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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     29 AUG 2008  (242)

     ot  = 06:18:17.22   +/-   2.41              WESTERN XIZANG                  
     lat =      30.771   +/-    7.6
     lon =      83.426   +/-    6.5                                       
     dep =        24.4   +/-   17.5   

     205 km (125 miles) NE of Jumla, Nepal
     285 km (180 miles) N of Pokhara, Nepal
     350 km (215 miles) NNE of Nepalganj, Nepal
     385 km (240 miles) NNW of KATHMANDU, Nepal

     nph =   38 of  39    se = 1.06    FE=306                            B   

     error ellipse = ( 23.8, 73.6, 27.8;225.1, 15.3, 11.5;133.5,  5.7,  7.1)

 mb = 4.2 (  9)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 3.4 ( 11)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 LSA  ePn     06:19:57.47   2.0    6.8  97 d:5.3+1     5.2X L:8.2-2 .75 4.1X LSA 
                                           g:5.2-2 .75 3.5  b:5.2+1 .75 5.6X
 KBL  ePn     06:21:15.67  -0.7   12.7 291 g:3.1-2 .88 3.7  b:2.0+1 .65 5.4X KBL 
      eSn     06:23:37.28  S res =   0.3X
 KZA  ePn     06:21:21.81   0.3   13.1 332 g:1.2-2 .88 3.3  b:9.4+0 .75 5.0X KZA 
 AAK  ePn     06:21:31.98   0.1   13.8 331 g:1.3-2 1.0 3.3  b:1.1+1 .85 4.7X AAK 
 EKS2 ePn     06:21:37.30   1.1   14.2 330 g:7.4-3 .85 3.1  b:7.4+0 .85 4.4X EKS2
 KKAR eP      06:21:58.99  -2.2   16.0 324 g:1.9-2 1.1 3.5  b:1.9+1 1.1 4.1  KKAR
 MKAR Pn      06:22:00.05  -0.9   16.0 357                                   MKAR
 MK31 eP      06:22:01.99   1.1   16.0 357                                   MK31
 CHTO eP      06:22:29.84  -1.0   18.4 127 g:7.4-3 1.0 3.2  b:7.4+0 1.0 3.8  CHTO
 CMAR P       06:22:33.40  -0.1   18.7 127                                   CMAR
 KURK eP      06:22:48.38  -2.2   20.2 351 b:1.6+1 .88 4.4                   KURK
 ENH  eP      06:23:13.45  -1.0   22.4  85 g:1.5-2 1.0 3.7  b:1.2+1 .85 4.4  ENH 
 ZALV P       06:23:21.38  -0.6   23.2   2                                   ZALV
 ZAA0 eP      06:23:22.92   1.0   23.2   2                                   ZAA0
 BVAR P       06:23:29.99  -1.6   24.2 341                                   BVAR
 BRVK eP      06:23:32.98   0.9   24.2 340 g:6.2-3 1.0 3.4  b:4.0+0 .65 4.1  BRVK
 SONM P       06:23:34.18  -0.2   24.5  39                                   SONM
 ULN  eP      06:23:39.21   1.3   24.9  40 g:5.0-3 .90 3.4  b:5.0+0 .90 4.1  ULN 
 ABKAReP      06:23:45.20   0.8   25.6 323 g:4.2-3 .70 3.4  b:4.2+0 .70 4.2  ABKA
 AKTK P       06:24:00.00   0.2   27.3 323                                   AKTK
 BRTR P       06:26:01.35   1.4   41.2 297                                   BRTR
 AKASGP       06:26:26.45  -0.2   44.5 313                                   AKAS
 FINESP       06:26:53.28  -0.3   48.0 327                                   FINE
 ARCESP       06:27:13.40   1.2   50.4 337                                   ARCE
 NOA  P       06:27:46.05  -0.7   55.1 326                                   NOA 
 CEL  eP      06:27:47.59   0.5   55.0 297 b:2.1+1 1.0 5.1                   CEL 
 KEST P       06:28:28.05   0.7   60.8 296                                   KEST
 WRA  P       06:29:28.00  -0.6   70.2 129                                   WRA 
 ASAR P       06:29:42.50  -0.2   72.6 132                                   ASAR
 TORD P       06:30:05.03  -0.2   76.4 277                                   TORD
 COLA eP      06:30:06.00   0.3   76.7  20 b:2.6+0 .80 4.3                   COLA
 ILAR P       06:30:07.25  -0.6   77.0  20                                   ILAR
 BOSA P       06:30:31.33   1.2   81.0 229                                   BOSA
 STKA P       06:30:40.13  -1.2   83.2 133                                   STKA
 DBIC P       06:30:51.65  -0.2   85.2 275                                   DBIC
 TXAR PKP     06:37:05.72  -0.3  119.8   7                                   TXAR
 CPUP PKPbc   06:37:52.33  -0.9  145.4 267                                   CPUP
 LPAZ PKPbc   06:38:09.48   1.7  150.3 293                                   LPAZ



 Generated 2008 SEP 12 at 10:32 UTC

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


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