:13.85        127.1 327 S:9.2+1 20. 7.5                   NCB
 RAR  LR      21:28:22.00        127.4 119                                   RAR
 BINY LR      21:29:14.70        129.2 326 S:5.3+1 19. 7.3                   BINY
 SAML LR      21:29:45.35        130.3 256                                   SAML
 KIP  LR      21:30:12.14        131.2  64                                   KIP
 EYMN LR      21:30:20.73        131.5 342 S:1.8+2 21. 7.8                   EYMN
 CBN  LR      21:30:51.74        132.6 323 S:1.1+2 20. 7.6                   CBN
 SJG  LR      21:30:55.56        132.8 292                                   SJG
 MCWV LR      21:31:05.05        133.1 326 S:1.1+2 21. 7.5                   MCWV
 AAM  LR      21:31:06.47        133.1 331 S:1.5+2 22. 7.7                   AAM
 OCWA LR      21:31:22.73        133.7  12 S:1.6+2 19. 7.7                   OCWA
 POHA LR      21:31:28.96        133.9  65                                   POHA
 BLA  LR      21:32:02.15        135.1 324 S:1.3+2 21. 7.6                   BLA
 JFWS LR      21:32:13.41        135.5 337 S:1.6+2 20. 7.7                   JFWS
 COR  LR      21:32:54.03        136.9  12                                   COR
 WCI  LR      21:33:12.38        137.6 330                                   WCI
 NHSC LR      21:33:14.40        137.6 319 S:1.0+2 19. 7.6                   NHSC
 RSSD LR      21:33:26.67        138.1 352                                   RSSD
 YMR  LR      21:33:26.74        138.1 359                                   YMR
 LKWY LR      21:33:29.38        138.2 359 S:3.0+2 22. 8.0                   LKWY
 MYNC LR      21:33:45.90        138.7 325                                   MYNC
 HLID LR      21:33:56.40        139.1   3 S:2.0+2 22. 7.8                   HLID
 GOGA LR      21:34:07.80        139.5 322                                   GOGA
 WVOR LR      21:34:16.85        139.8   8                                   WVOR
 WVT  LR      21:34:20.78        140.0 329                                   WVT
 CCM  LR      21:34:22.12        140.0 335                                   CCM
 MOD  LR      21:34:24.25        140.1  10                                   MOD
 WDC  LR      21:34:47.81        140.9  13                                   WDC
 PLAL LR      21:34:49.68        141.0 328                                   PLAL
 DWPF LR      21:35:05.50        141.5 314                                   DWPF
 BMN  LR      21:35:18.25        142.0   7                                   BMN
 OXF  LR      21:35:19.73        142.0 329                                   OXF
 HOPS LR      21:35:27.16        142.3  15                                   HOPS
 CBKS LR      21:35:27.47        142.3 345                                   CBKS
 ISCO LR      21:35:33.87        142.5 352                                   ISCO
 DUG  LR      21:35:33.98        142.5   1                                   DUG
 MPU  LR      21:35:39.47        142.7 360                                   MPU
 MIAR LR      21:36:15.16        144.0 334                                   MIAR
 SDCO LR      21:36:30.94        144.5 352                                   SDCO
 TPNV LR      21:36:59.51        145.5   6                                   TPNV
 WUAZ LR      21:37:47.47        147.2 360                                   WUAZ
 PTCN LR      21:37:48.69        147.2 148                                   PTCN
 ANMO LR      21:37:53.14        147.4 352                                   ANMO
 LDFC LR      21:37:55.61        147.5   5                                   LDFC
 SNCC LR      21:38:27.37        148.6  13                                   SNCC
 PFO  LR      21:38:32.73        148.8   8                                   PFO
 RPN  LR      21:39:18.41        150.4 184                                   RPN
 PAYG LR      21:43:04.87        158.3 262                                   PAYG



 Generated 2003 JUL 15 at 22:17 UTC


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