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Explanation of Parameters


     25 AUG 2008  (238)

     ot  = 22:29:02.14   +/-   2.21              NIAS REGION, INDONESIA          
     lat =       0.368   +/-   11.7
     lon =      98.629   +/-   15.8                                       
     dep =        43.5   +/-   17.8   

     150 km (90 miles) S of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia (pop 71,000)
     240 km (150 miles) NW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
     460 km (285 miles) SW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
     1155 km (720 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

     nph =   31 of  44    se = 1.01    FE=706                            B   

     error ellipse = ( 53.9, 43.7, 37.9;279.9, 36.0, 12.4;170.2, 24.9,  8.6)

 mb = 4.4 ( 11)  ML = 4.4 (  2)  mblg = 3.7 (  4)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 PSI  Pn      22:29:37.53  -0.6    2.3   7                                   PSI 
      Lg      22:30:09.45
      LR      22:30:23.74                                  
 IPM  ePn     22:30:12.74   0.5    4.8  30 d:2.3+2     5.7X L:3.7-1 .75 4.4  IPM 
      eSn     22:31:07.40  S res =   0.5X  g:4.2-1 1.0 4.0 
 KULM ePn     22:30:19.11   0.4    5.3  22 d:2.8+2     6.1X L:3.5-1 1.0 4.4  KULM
      eSn     22:31:19.29  S res =   0.9X  g:3.1-1 1.0 4.0  b:5.5+1 .60 5.1X
 CMAR P       22:33:07.65  -1.3   18.0   1                                   CMAR
      LR      22:40:08.34                                  
 CM31 ePn     22:33:09.56   0.6   18.0   1 g:8.0-3 .85 3.4  b:2.8+0 .50 3.6  CM31
 CHTO eP      22:33:12.30  -0.7   18.3   1 g:3.8-3 .80 3.1  b:3.8+0 .80 3.6  CHTO
 LSA  eP      22:35:08.22   0.7   30.0 347 b:8.1+0 .70 4.6                   LSA 
      ePP     22:36:15.75  -0.2X
 ENH  eP      22:35:18.97  -0.9   31.5  18 b:5.8+0 .63 4.5                   ENH 
 FITZ P       22:35:26.51  -0.6   32.3 126                                   FITZ
      LR      22:46:59.11                                  
 WRA  P       22:36:35.61  -0.7   40.4 122                                   WRA 
      PcP     22:38:40.33   1.3X
      LR      22:56:29.69                                  
 ASAR P       22:36:48.05   0.5   41.8 127                                   ASAR
      PcP     22:38:45.15   1.7X
 BJT  eP      22:36:55.14   1.2   42.6  20 b:4.0+1 .60 5.3                   BJT 
 AML  eP      22:37:31.89   0.3   47.3 335 b:9.1+0 1.0 4.7                   AML 
 EKS2 eP      22:37:34.54   0.2   47.7 335 b:2.2+0 .68 4.3                   EKS2
 ULN  eP      22:37:36.59   0.6   47.9   8 b:3.3+0 .80 4.4                   ULN 
      ePcP    22:39:04.84   0.8X
 MK31 eP      22:37:40.04   0.1   48.4 345                                   MK31
 MKAR P       22:37:40.55   0.6   48.4 345                                   MKAR
 KKAR eP      22:37:46.43  -1.5   49.4 333 b:1.2+0 .63 4.1                   KKAR
 STKA P       22:38:05.45  -0.1   51.7 132                                   STKA
      LR      22:59:25.59                                  
 KURK eP      22:38:16.31   2.1   53.0 344 b:9.1+0 1.0 4.7                   KURK
 ZALV P       22:38:26.15   0.0   54.6 350                                   ZALV
 ZAA0 eP      22:38:26.23   0.1   54.6 350                                   ZAA0
 ABKAReP      22:38:57.62   0.8   58.9 331 b:1.4+0 .53 4.3                   ABKA
 BRTR P       22:40:12.80  -1.3   70.7 312                                   BRTR
 PETK P       22:40:17.45  -1.8   71.6  33                                   PETK
 RPZ  P       22:40:56.09   2.0   77.6 135                                   RPZ 
      LR      23:14:54.82                                  
 BUR08eP      22:40:59.39  -0.2   78.6 319                                   BUR0
 FINESP       22:41:14.65   0.5   81.4 332                                   FINE
 ARCESP       22:41:26.63   0.1   83.8 340                                   ARCE
 TXAR PKP     22:48:31.58  -1.6  143.6  34                                   TXAR
 CPUP PKPbc   22:48:35.63  -0.3  145.3 220                                   CPUP



 Generated 2008 SEP 13 at 01:49 UTC

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


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