25 MAY 2009 (145)
ot = 00:54:43.13 +/- 0.11 NORTH KOREA
lat = 41.299 +/- 2.3
lon = 129.030 +/- 2.2 MAGNITUDE 4.7 (GS)
dep = 0.0 (geophysicist)
70 km (45 miles) NNW of Kimchaek, North Korea (pop 179,000)
95 km (60 miles) SW of Chongjin, North Korea (pop 582,000)
185 km (115 miles) SSW of Yanji, Jilin, China
375 km (235 miles) NE of PYONGYANG, North Korea
Underground nuclear explosion.
nph = 129 of 161 se = 0.64 FE=659 A
error ellipse = (139.4, 0.0, 3.0; 49.4, 0.0, 2.8; 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
mb = 4.7 ( 54) ML = 4.2 ( 2) mblg = 3.6 ( 4) md = 0.0 ( 0) MS = 0.0 ( 0)
sta phase arrival res dist azm amp per mag amp per mag sta
MDJ ePn 00:55:36.39 -0.1 3.3 7 MDJ
eSn 00:56:26.58 S res = 9.8X
KS01 ePn 00:55:43.69 -0.7 3.9 193 KS01
eSn 00:56:29.06 S res = -2.0X
KSAR Pn 00:55:44.60 -0.3 4.0 193 L:1.7-1 .33 3.8 KSAR
Pg 00:55:56.95 -1.9X
Sn 00:56:31.90 S res = 0.0X
LR 00:57:17.82
INCN ePn 00:55:49.06 0.3 4.2 207 L:7.8-1 .65 4.5 g:2.4-1 .90 3.8 INCN
qSn 00:56:35.73 S res = -3.2X
JNU ePn 00:56:44.69 0.1 8.3 169 L:1.0-2 2.4 3.4X JNU
LR 00:59:50.00
MAJO ePn 00:56:48.77 0.3 8.6 121 MAJO
MJAR Pn 00:56:49.00 0.5 8.6 121 L:1.0-2 .33 3.5X MJAR
LR 00:59:52.57
BJT ePn 00:57:06.30 0.3 9.9 267 d:2.4+1 5.7X L:7.0-2 .30 4.5X BJT
b:3.4+1 .30 6.3X
HIA ePn 00:57:12.01 0.0 10.3 324 g:1.9-2 .70 3.4 b:4.1+1 .40 6.3X HIA
eSn 00:59:03.05 S res = -5.1X
ASAJ Pn 00:57:12.75 -0.3 10.4 70 ASAJ
LR 01:00:35.78
ULN ePn 00:58:41.38 -0.2 16.9 300 g:1.0-2 1.1 3.3 b:7.2+0 .80 3.9 ULN
SONM Pn 00:58:48.26 1.4 17.4 300 SONM
Lg 01:03:51.34
LR 01:06:00.85
YHNB ePn 00:58:52.97 1.1 17.8 203 YHNB
ENH eP 00:59:11.12 2.1 19.3 241 g:3.8-2 .93 4.0 b:3.8+1 .93 4.6 ENH
PETK P 00:59:45.95 0.9 22.6 49 PETK
LR 01:08:04.47
ZAA0 eP 01:01:08.85 -0.4 31.8 309 ZAA0
ZALV P 01:01:09.90 0.6 31.8 309 ZALV
PcP 01:03:59.10 -0.9X
LR 01:14:47.23
MKAR eP 01:01:26.05 0.8 33.6 295 MKAR
PcP 01:04:04.38 -0.8X
LR 01:16:24.76
CHTO eP 01:01:28.93 -0.2 34.1 238 b:1.0+1 .70 4.8 CHTO
CMAR P 01:01:31.60 0.2 34.3 238 CMAR
CM31 eP 01:01:31.61 0.2 34.3 238 b:5.6+0 .38 4.8 CM31
KURK eP 01:01:42.82 0.5 35.6 303 b:8.0+0 .80 4.6 KURK
ePcP 01:04:09.58 -1.2X
TKM2 eP 01:02:13.11 0.9 39.1 291 b:7.0+0 1.0 4.2 TKM2
AAK eP 01:02:20.45 1.1 40.0 291 b:4.6+0 .60 4.3 AAK
LR 01:20:19.80
BVAR P 01:02:23.16 0.1 40.5 307 BVAR
PcP 01:04:25.09 -0.7X
LR 01:20:22.94
BRVK eP 01:02:23.28 -0.2 40.5 307 b:3.3+0 .90 4.0 BRVK
ePcP 01:04:25.30 -0.6X
AKTO P 01:03:27.85 0.3 48.5 306 AKTO
COLD eP 01:03:33.07 0.2 49.3 30 b:3.3+0 .80 4.4 COLD
ePcP 01:04:56.60 0.9X
PPLA eP 01:03:34.33 0.6 49.3 36 b:4.9+0 .92 4.5 PPLA
TRF eP 01:03:39.21 0.1 50.0 35 b:4.8+0 .72 4.5 TRF
KDAK P 01:03:42.00 -0.2 50.5 43 KDAK
MCK eP 01:03:43.72 0.8 50.6 35 b:5.5+0 .76 4.6 MCK
COLA eP 01:03:44.37 0.4 50.7 33 b:1.7+1 .75 5.0 COLA
ILAR P 01:03:46.95 -0.3 51.1 33 ILAR
PcP 01:05:01.07 -1.7X
SML eP 01:03:47.71 -1.2 51.4 37 b:8.5+0 1.5 4.4 SML
DOT eP 01:03:58.00 -0.6 52.7 34 b:1.1+1 .64 5.0 DOT
EGAK eP 01:04:04.67 0.1 53.5 32 b:1.5+1 .60 5.1 EGAK
SPITSP 01:04:10.20 -0.2 54.3 346 SPIT
LR 01:30:03.31
INK P 01:04:14.85 -0.5 55.0 27 INK
ARCESP 01:04:24.13 -1.5 56.4 336 ARCE
FITZ P 01:04:45.51 -0.1 59.2 184 FITZ
FIA1 eP 01:04:52.32 -0.6 60.3 327 FIA1
FINESP 01:04:52.45 -0.5 60.3 327 FINE
DLBC P 01:04:57.70 -0.6 61.1 36 DLBC
WRAB eP 01:04:58.15 -0.8 61.1 174 b:5.5+0 .70 4.8 WRAB
WRA P 01:04:58.23 -0.8 61.1 174 WRA
CTA P 01:05:12.00 -0.5 63.1 162 CTA
YKA P 01:05:21.84 -0.7 64.7 27 YKA
PcP 01:05:55.80 -0.3X
AKASGP 01:05:22.60 -0.6 64.8 316 AKAS
AS31 eP 01:05:22.67 -0.7 64.8 175 AS31
ASAR P 01:05:22.75 -0.6 64.8 175 ASAR
AK01 eP 01:05:22.93 -0.3 64.8 316 AK01
AK02 eP 01:05:22.95 -0.5 64.8 316 AK02
KIEV eP 01:05:23.07 -0.2 64.8 316 b:1.0+1 .80 5.1 KIEV
HFS P 01:05:29.17 -1.2 65.9 330 HFS
SUW eP 01:05:29.63 -0.2 65.8 322 b:1.8+1 .50 5.6 SUW
NOA P 01:05:31.23 -1.1 66.2 332 NOA
SUMG eP 01:05:31.29 -0.4 66.1 356 b:5.3+1 1.7 5.5 SUMG
BR131eP 01:05:47.75 -0.5 68.7 304 b:1.2+0 .63 4.3 BR13
BRTR P 01:05:47.95 -0.3 68.7 304 BRTR
BUR08eP 01:05:48.61 0.1 68.7 315 BUR0
KWP eP 01:05:49.16 0.5 68.8 318 b:2.1+1 .60 5.5 KWP
OJC eP 01:05:55.56 0.3 69.9 320 b:2.9+1 .60 5.6 OJC
RAYN eP 01:05:57.84 0.0 70.2 284 b:4.1+0 .70 4.7 RAYN
ASF P 01:06:03.61 0.6 71.1 296 ASF
MORC eP 01:06:03.63 -0.1 71.2 320 b:1.6+1 .60 5.3 MORC
PSZ eP 01:06:05.04 0.7 71.3 318 b:8.8+0 .80 4.9 PSZ
MMAI P 01:06:06.37 0.4 71.5 298 MMAI
VRAC P 01:06:08.86 0.5 72.0 321 VRAC
LON eP 01:06:09.43 0.4 72.1 43 b:3.4+0 .76 4.5 LON
NEW P 01:06:17.10 0.3 73.4 40 NEW
KHC eP 01:06:17.79 0.2 73.6 322 b:1.1+1 .70 5.0 KHC
HAWA eP 01:06:18.32 1.0 73.5 42 b:9.4+0 .90 4.9 HAWA
GERESP 01:06:18.52 0.0 73.7 322 GERE
GEC2 eP 01:06:18.63 0.1 73.7 322 GEC2
STKA P 01:06:18.87 0.3 73.7 169 STKA
EIL P 01:06:20.15 0.2 73.9 295 EIL
GRFO eP 01:06:21.77 0.2 74.2 323 b:2.3+1 .75 5.3 GRFO
NWAO P 01:06:23.65 -0.3 74.7 190 NWAO
BSMT eP 01:06:25.38 0.2 74.8 39 b:2.9+0 .98 4.3 BSMT
YBH P 01:06:26.80 0.7 75.0 47 YBH
YBMT eP 01:06:26.91 -0.2 75.2 38 b:2.2+0 .74 4.3 YBMT
JTMT eP 01:06:27.23 0.3 75.1 39 JTMT
EKA P 01:06:28.35 -0.4 75.5 334 EKA
SWMT eP 01:06:28.99 0.4 75.4 39 b:4.1+0 1.1 4.4 SWMT
BMO eP 01:06:30.49 0.3 75.7 42 b:3.3+0 .68 4.6 BMO
MOD eP 01:06:33.98 0.9 76.2 46 b:4.4+0 .60 4.8 MOD
BFO eP 01:06:34.08 -0.7 76.5 324 b:1.1+1 .70 5.1 BFO
WVOR eP 01:06:36.46 0.5 76.7 45 b:5.5+0 .90 4.7 WVOR
FUORNeP 01:06:37.40 0.1 76.9 322 b:1.1+1 .70 5.1 FUOR
DAVOXP 01:06:37.63 0.1 77.0 322 DAVO
LR 01:47:04.66
EGMT eP 01:06:37.73 0.3 77.0 36 b:5.3+0 .80 4.7 EGMT
TUE eP 01:06:39.52 -0.7 77.5 322 b:9.4+0 .70 5.0 TUE
MFID eP 01:06:40.83 0.5 77.5 43 b:1.4+1 .80 5.1 MFID
MCMT eP 01:06:43.14 0.2 77.9 40 b:1.1+0 .60 4.2 MCMT
BOZ eP 01:06:43.14 0.4 77.9 39 b:3.3+0 .85 4.5 BOZ
HLID eP 01:06:44.42 0.7 78.1 42 b:5.0+0 .95 4.6 HLID
AQU eP 01:06:46.29 0.5 78.5 317 b:4.6+1 1.2 5.4 AQU
CMB eP 01:06:47.84 0.1 78.8 49 b:3.8+0 .80 4.5 CMB
NVAR P 01:06:53.20 0.4 79.7 47 NVAR
ELK P 01:06:53.80 1.0 79.7 44 ELK
LOHW eP 01:06:54.47 0.6 79.9 40 LOHW
ULM P 01:06:57.67 -0.1 80.7 27 ULM
PDAR P 01:06:59.70 -0.3 81.0 40 PDAR
HWUT eP 01:06:59.77 0.4 80.9 41 b:7.1+0 .73 4.8 HWUT
RSSD eP 01:07:08.23 0.5 82.5 35 b:3.4+0 .90 4.5 RSSD
GSC eP 01:07:09.77 0.8 82.8 49 b:3.9+0 .75 4.7 GSC
SCHQ P 01:07:10.55 -0.7 83.3 9 SCHQ
MSU eP 01:07:10.81 0.8 82.9 44 MSU
EYMN eP 01:07:15.05 -0.8 84.2 26 b:3.6+0 .80 4.7 EYMN
PFO P 01:07:16.82 0.4 84.2 50 PFO
PV01 eP 01:07:21.36 0.4 85.1 42 b:1.6+2 .66 6.4X PV01
SMCO eP 01:07:21.65 0.7 85.1 40 b:4.6+0 .65 4.8 SMCO
KEST P 01:07:22.23 -0.6 85.5 315 KEST
ECSD ePc 01:07:24.00 -0.8 85.9 31 b:6.2+0 .90 4.7 ECSD
SDCO eP 01:07:29.92 -0.1 86.9 40 b:9.3-1 .75 4.1 SDCO
ESDC P 01:07:37.58 -1.1 88.8 326 ESDC
WMOK eP 01:07:56.14 0.0 92.5 38 b:2.1+0 .93 4.5 WMOK
MDT P 01:08:05.16 -1.6 94.8 322 MDT
TXAR P 01:08:06.20 0.8 94.5 44 TXAR
TORD PKiKP 01:13:09.53 -2.1 107.3 306 TORD
PKKPbc 01:24:26.26 0.2X
QSPA PKP 01:13:55.17 -0.3 131.0 180 QSPA
SAML ePKPdf 01:14:24.05 -0.3 146.0 22 SAML
FX1 LR 01:14:25.61 31.7 53 FX1
LPAZ PKPbc 01:14:38.40 -0.5 151.0 36 LPAZ
PKPab 01:14:45.03 -1.2X
SIV PKPbc 01:14:42.96 -0.4 153.3 22 SIV
PKPab 01:14:54.92 -0.2X
BDFB PKPab 01:14:58.54 -0.9 154.3 353 BDFB
CFAA PKPab 01:15:37.25 0.0 163.1 61 CFAA
CPUP PKPab 01:15:41.08 -0.7 164.2 21 CPUP
PLCA PKPab 01:15:45.65 -0.8 165.2 94 PLCA
GNI LR 01:34:13.41 61.3 300 GNI
Generated 2009 JUN 1 at 21:14 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
