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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


      2 SEP 2008  (246)

     ot  = 20:00:56.33   +/-   0.63              NORTHWESTERN IRAN               
     lat =      38.874   +/-   11.8
     lon =      45.777   +/-    4.8              MAGNITUDE 5.0 (GS)       
     dep =        35.0  (geophysicist)

     50 km (30 miles) SE of Naxcivan (Nakhichevan), Azerbaijan (pop 64,000)
     75 km (45 miles) ENE of Khvoy, Iran (pop 148,000)
     80 km (50 miles) S of Angeghakot, Armenia (pop N/A)
     390 km (245 miles) WSW of BAKU, Azerbaijan

     nph =   35 of  36    se = 1.38    FE=344                            A   

     error ellipse = (181.3,  0.0, 15.4; 91.3,  0.0,  6.3;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0)

 mb = 5.0 ( 28)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 4.2 ( 19)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 MALT eP      20:02:18.74  -1.0    5.8 267 b:2.5+2 1.0 5.7X                  MALT
 KIV  eP      20:02:20.04   3.1    5.6 336 d:3.3+2     6.4X L:4.3-1 1.1 4.6X KIV 
                                           g:4.4-1 1.1 4.1  b:4.4+2 1.1 5.9X
 TIRR eP      20:04:14.90   1.2   14.1 299 g:2.4-2 1.0 3.6  b:2.4+1 1.0 4.8X TIRR
 ABKAReP      20:04:16.56  -2.5   14.5  40 b:4.5+1 .80 5.0X                  ABKA
 KIEV eP      20:04:44.86  -1.6   16.6 321 g:4.4-2 1.1 3.9  b:1.2+2 1.4 4.8  KIEV
 BUR08P       20:04:55.32   0.0   17.3 307                                   BUR0
 OBN  P       20:04:55.41  -0.6   17.4 342 g:2.9-1 1.2 4.7  b:2.9+2 1.2 5.3  OBN 
 KKAR P       20:05:14.95  -1.3   19.1  69 b:7.8+1 1.0 4.9                   KKAR
 KBL  P       20:05:17.77   1.1   19.1  96 g:6.0-2 .98 4.2  b:6.0+1 .98 4.8  KBL 
 ARU  P       20:05:19.72  -0.5   19.5  22 b:8.2+1 .95 5.0                   ARU 
 KWP  e       20:05:22.72   0.9   19.6 311 g:8.1-2 .90 4.4  b:8.1+1 .90 5.0  KWP 
 PSZ  P       20:05:35.69   1.3   20.8 304 g:5.8-2 1.1 4.2  b:9.2+1 1.3 5.0  PSZ 
 SUW  P       20:05:41.03  -1.7   21.6 322 g:6.6-1 1.0 5.3X b:6.6+2 1.0 6.0X SUW 
 AML  P       20:05:42.62   0.8   21.4  72 g:4.7-2 .95 4.2  b:6.7+1 1.1 5.0  AML 
 EKS2 P       20:05:42.62   0.5   21.5  71 b:5.9+1 .88 5.0                   EKS2
 BRVK P       20:05:47.88   0.4   22.0  42 b:7.3+1 .95 5.1                   BRVK
 AAK  P       20:05:48.59   0.8   22.0  71 g:5.4-2 1.0 4.3  b:9.0+1 1.2 5.1  AAK 
 KZA  P       20:05:55.15   1.0   22.6  72 g:1.0-1 1.1 4.5  b:1.0+2 1.1 5.2  KZA 
 MORC P       20:05:55.48  -0.5   22.8 308 g:1.9-2 1.0 3.8  b:3.3+1 1.2 4.7  MORC
 TKM2 P       20:05:56.37  -0.1   22.8  70 g:6.9-2 1.0 4.4  b:6.9+1 1.0 5.1  TKM2
 CUC  P       20:05:58.08  -1.2   23.1 282 g:3.9-2 .95 4.2  b:3.9+1 .95 4.9  CUC 
 CEL  P       20:05:59.55  -2.0   23.3 278 g:3.5-2 .85 4.2  b:3.5+1 .85 4.9  CEL 
 TRI  P       20:06:12.32  -0.1   24.5 297 g:4.3-2 1.1 4.2  b:4.3+1 1.1 4.9  TRI 
 AQU  P       20:06:14.54   0.1   24.7 288 g:5.1-2 1.0 4.3  b:5.1+1 1.0 5.0  AQU 
 KHC  P       20:06:17.39  -0.7   25.2 305 g:7.6-2 1.2 4.4  b:7.6+1 1.2 5.2  KHC 
 KURK P       20:06:22.65  -2.3   25.9  52 b:7.0+1 .95 5.2                   KURK
 GRFO P       20:06:34.81   2.0   26.8 305 g:2.1-2 1.0 4.0  b:3.8+1 1.2 4.9  GRFO
 TUE  P       20:06:40.75  -0.1   27.6 298 g:1.5-2 1.0 3.9  b:2.3+1 1.2 4.7  TUE 
 MK31 P       20:06:42.22   0.9   27.7  61                                   MK31
 KEST P       20:06:54.45   1.4   29.0 275                                   KEST
 SSB  P       20:07:09.49  -1.0   31.0 295 b:1.3+1 1.0 4.7                   SSB 
 TAM  P       20:08:08.65  -0.6   37.8 257 b:2.1+1 1.1 4.9                   TAM 
 MTE  P       20:08:34.74   2.4   40.6 290 b:3.1+1 1.3 4.9                   MTE 
 ULN  P       20:09:04.68   1.3   44.4  58 b:2.1+1 .95 4.9                   ULN 
 CHTO P       20:09:45.66  -1.2   49.9  98 b:8.6+0 .80 4.8                   CHTO
 SUMG P       20:09:56.59  -3.4X  51.7 338 b:2.3+1 1.0 5.1                   SUMG



 Generated 2008 SEP  2 at 20:14 UTC

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


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