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Explanation of Parameters


     15 SEP 2008  (259)

     ot  = 02:31:36.52   +/-   0.58              FIJI REGION                     
     lat =     -20.108   +/-    4.4
     lon =    -177.743   +/-    4.7              MAGNITUDE 4.5 (GS)       
     dep =       504.3   +/-    6.6   

     115 km (70 miles) ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (pop N/A)
     285 km (175 miles) WNW of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
     460 km (285 miles) ESE of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
     1995 km (1240 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand

     nph =   98 of 110    se = 0.72    FE=181                            A   

     error ellipse = (278.5, 64.6, 10.7;143.4, 18.6,  7.8; 47.7, 16.7,  4.7)

 mb = 4.5 ( 66)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 0.0 (  0)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 MSVF eP      02:33:00.97   0.3    4.6 300                                   MSVF
      eS      02:34:08.00  S res =  -1.1X
 AFI  eP      02:33:31.46  -5.9X   8.4  44 L:1.7-1 2.1 4.7X                  AFI 
      eS      02:35:02.16  S res = -14.1X
 FUNA eP      02:34:13.93   0.0   11.9 345                                   FUNA
 OUZ  eP      02:35:06.04   0.0   16.9 205 b:3.8+1 .92 5.0                   OUZ 
 URZ  eP      02:35:20.23  -2.0   18.6 193 b:4.4+1 .74 5.2                   URZ 
      eS      02:38:22.27  S res =  -4.0X
 SNZO eP      02:35:53.42  -0.2   22.1 195                                   SNZO
 KHZ  eP      02:36:04.39  -1.2   23.4 196 b:2.4+1 .76 4.9                   KHZ 
 RPZ  eP      02:36:22.63   0.0   25.3 199 b:5.2+0 .55 4.3                   RPZ 
 EIDS eP      02:36:56.90   0.2   29.2 254 b:7.0+0 .61 4.4                   EIDS
 CTAO eP      02:37:36.56   0.5   33.8 264 b:3.1+1 .60 5.0                   CTAO
      e       02:40:01.54   0.0X
 STKA eP      02:38:13.22   0.8   38.2 244                                   STKA
      ePcP    02:40:15.23   1.0X
 WB2  eP      02:39:04.87  -0.9   44.9 262                                   WB2 
 KAKA eP      02:39:30.64  -0.7   48.3 271 b:1.1+2 .65 5.4                   KAKA
 FORT eP      02:39:40.93  -0.8   49.7 246 b:4.9+1 .60 5.1                   FORT
 GUMO eP      02:39:42.37   0.0   49.7 309 b:3.6+1 .65 4.9                   GUMO
 FITZ eP      02:40:08.55   0.2   53.3 262 b:9.2+0 .48 4.4                   FITZ
 MBWA eP      02:40:41.97  -0.1   58.2 257                                   MBWA
 SBA  eP      02:40:44.05   2.3   58.3 184 b:6.5+0 .83 4.0                   SBA 
 CASY eP      02:41:22.62   0.4   64.4 205 b:1.6+1 .95 4.6                   CASY
 MAJO eP      02:41:57.01  -0.3   70.0 323 b:1.7+1 .60 4.7                   MAJO
 QSPA eP      02:41:57.37   0.8   70.0 180 b:2.0+1 .83 4.7                   QSPA
 FX1  eP      02:42:13.95  -0.9   73.1 354                                   FX1 
 ASAJ eP      02:42:18.21   0.9   73.5 331 b:1.3+1 .85 4.5                   ASAJ
 KSM  eP      02:42:19.03   0.5   73.6 278 b:1.3+1 .73 4.5                   KSM 
 YSS  eP      02:42:30.23   0.9   75.7 333 b:4.3+1 1.0 4.9                   YSS 
 SAO  eP      02:42:39.91  -0.3   77.6  43 b:5.3+0 .75 4.0                   SAO 
 ISA  eP      02:42:47.47   0.1   78.9  46 b:3.0+0 .76 3.8                   ISA 
 CMB  eP      02:42:47.77  -0.2   79.0  43 b:6.3+0 .95 4.0                   CMB 
 MTUM eP      02:42:52.94   0.7   79.8  44                                   MTUM
 WAKR eP      02:42:52.97   0.2   79.9  43                                   WAKR
 YBH  eP      02:42:53.06   0.8   79.8  39 b:5.7+0 .85 4.0                   YBH 
 WCN  eP      02:42:53.86  -0.3   80.2  42 b:6.7+0 1.1 4.0                   WCN 
 MDJ  eP      02:42:55.79   1.1   80.3 325 b:2.0+1 .85 4.6                   MDJ 
 LDFC eP      02:42:58.49   0.7   80.9  48 b:2.4+1 1.0 4.7                   LDFC
 MOD  eP      02:43:00.73   0.4   81.4  40 b:5.4+0 .75 4.2                   MOD 
 SHPR eP      02:43:01.81   0.2   81.6  46                                   SHPR
 MAW  eP      02:43:03.36   0.4   82.0 200 b:3.3+0 1.4 3.7                   MAW 
 WVOR eP      02:43:06.94   0.0   82.7  40 b:6.2+0 .95 4.1                   WVOR
 TUC  eP      02:43:07.41   0.9   82.5  52 b:1.0+1 .90 4.3                   TUC 
 CCUT eP      02:43:11.48   0.8   83.4  46 b:7.1+0 .88 4.2                   CCUT
 IPM  eP      02:43:11.55   0.7   83.4 277 b:2.1+1 .60 4.9                   IPM 
 PMR  eP      02:43:14.66  -1.1   84.6  13 b:5.6+0 .43 4.5                   PMR 
 KULM eP      02:43:14.68   0.9   84.0 278 b:1.1+1 .95 4.5                   KULM
 TTA  eP      02:43:15.10  -0.4   84.5  10 b:7.4+0 .66 4.4                   TTA 
 HAWA eP      02:43:16.17   0.5   84.5  36 b:7.7+0 1.1 4.3                   HAWA
 ETW  eP      02:43:17.14  -0.1   84.8  35                                   ETW 
 MSU  eP      02:43:17.47   0.4   84.7  46 b:2.6+0 1.0 3.8                   MSU 
 TRF  eP      02:43:21.37  -1.5   86.0  12 b:1.9+1 .88 4.8                   TRF 
 TMUT eP      02:43:21.74  -0.5   85.7  46 b:4.4+0 .64 4.3                   TMUT
 BJT  eP      02:43:22.79   0.7   85.8 315 b:9.7+0 .64 4.7                   BJT 
 HLID eP      02:43:22.86   0.1   85.9  41 b:3.4+0 .95 4.0                   HLID
 MCK  eP      02:43:23.91  -1.3   86.5  12 b:1.6+1 .84 4.8                   MCK 
 SRU  eP      02:43:24.07   0.2   86.1  46 b:5.6+0 .84 4.3                   SRU 
 ENH  eP      02:43:24.36   0.8   86.0 304 b:7.5+0 .33 4.9                   ENH 
 LAZ  eP      02:43:24.78   0.1   86.2  51 b:9.9-1 .68 3.7                   LAZ 
 MNTX eP      02:43:25.23   0.3   86.3  55 b:3.6+0 .80 4.2                   MNTX
 PV10 eP      02:43:26.74  -0.3   86.7  47 b:5.7+1 .78 5.4                   PV10
 PV01 eP      02:43:27.51  -0.5   86.9  48 b:4.4+2 1.1 6.1X                  PV01
 ANMO eP      02:43:28.16   0.0   87.0  51 b:4.0+0 .90 4.2                   ANMO
 COLA eP      02:43:29.49  -1.4   87.8  12 b:1.4+1 .70 4.9                   COLA
 GDL2 eP      02:43:30.53   0.7   87.3  54                                   GDL2
 MCMT eP      02:43:31.05   0.6   87.5  40 b:5.3+0 1.0 4.2                   MCMT
 RRI2 eP      02:43:31.46   0.1   87.7  42 b:6.7+0 .95 4.4                   RRI2
 CLNB eP      02:43:31.60   0.0   87.7  55 b:1.2+0 .76 3.8                   CLNB
 BSMT eP      02:43:31.89  -0.7   88.0  37                                   BSMT
 DLMT eP      02:43:32.60   0.3   87.9  40 b:1.2+1 1.1 4.6                   DLMT
 REDW eP      02:43:32.69  -0.1   88.0  42 b:9.4+0 1.2 4.5                   REDW
 TPAW eP      02:43:32.95   0.2   88.0  42 b:5.1+0 1.0 4.3                   TPAW
 SNOW eP      02:43:33.58   0.3   88.1  42 b:3.0+0 .68 4.3                   SNOW
 CHMT eP      02:43:33.77  -0.6   88.4  38                                   CHMT
 LOHW eP      02:43:33.79  -0.3   88.3  42 b:1.5+1 1.6 4.6                   LOHW
 LRM  eP      02:43:33.95   0.0   88.3  40                                   LRM 
 IMW  eP      02:43:34.11   0.3   88.2  42 b:8.2+0 1.0 4.5                   IMW 
 MOOW eP      02:43:34.24   0.3   88.2  42 b:1.2+1 1.8 4.4                   MOOW
 FLWY eP      02:43:34.64  -0.2   88.4  42 b:1.1+1 .90 4.7                   FLWY
 BW06 eP      02:43:34.92  -0.3   88.5  43 b:3.2+0 .75 4.2                   BW06
 SMCO eP      02:43:35.61   0.0   88.5  47 b:9.9+0 1.5 4.4                   SMCO
 BOZ  eP      02:43:35.72   0.0   88.7  40 b:6.3+0 .90 4.4                   BOZ 
 DAWY eP      02:43:36.47  -0.4   89.0  16                                   DAWY
 EGAK eP      02:43:37.16  -0.2   89.2  15 b:1.1+1 .80 4.8                   EGAK
 HRY  eP      02:43:37.88   0.2   89.1  39                                   HRY 
 RLMT eP      02:43:41.54   0.6   89.8  41 b:5.0+0 .90 4.4                   RLMT
 CHTO eP      02:43:44.65   0.7   90.3 290 b:1.2+1 .80 4.9                   CHTO
 RSSD eP      02:43:53.94  -0.6   92.7  44 b:8.2+0 1.1 4.7                   RSSD
 INK  eP      02:43:57.49  -1.3   93.8  15 b:2.5+0 .63 4.5                   INK 
 MK31 ePKPdf  02:49:11.11  -1.3  111.1 314                                   MK31
 KURK ePKPdf  02:49:16.26  -1.2  113.9 318                                   KURK
 KKAR ePKPdf  02:49:27.05  -1.0  119.2 309                                   KKAR
 ARU  ePKPdf  02:49:38.49  -0.2  125.0 326                                   ARU 
 ABKARePKPdf  02:49:39.99  -0.8  126.0 317                                   ABKA
 KIEV ePKPdf  02:50:07.94  -4.0X 142.8 332                                   KIEV
 MALT ePKPdf  02:50:13.95  -0.5  143.9 308                                   MALT
 KWP  ePKPdf  02:50:17.90  -0.2  146.3 336                                   KWP 
      ePKPbc  02:50:20.22  -0.1X
 BR131ePKPdf  02:50:18.81  -0.5  146.7 313                                   BR13
      ePKPbc  02:50:21.54  -0.5X
 MORC ePKPdf  02:50:20.95   0.0  148.0 341                                   MORC
      ePKPbc  02:50:24.71   0.0X
 BUR08ePKPbc  02:50:22.17   0.3  146.8 331                                   BUR0
 PSZ  ePKPdf  02:50:22.51   0.2  148.8 337                                   PSZ 
      ePKPbc  02:50:26.82  -0.1X
 CSS  ePKPbc  02:50:27.02  -0.4  148.9 305                                   CSS 
 BFO  ePKPdf  02:50:28.16   1.8  151.4 352                                   BFO 
      ePKPbc  02:50:32.50  -0.4X
 WLF  ePKPbc  02:50:30.86   0.5  150.3 355                                   WLF 



 Generated 2008 SEP 21 at 02:52 UTC

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


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