11 SEP 2008 (255)
ot = 00:20:52.69 +/- 0.20 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
lat = 41.976 +/- 5.1
lon = 143.630 +/- 4.3 MAGNITUDE 6.8 (UCMT)
dep = 35.0 (geophysicist)
125 km (80 miles) SSW of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan (pop 199,000)
225 km (140 miles) SSE of Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
225 km (140 miles) ESE of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
775 km (485 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan
nph = 185 of 219 se = 1.21 FE=224 A
error ellipse = (144.1, 0.0, 7.7; 54.1, 0.0, 4.2; 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
mb = 6.2 (158) ML = 5.3 ( 1) mblg = 5.0 ( 7) md = 0.0 ( 0) MS = 0.0 ( 0)
sta phase arrival res dist azm amp per mag amp per mag sta
ASAJ ePn 00:21:29.03 1.4 2.3 341 L:3.4+1 1.8 5.3 g:1.1+1 .80 5.2 ASAJ
YSS ePn 00:22:08.07 2.7 5.0 353 g:2.3+0 1.0 4.8 YSS
MAJO ePn 00:22:27.42 -3.4 6.9 220 g:1.6+0 1.0 4.9 MAJO
JNU ePn 00:23:57.88 -2.7 13.4 233 g:1.0-2 .95 3.2X JNU
INCN ePn 00:24:08.56 2.5 13.8 257 g:8.0-2 1.2 4.0 INCN
PET ePn 00:24:19.72 -1.8 15.0 37 PET
PEA0Be 00:24:20.02 3.4X 14.6 36 PEA0
JOW eP 00:25:15.78 -2.8 19.7 225 b:3.4+2 1.3 5.5 JOW
YAK eP 00:25:36.46 -4.3X 21.8 342 b:1.2+3 .80 6.4 YAK
FX1 eP 00:25:47.07 -2.9 22.6 51 FX1
SMY eP 00:25:55.33 0.1 23.1 52 b:3.4+3 1.6 6.6 SMY
TATO eP 00:26:14.90 2.1 25.0 234 b:1.4+3 1.2 6.4 TATO
YHNB eP 00:26:17.30 1.7 25.3 234 b:1.1+3 1.3 6.3 YHNB
NACB eP 00:26:20.30 2.7 25.5 233 b:2.8+2 1.1 5.8 NACB
SSLB eP 00:26:22.40 -1.4 26.2 233 b:2.2+2 1.0 5.7 SSLB
AMKA P 00:26:23.72 1.8 26.0 57 g:4.1-1 1.0 5.2 b:4.1+2 1.0 5.9 AMKA
YULB eP 00:26:24.55 -0.1 26.3 232 b:1.9+2 1.1 5.6 YULB
TPUB eP 00:26:28.05 -0.8 26.7 233 b:8.4+2 1.6 6.1 TPUB
TWG eP 00:26:34.65 4.8X 26.8 232 b:3.8+2 1.0 6.0 TWG
BILL e 00:26:39.34 -7.7X 28.8 18 g:2.6-1 1.2 5.0 b:2.6+2 1.2 5.8 BILL
TLY eP 00:26:47.45 1.1 28.7 304 b:7.1+2 1.0 6.3 TLY
TIXI eP 00:27:01.26 -1.9 30.6 351 b:7.9+1 1.0 5.5 TIXI
NIKO 00:27:12.88 -14.4X 33.4 54 NIKO
GUMO P 00:27:16.51 33.5X 28.3 178 g:4.1-1 1.1 5.3 GUMO
GAMB 00:27:25.44 -4.1X 33.6 34 GAMB
SPIA eP 00:27:25.45 2.9 32.8 46 b:2.6+3 2.1 6.7 SPIA
MIDW P 00:27:33.64 -3.2X 34.4 101 b:2.6+2 1.1 6.1 MIDW
TNA P 00:27:48.32 0.7 35.7 32 b:7.4+2 1.6 6.4 TNA
ZAA0 P 00:28:23.80 -0.2 40.0 308 ZAA0
TTA eP 00:28:24.18 -3.1X 40.4 38 TTA
RSO eP 00:28:38.04 -2.5 42.0 42 RSO
OHAK eP 00:28:38.79 -1.6 42.0 46 OHAK
PPLA eP 00:28:39.90 -1.8 42.2 38 PPLA
KDAK eP 00:28:40.24 -2.7 42.3 46 KDAK
BPAW P 00:28:43.80 -1.9 42.7 36 b:8.2+2 1.6 6.2 BPAW
TRF eP 00:28:48.95 0.3 43.0 37 TRF
MK31 P 00:28:49.35 -0.1 43.1 298 MK31
RC01 eP 00:28:49.45 -2.4 43.4 40 RC01
SLKM P 00:28:50.56 0.1 43.3 41 SLKM
MCK P 00:28:50.78 -2.4 43.6 37 b:6.3+2 1.3 6.2 MCK
PMR eP 00:28:52.22 -1.5 43.7 40 PMR
KKM P 00:28:53.56 2.4 43.3 222 b:4.5+2 1.4 6.0 KKM
SML P 00:28:54.14 -2.5 44.0 39 b:2.7+1 .44 5.3 SML
COLA e 00:28:54.49 -1.9 44.0 35 b:6.8+2 1.1 6.3 COLA
CHTO eP 00:28:58.75 -0.4 44.3 253 CHTO
KURK eP 00:28:59.25 -0.3 44.4 305 KURK
CM31 P 00:29:01.15 0.1 44.5 252 b:4.8+1 .68 5.5 CM31
PAX P 00:29:07.18 0.9 45.2 37 b:6.7+1 .80 5.6 PAX
DOT P 00:29:09.48 -1.0 45.8 36 b:2.4+2 1.2 6.0 DOT
MENT e 00:29:12.60 0.1 46.0 37 MENT
EGAK P 00:29:18.02 -1.0 46.9 35 b:4.2+2 1.3 6.3 EGAK
DAWY P 00:29:23.22 -2.7 47.8 35 DAWY
BRVK e 00:29:32.96 -0.2 48.7 310 b:1.6+3 1.7 6.8 BRVK
INK P 00:29:34.85 -2.2 49.2 29 b:9.9+1 1.7 5.5 INK
TKM2 P 00:29:35.50 0.0 48.9 295 b:4.7+2 1.6 6.3 TKM2
CHM P 00:29:39.07 -28.2X 53.2 297 CHM
PNL P 00:29:43.44 9.9X 48.7 41 b:3.0+2 1.2 6.2 PNL
e 00:29:55.68 7.5X
KSM P 00:29:44.91 -0.3 50.2 226 b:3.5+2 1.1 6.3 KSM
EKS2 P 00:29:45.35 -0.1 50.3 296 b:1.8+2 .93 6.1 EKS2
AML P 00:29:48.17 0.3 50.5 295 b:3.7+2 1.1 6.3 AML
SKAG P 00:29:55.25 6.2X 50.8 41 b:4.5+2 1.3 6.3 SKAG
KAPI P 00:29:55.35 -0.1 51.6 211 b:2.5+2 1.4 6.0 KAPI
PMG P 00:29:55.84 3.0X 51.2 176 b:2.9+2 1.9 5.9 PMG
KKAR P 00:29:59.67 -0.6 52.3 298 b:2.4+2 .83 6.2 KKAR
SIT P 00:30:00.10 5.1X 51.6 44 b:3.8+2 1.2 6.2 SIT
KULM P 00:30:03.86 -0.9 52.8 238 b:4.1+2 1.2 6.3 KULM
WRAK P 00:30:18.04 8.5X 53.5 44 b:2.9+2 1.4 6.1 WRAK
KAKA P 00:30:19.37 -3.9X 55.4 193 b:1.2+3 1.2 6.8 KAKA
POHA P 00:30:23.51 -1.2 55.5 94 b:2.3+2 1.2 6.1 POHA
COEN P 00:30:24.64 -0.6 55.6 181 b:3.5+3 1.6 7.1 COEN
KBS e 00:30:28.96 1.2 56.1 350 KBS
RES P 00:30:35.49 -1.5 57.4 16 b:4.4+2 .90 6.5 RES
KBL P 00:30:36.40 -1.1 57.3 289 b:2.0+2 .93 6.1 KBL
ARE0 e 00:30:54.05 -1.1 60.0 339 ARE0
WB2 P 00:31:06.20 -4.4X 62.2 190 WB2
CTAO P 00:31:10.22 2.3 61.8 177 b:3.0+2 1.6 6.2 CTAO
NLWA e 00:31:10.95 0.6 62.2 50 b:3.2+2 1.3 6.3 NLWA
PGC e 00:31:11.54 4.3X 61.7 49 b:3.2-1 .45 3.8X PGC
JCW e 00:31:14.07 -0.6 62.8 49 b:2.1+1 .64 5.4 JCW
GNW e 00:31:14.13 0.5 62.7 50 b:5.4+0 .28 5.2 GNW
HEBO 00:31:14.56 -4.2X 63.4 52 HEBO
RPW P 00:31:15.13 -0.2 62.9 48 b:2.1+1 .64 5.4 RPW
ETW e 00:31:21.92 -1.0 64.1 49 b:3.4+2 .74 6.5 ETW
EDM e 00:31:25.55 0.3 64.4 41 EDM
KEBM P 00:31:25.89 0.8 64.4 55 b:5.5+2 1.3 6.5 KEBM
HOOD P 00:31:26.69 0.2 64.6 51 b:2.4+2 .88 6.3 HOOD
COR P 00:31:27.78 5.1X 64.0 53 b:8.3+2 1.7 6.5 COR
OD2 e 00:31:29.11 -0.4 65.1 48 b:2.6+1 .64 5.5 OD2
KBO P 00:31:29.31 1.3 64.8 55 b:4.7+1 .28 6.1 KBO
HAWA e 00:31:30.45 0.2 65.2 49 b:3.7+2 1.4 6.3 HAWA
RSW e 00:31:31.15 1.0 65.2 49 b:5.6+2 1.3 6.5 RSW
NEW e 00:31:31.95 0.1 65.4 47 b:3.3+2 1.3 6.3 NEW
HUMO P 00:31:31.98 0.6 65.4 54 b:9.3+1 1.1 5.8 HUMO
SUMG e 00:31:32.14 -1.7 65.7 1 b:5.2+2 1.6 6.4 SUMG
XMAS P 00:31:34.31 -0.9 65.9 110 b:2.2+2 1.1 6.2 XMAS
KHMM P 00:31:35.37 0.3 65.9 56 b:3.6+2 1.3 6.3 KHMM
YBH P 00:31:35.56 -0.2 66.0 55 b:1.7+2 1.2 6.0 YBH
MBWA P 00:31:35.72 -3.6X 66.6 204 b:3.0+2 1.4 6.2 MBWA
WALA e 00:31:40.15 0.3 66.7 44 WALA
WDC P 00:31:40.42 -0.2 66.8 56 b:1.4+2 1.1 5.9 WDC
KIPM P 00:31:40.72 0.7 66.7 57 b:1.6+2 1.0 6.0 KIPM
KCPM P 00:31:40.79 0.7 66.7 57 b:1.5+2 1.2 6.0 KCPM
BSMT e 00:31:42.51 0.9 66.9 46 BSMT
BLMT e 00:31:43.06 0.6 67.1 46 b:3.6+2 1.3 6.3 BLMT
EIDS P 00:31:43.69 -0.4 67.4 173 b:7.0+1 1.0 5.7 EIDS
JTMT e 00:31:44.33 0.6 67.3 46 JTMT
MOD e 00:31:44.50 0.0 67.4 54 b:6.4+2 1.9 6.4 MOD
YBMT e 00:31:44.93 0.8 67.3 46 b:1.4+2 1.2 5.9 YBMT
SWMT e 00:31:46.05 0.5 67.6 46 b:3.6+2 1.3 6.3 SWMT
SLMT e 00:31:47.92 -0.4 68.0 46 b:4.7+1 .40 5.9 SLMT
MSO e 00:31:48.50 0.1 68.0 46 b:4.5+1 1.0 5.5 MSO
WVOR e 00:31:49.07 0.4 68.1 52 WVOR
CHMT e 00:31:50.53 0.0 68.3 46 CHMT
HOPS P 00:31:51.23 6.7X 67.4 57 b:2.9+2 1.4 6.2 HOPS
HRY e 00:31:56.70 0.8 69.2 45 b:2.8+2 .64 6.5 HRY
EGMT e 00:31:57.77 0.4 69.5 43 b:3.2+2 1.1 6.3 EGMT
CMB e 00:31:58.17 -0.5 69.7 57 b:2.4+2 1.4 6.0 CMB
BOZ e 00:31:58.65 -2.2 70.0 46 b:2.2+2 1.2 6.1 BOZ
DLMT e 00:31:59.86 1.1 69.7 47 DLMT
HLID e 00:32:00.65 1.1 69.8 49 b:5.7+1 1.0 5.6 HLID
MCMT e 00:32:01.29 1.2 69.9 48 MCMT
NAO01P 00:32:02.67 -0.9 70.5 338 b:1.3+2 1.0 5.9 NAO0
YFT P 00:32:04.56 -3.7X 71.2 47 b:2.7+2 1.1 6.2 YFT
GNI P 00:32:04.84 3.1X 70.2 306 b:4.9+2 1.1 6.4 GNI
SFJD e 00:32:04.91 -0.2 70.8 6 b:3.1+2 1.3 6.2 SFJD
SAO P 00:32:05.26 5.9X 69.8 59 b:2.6+2 1.6 6.0 SAO
KIEV e 00:32:07.92 -1.3 71.4 322 b:4.2+2 1.7 6.2 KIEV
YMR e 00:32:08.47 1.5 71.0 47 b:2.2+2 1.2 6.1 YMR
YNR e 00:32:09.18 1.4 71.1 47 b:3.6+2 1.4 6.2 YNR
IMW e 00:32:10.62 0.4 71.5 47 b:1.1+2 .83 5.9 IMW
MOOW e 00:32:11.33 0.0 71.7 47 MOOW
RLMT e 00:32:11.57 1.2 71.6 46 b:4.4+2 1.6 6.2 RLMT
DGMT e 00:32:11.77 -0.5 71.9 40 b:3.8+2 1.2 6.3 DGMT
TPAW e 00:32:12.86 1.1 71.8 48 TPAW
KONO P 00:32:13.28 1.5 71.9 337 b:4.0+2 1.6 6.1 KONO
LOHW e 00:32:13.38 1.0 71.9 47 b:1.3+2 1.3 5.8 LOHW
LAO e 00:32:14.59 0.9 72.2 43 b:4.0+2 1.3 6.2 LAO
LKWY e 00:32:15.14 5.9X 71.4 47 b:2.0+2 1.1 6.0 LKWY
BGU e 00:32:15.72 1.1 72.3 51 b:1.7+3 .72 7.1 BGU
HWUT e 00:32:18.31 1.3 72.7 49 HWUT
AHID e 00:32:18.40 4.4X 72.2 48 b:2.0+2 1.3 5.9 AHID
BW06 P 00:32:18.50 -0.6 73.0 48 b:9.2+1 .98 5.7 BW06
DUG e 00:32:18.64 0.5 72.9 51 DUG
JLU e 00:32:21.79 0.4 73.4 50 JLU
FORT P 00:32:22.88 -0.4 73.8 194 b:3.1+2 1.2 6.2 FORT
DAU e 00:32:23.51 0.7 73.6 50 DAU
SHPR e 00:32:23.95 -0.1 73.9 55 SHPR
CCUT e 00:32:26.56 0.0 74.3 54 CCUT
ULM e 00:32:26.62 -0.5 74.5 35 b:2.0+2 1.5 5.9 ULM
MSU e 00:32:27.36 0.4 74.3 52 MSU
TMUT e 00:32:28.26 0.9 74.4 51 b:2.8+1 .64 5.4 TMUT
SRU e 00:32:29.51 -0.7 74.9 51 b:5.5+1 .52 5.8 SRU
RSSD e 00:32:30.98 0.1 75.0 44 b:6.4+1 1.0 5.6 RSSD
BUR08P 00:32:32.77 -0.4 75.5 322 BUR0
AGMN e 00:32:35.24 -0.3 75.9 36 b:1.0+2 1.0 5.8 AGMN
BR131P 00:32:40.67 -0.5 76.8 312 b:5.2+2 1.7 6.3 BR13
CAN P 00:32:43.36 1.3 77.1 176 b:1.5+2 1.4 5.8 CAN
ISCO e 00:32:44.37 0.9 77.2 48 ISCO
MNTX e 00:32:44.49 -30.2X 83.1 53 MNTX
e 00:33:14.86 0.1X
EYMN P 00:32:47.24 -0.4 78.1 34 b:2.1+2 1.2 6.0 EYMN
NWAO P 00:32:47.99 -1.3 78.4 202 b:4.6+2 1.7 6.2 NWAO
OGNE e 00:32:49.29 -0.1 78.3 45 b:3.8+2 1.1 6.3 OGNE
ECSD e 00:32:50.27 -2.6 79.0 40 b:3.5+2 1.2 6.2 ECSD
KHC e 00:32:53.29 -0.6 79.2 329 b:1.2+2 2.4 5.4 KHC
TUC e 00:32:54.20 -0.9 79.3 56 b:1.5+2 1.4 5.8 TUC
GRFO P 00:32:56.01 -0.1 79.6 331 b:3.0+2 1.0 6.2 GRFO
SCHQ P 00:32:59.52 0.8 80.1 17 b:3.4+2 1.5 6.1 SCHQ
ANMO P 00:32:59.91 0.5 80.1 52 b:1.9+0 1.0 4.0X ANMO
COWI P 00:33:00.67 -0.4 80.5 34 b:3.9+2 1.7 6.1 COWI
CBKS P 00:33:04.05 -0.3 81.1 45 b:2.5+2 1.2 6.1 CBKS
BFO P 00:33:06.60 -1.2 81.8 332 b:4.3+2 1.6 6.2 BFO
ECH P 00:33:09.30 -1.2 82.3 332 b:4.6+2 1.7 6.3 ECH
SCIA e 00:33:09.67 0.6 82.0 39 b:6.6+2 1.3 6.5 SCIA
KSU1 e 00:33:10.32 -1.3 82.5 43 b:5.0+2 1.5 6.3 KSU1
JFWS e 00:33:11.60 -0.4 82.6 37 b:1.2+2 1.2 5.8 JFWS
AMTX P 00:33:15.42 1.4 82.9 49 b:6.8+2 1.7 6.4 AMTX
WMOK e 00:33:22.17 -0.5 84.6 47 b:1.5+2 1.2 6.0 WMOK
HDIL P 00:33:24.14 0.3 84.9 38 b:3.3+2 1.1 6.4 HDIL
SSB P 00:33:27.64 -0.5 85.8 332 b:2.2+2 1.3 6.2 SSB
AAM P 00:33:29.60 0.8 85.9 33 b:2.2+2 1.2 6.2 AAM
KVTX 00:33:31.62 -19.5X 90.5 51 KVTX
OLIL P 00:33:34.11 0.3 86.9 38 b:4.0+2 1.5 6.4 OLIL
SIUC P 00:33:35.04 -0.3 87.2 39 b:4.2+2 1.0 6.6 SIUC
LONY P 00:33:35.49 0.1 87.3 26 b:1.9+2 1.6 6.1 LONY
JCT e 00:33:36.39 0.8 87.2 51 b:4.8+2 1.7 6.5 JCT
PQI P 00:33:36.49 0.6 87.4 21 b:6.5+2 .70 7.0 PQI
MIAR P 00:33:36.72 -0.3 87.5 44 b:4.2+2 1.5 6.5 MIAR
ERPA P 00:33:37.17 0.5 87.5 31 b:1.6+2 1.1 6.2 ERPA
NCB P 00:33:38.85 0.1 87.9 26 b:2.2+2 1.5 6.2 NCB
ACSO P 00:33:38.89 0.2 87.9 34 b:2.1+2 1.0 6.3 ACSO
ALLY P 00:33:39.25 0.9 87.8 31 b:6.2+3 1.2 7.8X ALLY
WCI P 00:33:39.42 -0.4 88.1 37 b:1.9+2 1.2 6.2 WCI
UALR P 00:33:39.58 0.4 88.0 43 b:4.5+2 1.9 6.4 UALR
PKME P 00:33:41.09 0.7 88.3 23 b:1.4+2 1.2 6.2 PKME
LBNH P 00:33:41.81 0.7 88.4 25 b:1.3+2 1.4 6.0 LBNH
WVL P 00:33:41.95 -0.9 88.8 23 b:2.6+2 .60 6.7 WVL
BINY P 00:33:44.01 0.6 88.9 28 b:1.5+2 1.3 6.2 BINY
SSPA P 00:33:44.73 -1.8 89.6 30 b:1.5+2 1.1 6.2 SSPA
WVT P 00:33:44.86 0.3 89.1 39 b:2.0+2 1.5 6.2 WVT
NATX P 00:33:46.47 1.9 89.1 46 b:6.3+2 1.7 6.6 NATX
MCWV P 00:33:47.11 0.2 89.7 32 b:2.1+2 1.1 6.3 MCWV
OXF P 00:33:47.51 0.4 89.7 41 b:2.3+2 1.1 6.4 OXF
HKT e 00:33:49.23 1.2 89.9 48 b:2.6+2 2.0 6.2 HKT
QUA2 P 00:33:49.69 0.9 90.1 26 b:5.7+2 .63 7.0 QUA2
PAL P 00:33:52.13 0.5 90.7 28 b:1.3+2 .60 6.4 PAL
BRNJ P 00:33:52.99 1.1 90.7 28 b:3.8+2 .93 6.7 BRNJ
CPNY P 00:33:53.53 1.1 90.9 28 b:3.4+2 .83 6.7 CPNY
VBMS P 00:33:54.89 1.8 90.9 43 b:3.9+2 1.3 6.6 VBMS
TKL P 00:33:55.70 0.6 91.4 37 TKL
KEST P 00:33:59.12 0.8 92.1 324 KEST
GOGA P 00:34:04.82 0.4 93.4 38 b:1.6+2 1.7 6.2 GOGA
ESLA P 00:34:07.15 2.1 93.6 336 b:7.3+1 1.6 5.9 ESLA
PAB e 00:34:08.09 1.9 93.8 336 b:9.5+1 1.4 6.0 PAB
SJG P 00:35:24.28 -13.3X 114.2 31 SJG
TIC ePKPdf 00:39:47.40 0.1A 123.8 322 TIC
KIC ePKPdf 00:39:47.70 0.2A 123.9 321 KIC
LIC ePKPdf 00:39:48.10 0.1A 124.1 321 LIC
Generated 2008 SEP 15 at 14:39 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver