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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     22 MAR 2006  ( 81)

     ot  = 17:24:31.66   +/-   0.66              WESTERN MONTANA                 
     lat =      48.892   +/-    6.1
     lon =    -115.307   +/-    4.7              MAGNITUDE 3.9 (GS)       
     dep =         5.0  (geophysicist)

     60 km (35 miles) NNE of Libby, Montana (pop 2,600)
     75 km (50 miles) SSE of Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada (pop 18,000)
     210 km (130 miles) NE of Spokane, Washington
     355 km (220 miles) NW of HELENA, Montana

     nph =   17 of  50    se = 0.54    FE=456                            A   

     error ellipse = (153.7,  0.0,  8.5; 63.7,  0.0,  5.4;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0)

 mb = 3.6 (  1)  ML = 3.9 ( 10)  mblg = 0.0 (  0)  md = 3.5 (  2)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 WALA eP      17:24:49.47  -0.1    0.9  79 d:3.8+2     3.7  L:1.1+0 .35 3.1  WALA
      eS      17:25:01.03  S res =  -0.6X
 NEW  ePn     17:24:57.91   0.6    1.4 243 d:2.4+2     3.4  L:5.9+0 .43 4.0  NEW 
      eSn     17:25:15.11  S res =  -0.6X
 MSO  ePn     17:25:09.36  -0.4    2.3 155 d:2.8+2     3.8X L:5.1-1 .48 3.5  MSO 
      eS      17:25:38.44  S res =   0.4X
 CHMT ePn     17:25:11.29  -0.7    2.4 144 d:3.6+2     4.1X                  CHMT
      eSn     17:25:40.11  S res =  -1.9X
 HRY  ePn     17:25:22.82   0.1    3.2 132 d:3.3+2     4.3X                  HRY 
 HAWA ePn     17:25:30.38  -0.4    3.8 230 d:2.3+2     4.1X L:3.1-2 .53 3.0  HAWA
      ePg     17:25:42.21  -2.2X
      eSg     17:26:31.83  S res =  -1.7X
 EGMT ePn     17:25:31.66   0.8    3.8 101 d:3.6+2     4.6X L:5.3-1 .55 4.2  EGMT
      ePg     17:25:39.58  -4.8X
      eSg     17:26:25.54  S res =  -8.0X
 DLMT ePn     17:25:32.92  -0.6    4.0 151 d:2.8+2     4.4X L:3.3-1 .75 4.1  DLMT
      eSg     17:26:34.51  S res =  -5.1X
 BOZ  ePn     17:25:35.49   0.4    4.1 141 d:3.3+2     4.6X L:1.0-1 .40 3.6  BOZ 
      ePg     17:25:46.51  -3.7X
      eSg     17:26:38.53  S res =  -4.7X
 BMO  ePn     17:25:37.57   0.2    4.3 199 d:2.7+2     4.4X L:1.5-1 .75 3.8  BMO 
      eSg     17:26:41.92  S res =  -6.7X
 MCMT ePn     17:25:39.15  -0.2    4.4 157 d:2.7+2     4.5X                  MCMT
 QLMT ePn     17:25:45.04  -0.5    4.9 145 d:2.2+2     4.4X                  QLMT
      eSg     17:27:01.49  S res =  -6.0X
 GCMT ePn     17:25:46.82   0.3    4.9 127 d:3.4+2     4.9X                  GCMT
      ePg     17:25:59.59  -6.5X
      eSg     17:27:04.73  S res =  -5.2X
 YMR  ePn     17:25:50.04   0.2    5.2 143 d:2.7+2     4.7X L:1.5-1 .60 4.1  YMR 
      eSg     17:27:10.26  S res =  -7.4X  b:3.4+1 .56 5.2X
 HLID ePn     17:25:52.42  -0.1    5.4 173 d:2.8+2     4.8X L:1.4-1 .98 4.1  HLID
      eSg     17:27:17.50  S res =  -6.4X  b:1.1+1 .45 4.8X
 FLWY ePn     17:25:59.04   1.0    5.8 145 d:2.3+2     4.7X L:5.9-2 .73 3.8X FLWY
      ePg     17:26:12.07 -10.0X           b:1.6+1 .45 5.0X
      qSg     17:27:30.06  S res =  -6.7X
 MOOW ePn     17:26:02.92   1.2X   6.0 147 d:2.4+2     4.9X L:4.8-2 .78 3.7X MOOW
      eSg     17:27:37.99  S res =  -7.4X  b:4.1+0 .53 4.4X
 LOHW ePn     17:26:04.72   0.6X   6.2 147 d:1.8+2     4.6X L:2.0-2 .65 3.4X LOHW
                                           b:9.8+0 .58 4.8X
 LAO  ePn     17:26:10.09   2.0X   6.5 106 d:1.8+2     4.8X L:2.7-1 1.1 4.6X LAO 
      eSg     17:27:45.46  S res = -15.0X  b:3.5+1 .55 5.5X
 DGMT qPn     17:26:20.58   0.7X   7.4  89 d:5.4+1     3.8X L:4.4-2 .55 3.9X DGMT
      eSg     17:28:15.19  S res = -12.9X  b:2.3+1 .55 5.6X
 HVU  ePn     17:26:23.00   3.5X   7.3 165 d:5.0+0     1.5X L:5.9-3 .46 3.1X HVU 
                                           b:3.0+0 .46 4.8X
 ELK  ePn     17:26:32.27   1.5X   8.1 180 d:2.0+2     5.4X L:2.3-2 1.1 3.8X ELK 
      eSg     17:28:41.21  S res = -11.9X  b:3.4+0 .60 4.8X
 FFC  ePn     17:26:56.75  -0.5   10.1  50 b:1.7+1 .70 5.6X                  FFC 
 RSSD P       17:27:18.48  34.5X   9.1 117 d:2.6+1     3.7X L:7.0-3 .50 3.4X RSSD
 DLBC         17:27:28.20  -7.6X  12.9 323                                   DLBC
 YKW3 P       17:27:43.70  -2.8X  13.7   1                                   YKW3
 FCC  ePn     17:28:07.53  -8.1X  15.9  44 b:2.3+0 .45 3.6                   FCC 



 Generated 2006 MAR 22 at 17:54 UTC

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

 


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