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Magnitude 6.0 YUNNAN, CHINA

2003 July 21 15:16:31 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

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

Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     21 JUL 2003  (202)

     ot  = 15:16:31.01   +/-   0.28              YUNNAN, CHINA
     lat =      25.963   +/-    5.2
     lon =     101.186   +/-    4.9              MAGNITUDE 6.0 (GS)
     dep =        10.0  (geophysicist)

     85 km (55 miles) SW of Panzhihua (Dukou), Sichuan, China (pop 488,000)
     125 km (75 miles) ENE of Dali, Yunnan, China (pop 175,000)
     660 km (410 miles) SW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
     2100 km (1300 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China

     nph =   53 of 220    se = 0.96    FE=318                            A

     error ellipse = ( 23.1,113.1,  0.0;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0;  6.8,  6.4,  0.0)

 mb = 5.3 ( 36)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 4.7 (  6)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 5.9 ( 91)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 CM31 eP      15:18:27.80   1.2    7.8 196 d:4.5+2     7.5X L:5.5+0 1.3 6.1X CM31
      LR      15:20:12.48                  g:2.2+0 1.0 5.1  b:1.3+1 .50 5.4X

 ENH  eP      15:18:36.14  -0.9    8.5  58 b:5.3+2 1.0 6.8X                  ENH
      LR      15:20:33.36
 LSA  eP      15:18:52.93  -0.2    9.6 295 b:2.1+2 1.5 6.3X                  LSA
      LR      15:21:05.04
 QIZ  eP      15:19:04.12  -1.4   10.6 129                                   QIZ
      LR      15:21:32.96
 TATO eP      15:20:49.80   2.4   18.4  89 g:1.2-1 1.0 4.4  b:1.1+2 1.1 4.9  TATO
      LR      15:25:15.04
 BJT  eP      15:20:53.39   0.9   18.8  38 b:1.2+2 .80 5.2                   BJT
      LR      15:25:26.63
 ULN  eP      15:21:30.17  -0.4   22.4  10 g:1.1+0 1.2 5.5  b:1.8+2 1.3 5.4  ULN
      LR      15:27:07.78                  S:1.6+1 20. 5.4
 INCN eP      15:21:52.18   1.4   24.4  56 g:1.5-1 .85 4.8  b:1.3+2 .80 5.6  INCN
      LR      15:28:07.63                  S:2.7+1 19. 5.8
 KS15 eP      15:21:59.25  -0.4   25.4  57                                   KS15
      LR      15:28:33.93
 TLY  eP      15:22:04.37   1.1   25.8   4 g:7.2-2 1.0 4.5  b:3.0+1 .95 5.0  TLY
      LR      15:28:44.77                  S:1.6+1 21. 5.5
 HIA  eP      15:22:18.19  -0.1   27.4  27 b:4.3+0 .40 4.5                   HIA
      LR      15:29:31.29
 MDJ  eP      15:22:37.37  -0.2   29.5  44 g:5.6-2 1.3 4.4  b:1.2+2 1.6 5.4  MDJ
      LR      15:30:32.36
 KURK eP      15:22:43.21  -0.1   30.2 331                                   KURK
      LR      15:30:50.45
 MAJO eP      15:23:08.11  -1.8   33.2  62 b:7.2+1 1.4 5.4                   MAJO
      LR      15:32:17.29                  S:2.7+1 19. 6.0
 BRVK eP      15:23:30.49   0.2   35.6 328                                   BRVK
      LR      15:33:24.62
 ARU  eP      15:24:33.09   0.2   43.1 327 b:1.3+2 1.4 5.5                   ARU
      LR      15:36:59.56                  S:2.1+1 20. 6.0
 MA2  eP      15:25:09.74  -0.4   47.8  32 b:9.2+1 .85 5.9                   MA2
      LR      15:39:13.46                  S:6.6+0 19. 5.6
 PET  eP      15:25:28.00  -1.2   50.3  42 b:2.0+1 .70 5.2                   PET
      LR      15:40:23.74                  S:1.5+1 20. 6.0
 MBWA eP      15:25:28.59  -0.4   50.2 157 b:8.2+1 .80 5.8                   MBWA
      LR      15:40:22.40
 KIV  eP      15:25:29.85   1.2   50.1 307 b:6.6+1 1.2 5.5                   KIV
      LR      15:40:20.01                  S:1.2+1 20. 5.9
 OBN  eP      15:26:01.57  -0.6   54.7 321 b:8.5+1 1.3 5.6                   OBN
      LR      15:42:28.97                  S:1.3+1 19. 6.0
 WRAB eP      15:26:09.68  -1.4   55.8 142 b:9.3+1 .75 5.9                   WRAB
      LR      15:43:04.00                  S:3.6+0 22. 5.4
 BILL eP      15:26:16.94  -1.2   56.9  24 b:6.2+0 .40 5.0                   BILL
      LR      15:43:33.17
 BR131eP      15:26:19.24  -1.3   57.2 302 b:7.7+0 .88 4.7                   BR13
      LR      15:43:40.07                  S:3.7+0 20. 5.5
 PMG  eP      15:26:19.26   0.7   56.9 122 b:7.8+1 .90 5.7                   PMG
      LR      15:43:32.98                  S:2.5+0 22. 5.3
 FX1  eP      15:26:33.28   0.3   59.0  42                                   FX1
      LR      15:44:33.05
 CTAO eP      15:27:02.72   0.0   63.3 132 b:3.0+1 .90 5.5                   CTAO
      LR      15:46:37.27                  S:4.4+0 22. 5.6
 SPB4 eP      15:27:05.61   1.0   63.7 347                                   SPB4
      LR      15:46:47.25
 KMBO eP      15:27:28.69   0.3   67.2 257 b:1.2+1 .95 5.1                   KMBO
      LR      15:48:27.63                  S:6.7+0 22. 5.8
 NAO01eP      15:27:29.01  -2.2   67.8 328 b:1.1+1 .66 5.2                   NAO0
      LR      15:48:44.39                  S:1.0+1 20. 6.0
 KONO eP      15:27:35.03  -1.9   68.8 327 b:6.1+1 1.4 5.6                   KONO
      LR      15:49:10.61                  S:1.1+1 20. 6.1
 STKA eP      15:27:39.71  -0.6   69.3 144                                   STKA
      LR      15:49:26.08
 UNV  eP      15:27:48.35  -1.0   70.8  39                                   UNV
      LR      15:50:09.01                  S:1.6+1 20. 6.3
 IMA  eP      15:27:59.52   0.2   72.4  24 b:1.2+2 1.0 5.9                   IMA
 COLA eP      15:28:15.60   0.7   75.2  24 b:7.1+1 1.2 5.6                   COLA
      LR      15:52:13.60                  S:5.8+0 21. 5.9
 MCK  eP      15:28:17.22   1.4   75.3  26 b:2.2+1 1.0 5.2                   MCK
      LR      15:52:17.83                  S:3.8+0 20. 5.7
 PMR  eP      15:28:21.57   0.3   76.3  28 b:8.7+1 1.0 5.8                   PMR
      LR      15:52:45.38                  S:7.5+0 19. 6.0
 KDAK eP      15:28:22.51  -0.3   76.5  32 b:1.1+2 1.0 5.9                   KDAK
      LR      15:52:53.02                  S:8.1+0 19. 6.1
 SML  eP      15:28:22.72   0.1   76.5  27                                   SML
 KDC  eP      15:28:23.01  -0.1   76.6  32 b:4.6+0 .75 4.6                   KDC
 ESK  eP      15:28:24.59   0.6   76.7 325 b:1.6+1 1.6 4.8                   ESK
      LR      15:52:58.40                  S:7.7+0 19. 6.0
 INK  eP      15:28:29.67  -0.1   77.8  18 b:1.4+1 1.2 4.9                   INK
 DIV  eP      15:28:31.87   1.5   77.9  27 b:1.8+2 1.0 6.1                   DIV
      LR      15:53:31.81
 EYAK eP      15:28:32.49   0.5   78.2  28                                   EYAK
 DAWY eP      15:28:34.93   0.4   78.7  23                                   DAWY
 RES  eP      15:28:35.66  -0.7   79.1   4 b:1.9+1 .98 5.1                   RES
 LSZ  eP      15:28:52.82  -0.1   81.9 249 b:3.9+1 1.2 5.4                   LSZ
      LR      15:55:27.31                  S:4.9+0 21. 5.8
 ESLA eP      15:29:06.63   0.9   84.5 312 b:9.3+0 1.2 4.9                   ESLA
      LR      15:56:40.53
 DLBC eP      15:29:11.45  -0.2   85.8  24                                   DLBC
 YKW3 eP      15:29:18.59  -0.2   87.3  16                                   YKW3
 LBTB eP      15:29:27.83   0.8   88.8 242 b:1.1+1 1.2 5.0                   LBTB
      LR      15:58:43.97                  S:3.1+0 20. 5.7
 NEW  eP      15:30:11.98   0.9   98.5  25 b:6.2+0 .88 5.3                   NEW
      LR      16:03:19.71                  S:5.5+0 20. 6.0
 HRY  qPdif   15:30:28.78   3.2X 101.7  23                                   HRY
 WVOR qPdif   15:30:31.27   1.5X 102.7  29                                   WVOR
      LR      16:05:17.86
 COCO LR      15:34:39.46         38.2 187 S:8.4+0 21. 5.5                   COCO
 YSS  LR      15:34:59.31         38.9  46 S:2.0+1 19. 6.0                   YSS
 DUG  qPKP    15:35:04.92   6.0X 107.0  27                                   DUG
      LR      16:07:20.59                  S:2.8+0 19. 5.8
 WVT  qPKP    15:35:20.81   1.6X 117.7   8                                   WVT
      LR      16:12:25.29
 PLAL ePKP    15:35:21.16  -0.1X 118.8   9                                   PLAL
      LR      16:12:56.58
 MIAR ePKP    15:35:21.91   1.6X 118.2  14                                   MIAR
      LR      16:12:41.26                  S:6.0+0 20. 6.2
 MYNC ePKP    15:35:22.02   0.0  119.1   5                                   MYNC
      LR      16:13:06.01                  S:7.3+0 21. 6.3
 JCT  ePKP    15:35:25.90   1.3X 120.4  21                                   JCT
      LR      16:13:43.26                  S:3.7+0 20. 6.0
 LTX  ePKP    15:35:26.70   2.6X 120.1  25                                   LTX
      LR      16:13:34.22                  S:3.6+0 22. 6.0
 LPAZ ePKP    15:36:40.09   1.4X 166.1 312                                   LPAZ
      LR      16:35:27.62
 GUMO LR      15:36:49.63         42.7  98 S:6.4+0 22. 5.5                   GUMO
 TIXI LR      15:39:27.20         48.3  11                                   TIXI
 GNI  LR      15:39:36.65         48.6 302                                   GNI
 SMY  LR      15:44:49.46         59.6  42 S:5.1+0 20. 5.7                   SMY
 WAKE LR      15:45:09.73         60.3  82                                   WAKE
 NWAO LR      15:45:17.31         60.5 165 S:8.9+0 20. 5.9                   NWAO
 KBS  LR      15:47:11.45         64.6 348                                   KBS
 TNA  LR      15:48:22.22         67.0  27 S:6.7+0 22. 5.8                   TNA
 MIDW LR      15:50:20.14         71.2  67 S:3.2+0 20. 5.6                   MIDW
 FIB  LR      15:52:38.72         76.0  28 S:1.3+1 22. 6.2                   FIB
 TAU  LR      15:54:50.40         80.6 148 S:3.7+0 20. 5.7                   TAU
 SIT  LR      15:56:44.32         84.7  27 S:7.9+0 20. 6.1                   SIT
 MSKU LR      15:58:34.86         88.5 268 S:2.8+0 20. 5.7                   MSKU
 KIP  LR      15:59:15.84         89.9  66 S:3.9+0 21. 5.8                   KIP
 BOSA LR      15:59:41.52         90.9 239                                   BOSA
 POHA LR      16:00:36.60         92.8  67 S:3.3+0 22. 5.7                   POHA
 SNZO LR      16:01:51.49         95.4 134 S:3.4+0 20. 5.8                   SNZO
 SUR  LR      16:02:08.32         96.0 237 S:8.3+0 22. 6.2                   SUR
 OCWA LR      16:02:09.66         96.1  29 S:3.9+0 21. 5.9                   OCWA
 SCHQ LR      16:03:29.76         98.9 353 S:1.1+1 21. 6.3                   SCHQ
 COR  LR      16:03:30.02         98.9  31 S:1.1+1 21. 6.3                   COR
 HAWA LR      16:03:36.10         99.1  27 S:5.0+0 19. 6.0                   HAWA
 CMLA LR      16:03:40.53         99.3 320                                   CMLA
 HUMO LR      16:04:17.98        100.6  32                                   HUMO
 MSO  LR      16:04:27.49        100.9  24 S:6.0+0 21. 6.1                   MSO
 DBIC LR      16:04:40.27        101.3 283 S:1.8+0 22. 5.5                   DBIC
 YBH  LR      16:04:40.58        101.3  32 S:2.6+0 22. 5.7                   YBH
 WDC  LR      16:05:08.21        102.3  33 S:2.6+0 20. 5.8                   WDC
 MOD  LR      16:05:08.76        102.3  30                                   MOD
 ULM  LR      16:05:16.86        102.6  11 S:6.7+0 20. 6.2                   ULM
 BOZ  LR      16:05:19.90        102.7  23 S:5.2+0 19. 6.1                   BOZ
 HOPS LR      16:05:35.41        103.3  34 S:3.4+0 21. 5.8                   HOPS
 HLID LR      16:05:41.23        103.5  26 S:4.4+0 20. 6.0                   HLID
 YMR  LR      16:05:50.77        103.8  23                                   YMR
 LKWY LR      16:05:58.98        104.1  23 S:8.2+0 20. 6.3                   LKWY
 BMN  LR      16:06:21.87        104.9  29 S:3.2+0 20. 5.9                   BMN
 REDW LR      16:06:24.31        105.0  24                                   REDW
 CMB  LR      16:06:34.54        105.3  33                                   CMB
 AHID LR      16:06:36.50        105.4  24 S:5.0+0 22. 6.0                   AHID
 EYMN LR      16:06:40.20        105.6   9 S:6.4+0 19. 6.2                   EYMN
 SAO  LR      16:06:47.64        105.8  34 S:2.4+0 20. 5.7                   SAO
 BW06 LR      16:06:52.28        106.0  23 S:3.6+0 19. 5.9                   BW06
 MNV  LR      16:06:55.94        106.1  31 S:3.1+0 22. 5.8                   MNV
 HWUT LR      16:07:00.08        106.2  25 S:5.3+0 20. 6.1                   HWUT
 RSSD LR      16:07:08.06        106.5  19                                   RSSD
 RAR  LR      16:07:16.01        106.8 106                                   RAR
 TPH  LR      16:07:16.47        106.8  31 S:2.5+0 21. 5.8                   TPH
 MPU  LR      16:07:38.34        107.6  26                                   MPU
 DAC  LR      16:07:52.87        108.1  32 S:2.0+0 20. 5.7                   DAC
 TPNV LR      16:07:55.37        108.2  31 S:3.1+0 20. 5.9                   TPNV
 VNDA LR      16:08:25.44        109.2 168                                   VNDA
 GSC  LR      16:08:26.05        109.3  32                                   GSC
 WVL  LR      16:08:27.37        109.3 353                                   WVL
 MWC  LR      16:08:33.19        109.5  34                                   MWC
 SNCC LR      16:08:33.74        109.5  35 S:1.6+0 20. 5.6                   SNCC
 KNB  LR      16:08:37.21        109.6  28                                   KNB
 ISCO LR      16:08:46.08        110.0  22 S:5.1+0 20. 6.1                   ISCO
 LDFC LR      16:08:54.11        110.2  31                                   LDFC
 NCB  LR      16:08:54.91        110.3 357 S:5.1+0 19. 6.1                   NCB
 SBA  LR      16:08:56.01        110.3 168 S:2.5+0 20. 5.8                   SBA
 HNH  LR      16:08:58.71        110.4 355                                   HNH
 JFWS LR      16:09:05.77        110.7   9 S:5.6+0 20. 6.1                   JFWS
 PFO  LR      16:09:09.87        110.8  33 S:5.2+0 21. 6.1                   PFO
 BAR  LR      16:09:28.13        111.4  34                                   BAR
 HRV  LR      16:09:30.89        111.5 354 S:1.1+0 20. 5.4                   HRV
 WUAZ LR      16:09:31.06        111.5  28 S:2.3+0 19. 5.8                   WUAZ
 WES  LR      16:09:33.71        111.6 354                                   WES
 SDCO LR      16:09:39.87        111.8  23 S:5.3+0 21. 6.1                   SDCO
 AAM  LR      16:09:42.03        111.9   4 S:5.6+0 20. 6.2                   AAM
 GLA  LR      16:09:45.29        112.0  32                                   GLA
 BRYW LR      16:09:47.48        112.1 354                                   BRYW
 BINY LR      16:09:47.60        112.1 358 S:1.1+1 21. 6.4                   BINY
 SACV LR      16:10:01.57        112.6 301                                   SACV
 CBKS LR      16:10:02.64        112.6  18                                   CBKS
 KSU1 LR      16:10:17.41        113.2  15                                   KSU1
 SSPA LR      16:10:33.43        113.7 359 S:2.4+1 21. 6.8                   SSPA
 ANMO LR      16:10:41.22        114.0  25 S:3.8+0 22. 5.9                   ANMO
 ACSO LR      16:10:41.87        114.0   4 S:6.1+0 21. 6.2                   ACSO
 TUC  LR      16:10:56.16        114.5  30 S:2.0+0 19. 5.7                   TUC
 MCWV LR      16:11:01.24        114.7   1 S:6.0+0 19. 6.2                   MCWV
 CCM  LR      16:11:16.94        115.3  11                                   CCM
 WCI  LR      16:11:31.23        115.8   7                                   WCI
 QSPA LR      16:11:32.05        115.8 180                                   QSPA
 SPA  LR      16:11:33.55        115.8 180                                   SPA
 CBN  LR      16:11:42.40        116.2 359 S:8.0+0 19. 6.3                   CBN
 WMOK LR      16:11:59.04        116.7  18 S:4.2+0 20. 6.0                   WMOK
 OXF  LR      16:13:04.21        119.0  10 S:4.6+0 20. 6.1                   OXF
 BBSR LR      16:13:44.71        120.4 346 S:1.1+1 22. 6.5                   BBSR
 GOGA LR      16:13:54.51        120.8   5 S:7.5+0 21. 6.3                   GOGA
 LRAL LR      16:13:55.28        120.8   8 S:4.4+0 21. 6.1                   LRAL
 NHSC LR      16:14:07.46        121.2   1 S:1.9+0 19. 5.8                   NHSC
 HKT  LR      16:14:30.92        122.1  17                                   HKT
 DWPF LR      16:16:28.19        126.2   3                                   DWPF
 PTCN LR      16:20:11.02        134.0 101                                   PTCN
 RCBR LR      16:20:22.90        134.4 289                                   RCBR
 SJG  LR      16:20:25.07        134.5 343                                   SJG
 PMSA LR      16:23:04.14        140.0 190                                   PMSA
 BDFB LR      16:27:33.04        149.5 284                                   BDFB
 PAYG LR      16:28:59.79        152.5  26                                   PAYG
 RPN  LR      16:29:05.41        152.7  99                                   RPN
 SAML LR      16:31:20.62        157.5 316                                   SAML
 CPUP LR      16:32:52.66        160.7 264                                   CPUP
 TRQA LR      16:33:11.38        161.3 226                                   TRQA
 LVC  LR      16:37:28.02        170.4 288                                   LVC



 Generated 2003 JUL 21 at 19:35 UTC


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