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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     23 FEB 2008  ( 54)

     ot  = 15:57:20.38   +/-   0.17              SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION   
     lat =     -57.072   +/-    6.8
     lon =     -23.398   +/-    6.9              MAGNITUDE 6.7 (GS)       
     dep =        10.0  (geophysicist)

     240 km (150 miles) E of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
     285 km (175 miles) NE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
     3645 km (2260 miles) SE of BUENOS AIRES, Argentina

     nph =  175 of 231    se = 1.15    FE=153                            A   

     error ellipse = ( 47.9,  0.0,  9.8;137.9,  0.0,  8.0;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0)

 mb = 6.4 ( 39)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 5.9 (  2)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 EFI  iPc     16:01:59.13  -1.7   20.7 270 g:2.8+0 1.0 5.9  b:2.8+3 1.0 6.6  EFI 
      eS      16:05:44.39  S res =  -7.8X
 PMSA iPc     16:02:01.15  -0.9   20.9 232 g:2.1+0 .90 5.8  b:2.1+3 .90 6.5  PMSA
 QSPA eP      16:03:56.62  -0.2   33.2 180 b:4.2-1 .65 3.5X                  QSPA
 SPB  P       16:04:37.49   1.5   37.7 322 b:2.7+3 1.8 6.7                   SPB 
 SUR  eP      16:04:46.92   0.4   39.0  70 b:1.0+3 1.8 6.2                   SUR 
 LCO  eP      16:05:20.18  -1.7   43.2 290 b:3.4+2 1.1 6.0                   LCO 
 SHEL P       16:05:22.75   1.7   43.1  25 b:1.4+3 1.2 6.6                   SHEL
 SBA  eP      16:05:38.43   1.8   45.2 183 b:1.3+3 1.5 6.6                   SBA 
 LVC  eP      16:05:57.22   0.4   47.6 297 b:1.3+3 1.0 7.0                   LVC 
 RCBR eP      16:06:30.44   0.3   52.0 344 b:1.0+3 1.8 6.5                   RCBR
 PAF  P       16:06:35.69   3.9X  52.3 124 b:7.9+2 1.3 6.5                   PAF 
 LSZ  eP      16:07:04.98  -0.2   56.8  65 b:2.3+2 1.1 6.1                   LSZ 
 NNA  eP      16:07:31.28   0.2   60.6 296                                   NNA 
 ABPO P       16:07:53.98   1.9   63.7  85 b:1.1+2 .58 6.3                   ABPO
 RPN  P       16:08:05.59   1.9   65.5 258 b:4.7+2 1.2 6.5                   RPN 
 RER  P       16:08:12.59   1.5   66.6  93 b:7.4+2 1.0 6.8                   RER 
 OTAV eP      16:08:45.40   0.8   72.0 301                                   OTAV
 GRGR P       16:09:07.92   1.3   75.8 321 b:1.2+3 1.0 6.9                   GRGR
 SDV  eP      16:09:08.53  -0.6   76.2 312                                   SDV 
 PAYG P       16:09:14.70   1.1   77.0 289 b:4.6+2 1.2 6.4                   PAYG
 ODZ  P       16:09:17.66   1.5   77.6 190 b:4.2+2 1.4 6.3                   ODZ 
 FDF  P       16:09:20.89   1.5   78.1 323 b:1.5+3 1.3 6.9                   FDF 
 RPZ  P       16:09:23.97   0.7   78.8 191 b:3.1+2 1.0 6.3                   RPZ 
 TAU  eP      16:09:30.03   0.1   80.1 173                                   TAU 
 KHZ  P       16:09:30.92   2.2   79.9 193 b:5.0+2 1.4 6.3                   KHZ 
 MSEY P       16:09:31.49   1.3   80.0  83 b:2.3+2 1.2 6.0                   MSEY
 BCIP eP      16:09:33.24   0.9   80.5 304                                   BCIP
 SNZO eP      16:09:33.53  -0.3   80.8 194                                   SNZO
 ANWB eP      16:09:35.83   0.6   81.1 323                                   ANWB
 MTP  P       16:09:44.17   0.1   82.7 320 b:5.0+2 1.4 6.5                   MTP 
 SJG  eP      16:09:44.64  -0.7   83.0 319                                   SJG 
 HUMP eP      16:09:44.81  -0.1   82.9 320                                   HUMP
 OBIP eP      16:09:45.24  -0.6   83.1 319                                   OBIP
 CELP eP      16:09:45.28  -0.6   83.1 319                                   CELP
 CBYP P       16:09:45.33  -0.2   83.0 320 b:3.0+2 1.1 6.4                   CBYP
 CDVI eP      16:09:45.49   4.5X  82.1 321                                   CDVI
 CRPR eP      16:09:45.68  -0.9   83.2 319                                   CRPR
 MPR  eP      16:09:47.77   0.2   83.4 319                                   MPR 
 TAM  P       16:09:48.04   1.4   83.2  27 b:1.9+2 1.0 6.3                   TAM 
 AOPR eP      16:09:48.16   0.6   83.4 319                                   AOPR
 URZ  e       16:09:48.26   0.4   83.5 196 b:6.5+2 1.4 6.6                   URZ 
 LRS  eP      16:09:48.95   1.5   83.4 319                                   LRS 
 JTS  eP      16:09:50.74   0.7   83.8 300                                   JTS 
 NWAO P       16:09:51.16  -1.5   84.4 148 b:1.5+2 .75 6.3                   NWAO
 SDDR eP      16:09:59.18   0.1   85.7 315                                   SDDR
 OUZ  P       16:10:05.37   0.0   86.9 194 b:6.2+2 1.4 6.6                   OUZ 
 CAN  P       16:10:08.26  -1.0   87.7 174 b:5.5+2 1.6 6.6                   CAN 
 MTDJ eP      16:10:10.65   2.5   87.5 310                                   MTDJ
 GTBY eP      16:10:11.39   0.9   88.0 312                                   GTBY
 TGUH eP      16:10:11.81   0.3   88.2 299                                   TGUH
 FORT P       16:10:16.08  -0.2   89.2 156 b:5.5+2 .90 6.8                   FORT
 ARMA P       16:10:35.11   2.3   92.8 176 b:3.9+2 1.9 6.5                   ARMA
 RAR  P       16:10:41.96   4.0X  93.9 220 b:1.9+2 1.4 6.3                   RAR 
 CMLA P       16:10:43.36   3.2X  94.5 358 b:1.2+2 1.0 6.2                   CMLA
 EIDS P       16:10:54.26  -1.3   97.8 175 b:9.2+1 1.3 6.2                   EIDS
 WRAB P       16:11:09.65  -0.8X 101.0 159 b:1.8+2 2.0 6.3                   WRAB
 CEL  P       16:11:10.95   3.2X 100.6  31 b:2.3+1 .90 5.7                   CEL 
 FITZ P       16:11:11.26   2.2X 100.8 150 b:4.5+1 1.5 5.8                   FITZ
 TIP  P       16:11:13.77   1.2X 101.7  31 b:5.1+1 1.1 6.0                   TIP 
 CTAO P       16:11:16.64  -0.9X 102.6 170 b:8.4+1 1.4 6.2                   CTAO
 JCT  P       16:11:49.69   8.0X 108.2 298 b:4.1+1 1.2 6.4                   JCT 
 WUAZ P       16:12:23.17  -2.0X 117.9 293                                   WUAZ
      e       16:16:06.17  -0.6X
 LRM  P       16:13:00.69  -1.6X 126.3 300                                   LRM 
      e       16:16:22.45  -0.2X
 KURK P       16:13:38.66  -6.0X 136.0  63                                   KURK
 CPCT P       16:15:39.47  -3.6X 105.6 312                                   CPCT
 PLAL P       16:15:44.30  -0.7  106.6 309                                   PLAL
 HKT  P       16:15:45.54   1.9  105.8 301                                   HKT 
 CCM  e       16:15:47.97  -4.4X 110.6 309                                   CCM 
 GNI  e       16:15:48.51  -7.5X 112.5  50                                   GNI 
 SIUC P       16:15:49.16  -1.0  109.4 310                                   SIUC
 COEN P       16:15:49.93   1.0  108.4 166                                   COEN
 TIRR P       16:15:50.33  -0.7  110.0  37                                   TIRR
 WCI  P       16:15:52.08   3.3X 108.7 312                                   WCI 
 FVM  P       16:15:52.41   0.8  110.2 309                                   FVM 
 SWET e       16:15:52.62   8.8X 105.9 311                                   SWET
 MORC P       16:15:53.52  -0.7  111.7  27                                   MORC
 HDIL P       16:15:54.45  -0.2  111.9 312                                   HDIL
 KULM P       16:15:55.41  -1.2  112.4 117                                   KULM
 AMTX e       16:15:56.74   0.2  112.7 299                                   AMTX
 KSM  P       16:15:57.81  -0.9  113.5 128                                   KSM 
 KSU1 P       16:15:59.14   0.7  113.8 306                                   KSU1
 ECSD P       16:15:59.30  -6.2X 117.6 309                                   ECSD
 KIV  P       16:15:59.80  -0.5  114.8  47                                   KIV 
 SDCO P       16:16:00.31  -4.3X 116.8 298                                   SDCO
 JFWS P       16:16:00.74   1.6  114.2 312                                   JFWS
 KIEV P       16:16:01.13  -0.7  115.8  34                                   KIEV
 BNM  P       16:16:01.14   0.9  114.5 295                                   BNM 
 TUC  P       16:16:01.22  -0.1  115.1 291                                   TUC 
 COWI P       16:16:02.29  -1.0  116.4 315                                   COWI
 SUW  P       16:16:03.56  -0.5  117.0  29                                   SUW 
 KWP  P       16:16:04.32   7.8X 113.0  31                                   KWP 
 OGNE P       16:16:06.42   0.4  117.7 303                                   OGNE
 GLA  P       16:16:06.67   0.3  117.8 288                                   GLA 
 CCUT P       16:16:06.81  -4.9X 120.5 293                                   CCUT
 EYMN P       16:16:06.92  -1.0  118.9 315                                   EYMN
 ISCO P       16:16:07.04  -0.8  118.5 300                                   ISCO
 PV01 P       16:16:07.70  -0.3  118.6 297                                   PV01
 BAR  P       16:16:07.87   0.3  118.4 287                                   BAR 
 PV04 P       16:16:08.80   0.2  119.0 296                                   PV04
 PFO  P       16:16:08.91   0.0  119.1 288                                   PFO 
 PHWY e       16:16:09.18  -0.7  119.6 301                                   PHWY
 LDFC P       16:16:10.42   0.7  119.5 290                                   LDFC
 AGMN P       16:16:10.42  -1.4  120.9 312                                   AGMN
 SRU  e       16:16:10.48  -0.8  120.3 296                                   SRU 
 DAU  e       16:16:10.71  -3.3X 121.7 296                                   DAU 
 MPU  P       16:16:11.20  -2.4  121.6 296                                   MPU 
 RSSD e       16:16:11.43  -1.2  121.1 304                                   RSSD
 RWWY P       16:16:11.66  -0.3  120.7 300                                   RWWY
 MWC  P       16:16:11.81   0.3  120.4 287                                   MWC 
 SNCC P       16:16:11.99   0.7  120.4 285                                   SNCC
 MSU  e       16:16:12.04   0.1  120.7 294                                   MSU 
 TMUT e       16:16:12.19  -0.1  120.8 296                                   TMUT
 GSC  P       16:16:12.21   0.5  120.6 289                                   GSC 
 ARUT e       16:16:12.70   0.6  120.8 293                                   ARUT
 OBN  P       16:16:13.19  -0.2  121.9  36                                   OBN 
 OSI  P       16:16:13.64   1.1  121.0 287                                   OSI 
 BW06 P       16:16:14.42  -1.2  122.7 299                                   BW06
 BORG P       16:16:14.53   2.2  121.5   1                                   BORG
 NLU  P       16:16:14.54   0.6  121.7 295                                   NLU 
 ISA  P       16:16:14.80   1.0  121.7 288                                   ISA 
 NOQ  P       16:16:15.26   0.3  122.3 296                                   NOQ 
 DUG  e       16:16:15.40   0.5  122.3 295                                   DUG 
 CHTO e       16:16:15.89  -0.9  123.0 107                                   CHTO
 SPUT P       16:16:15.97  -0.2  123.0 296                                   SPUT
 AHID P       16:16:16.34  -0.7  123.4 298                                   AHID
 BGU  P       16:16:16.75   0.6  122.9 295                                   BGU 
 MOOW P       16:16:17.43  -0.7  124.0 299                                   MOOW
 RRI2 e       16:16:17.48  -0.7  123.9 299                                   RRI2
 LAO  P       16:16:17.58  -0.5  124.1 304                                   LAO 
 LOHW e       16:16:17.58  -0.2  123.8 299                                   LOHW
 REDW P       16:16:17.71   0.0  123.7 299                                   REDW
 RLMT P       16:16:17.88  -0.5  124.3 301                                   RLMT
 N13A P       16:16:17.92   0.8  123.5 295                                   N13A
 SNOW P       16:16:18.01   0.2  123.8 299                                   SNOW
 N12A P       16:16:18.25   0.2  123.9 294                                   N12A
 SFJD e       16:16:18.48  -1.3  125.4 347                                   SFJD
 SWMT P       16:16:18.55  -7.6X 128.3 300                                   SWMT
 M13A P       16:16:18.57   0.7  123.8 295                                   M13A
 DGMT P       16:16:18.67  -0.1  124.5 307                                   DGMT
 IMW  e       16:16:18.68   0.1  124.2 299                                   IMW 
 ELK  P       16:16:18.88   0.8  123.9 294                                   ELK 
 DCID1P       16:16:18.98   0.7  124.1 299                                   DCID
 SAO  P       16:16:19.47   1.2  124.1 286                                   SAO 
 AML  P       16:16:19.72  -5.6X 127.6  69                                   AML 
 CMB  P       16:16:19.94   0.9  124.5 288                                   CMB 
 LKWY e       16:16:20.02   1.0  124.4 300                                   LKWY
 GCMT P       16:16:20.08   0.2  125.0 302                                   GCMT
 BMN  P       16:16:20.09   0.6  124.7 292                                   BMN 
 YFT  P       16:16:20.40   1.2  124.5 300                                   YFT 
 YNR  P       16:16:20.46   1.0  124.7 300                                   YNR 
 YMR  P       16:16:20.58   1.0  124.8 300                                   YMR 
 DLMT P       16:16:21.29  -0.7  126.1 299                                   DLMT
 HLID e       16:16:21.99   0.8  125.6 297                                   HLID
 BOZ  P       16:16:22.00   0.5  125.8 300                                   BOZ 
 MCMT e       16:16:22.31   0.7  125.8 299                                   MCMT
 AAK  P       16:16:22.57  -3.9X 128.4  69                                   AAK 
 EGMT P       16:16:22.84  -0.2  126.7 303                                   EGMT
 BSMT P       16:16:22.97  -4.4X 128.9 300                                   BSMT
 HUMO P       16:16:23.40  -4.4X 129.2 290                                   HUMO
 EKS2 P       16:16:23.82  -1.9  128.0  68                                   EKS2
 CHMT e       16:16:23.92  -0.9  127.5 300                                   CHMT
 MOD  P       16:16:23.94  -0.6  127.3 291                                   MOD 
 WVOR e       16:16:23.97   0.4  126.9 293                                   WVOR
 FFC  P       16:16:24.39  -1.3  128.3 314                                   FFC 
 WALA P       16:16:24.60  -3.5X 129.4 302                                   WALA
 LON  P       16:16:24.69  -7.5X 131.5 295                                   LON 
 FCC  P       16:16:24.75  -0.9  128.4 321                                   FCC 
 WDC  P       16:16:24.83   0.1  127.5 289                                   WDC 
 SLMT P       16:16:25.05  -0.3  127.9 300                                   SLMT
 MSO  P       16:16:25.08  -0.1  127.8 300                                   MSO 
 SUMG e       16:16:25.09  -3.5X 129.8 354                                   SUMG
 HOPS P       16:16:25.41   2.4  126.6 287                                   HOPS
 YBMT P       16:16:25.54  -1.1  128.6 301                                   YBMT
 YBH  P       16:16:26.63   0.1  128.4 289                                   YBH 
 TKM2 e       16:16:26.92  -1.1  129.1  69                                   TKM2
 HAWA P       16:16:27.85  -1.7  130.2 296                                   HAWA
 NEW  P       16:16:28.20  -1.6  130.3 299                                   NEW 
 HOOD P       16:16:30.67   0.3  130.5 293                                   HOOD
 KEV  P       16:16:31.09  -0.4  131.6  21                                   KEV 
 COR  P       16:16:32.63   1.9  130.8 292                                   COR 
 KHU  P       16:16:33.36   6.0X 128.4 243                                   KHU 
 GNW  P       16:16:33.46  -0.6  132.6 295                                   GNW 
 PGC  P       16:16:37.17   1.2  133.6 296                                   PGC 
 NLWA P       16:16:37.45   2.5  133.0 294                                   NLWA
 HEBO P       16:16:39.38   7.3X 131.4 292                                   HEBO
 YULB P       16:16:40.06  -4.5X 137.7 128                                   YULB
 KBS  P       16:16:40.07  -2.1  137.4  10                                   KBS 
 SSLB P       16:16:41.61  -3.3X 137.9 127                                   SSLB
 TPUB P       16:16:44.31   0.5  137.4 127                                   TPUB
 NACB P       16:16:48.11   2.2  138.6 128                                   NACB
 DLBC P       16:16:48.22  -4.1X 142.6 304                                   DLBC
 YHNB P       16:16:49.11   2.4  138.9 127                                   YHNB
 WRAK e       16:16:50.60  -1.3  142.4 300                                   WRAK
 SIT  P       16:16:54.05  -1.3  144.4 300                                   SIT 
 INK  P       16:16:58.27  -2.7  147.9 319                                   INK 
 PNL  P       16:16:59.28  -1.3  147.5 302                                   PNL 
 MIDW P       16:16:59.44   0.8  145.8 224                                   MIDW
 DAWY P       16:17:00.24  -2.8  149.1 310                                   DAWY
 EGAK P       16:17:00.92  -3.5X 150.0 311                                   EGAK
 ULN  P       16:17:02.18  -1.6  149.1  86                                   ULN 
 MENT e       16:17:02.94  -2.5  150.6 307                                   MENT
 TLY  P       16:17:03.58  -0.3  149.4  77                                   TLY 
 COLA P       16:17:04.09  -4.6X 152.8 310                                   COLA
 PMR  P       16:17:04.80  -3.8X 152.6 302                                   PMR 
 MCK  P       16:17:04.98  -4.2X 153.1 307                                   MCK 
 PAX  P       16:17:05.24  -1.5  151.4 306                                   PAX 
 RC01 P       16:17:05.80  -3.0X 152.8 301                                   RC01
 BPAW P       16:17:06.28  -4.3X 154.0 307                                   BPAW
 TRF  P       16:17:06.34  -3.8X 153.6 306                                   TRF 
 SEW  P       16:17:06.68  -1.5  152.4 299                                   SEW 
 KTH  P       16:17:06.90  -3.6X 153.9 306                                   KTH 
 CHUM P       16:17:06.92  -4.3X 154.6 307                                   CHUM
 PPLA P       16:17:07.04  -4.1X 154.3 305                                   PPLA
 COLD P       16:17:07.54  -2.9  154.0 315                                   COLD
 INCN P       16:17:08.52  -0.1  152.1 122                                   INCN
 IMA2 e       16:17:08.84  -3.6X 155.3 312                                   IMA2
 RSO  e       16:17:09.00  -1.9  154.1 299                                   RSO 
 KDAK P       16:17:09.99   0.6  153.1 293                                   KDAK
 MID  P       16:17:11.36   5.7X 150.7 299                                   MID 
 FIB  P       16:17:13.58   4.5X 153.0 301                                   FIB 
 MAJO P       16:17:14.07  -0.2  156.1 141                                   MAJO
 OHAK e       16:17:14.22   4.6X 153.3 292                                   OHAK
 TIXI e       16:17:14.59  -4.8X 161.4  28                                   TIXI
 SDPT P       16:17:18.31   4.4X 156.3 284                                   SDPT
 BILL P       16:17:20.25  -5.1X 168.1 342                                   BILL
 YAK  e       16:17:20.92  -2.6  165.5  59                                   YAK 
 YSS  P       16:17:24.68  -0.3  166.8 134                                   YSS 
 PET  P       16:17:27.16  -2.2  175.8 197                                   PET 



 Generated 2008 FEB 25 at 18:24 UTC

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


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