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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     14 SEP 2008  (258)

     ot  = 04:09:49.04   +/-   1.01              BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION     
     lat =      28.390   +/-    9.3
     lon =     139.612   +/-    5.2              MAGNITUDE 4.2 (GS)       
     dep =       447.8   +/-    9.6   

     295 km (185 miles) WNW of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan
     435 km (270 miles) NNW of Iwo-jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
     520 km (325 miles) S of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan
     810 km (500 miles) S of TOKYO, Japan

     nph =   51 of  54    se = 0.65    FE=212                            A   

     error ellipse = (334.8, 45.5, 17.8;189.8, 38.9, 11.2; 84.4, 18.3,  6.0)

 mb = 4.1 ( 40)  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
 MAJO eP      04:11:44.51  -2.1    8.2 352 L:2.0-2 1.2 3.7X                  MAJO
 JNU  eP      04:11:55.58   1.8    8.9 304 L:1.0-2 2.4 3.5X b:7.9+0 .76 4.1  JNU 
 YULB eP      04:13:24.11   0.4   17.2 257 b:1.4+2 1.8 5.2X                  YULB
 ENH  eP      04:14:46.33  -0.8   26.3 281 g:3.1-2 .98 4.2X b:3.1+1 .98 4.7  ENH 
 ULN  eP      04:15:35.93   0.6   31.8 317 b:6.6+0 .90 4.1                   ULN 
      ePcP    04:18:13.42   0.1X
 CHTO eP      04:16:29.65  -0.4   38.3 265 b:6.6+0 .80 4.1                   CHTO
 KULM eP      04:17:10.99  -0.5   43.5 245 b:1.2+1 .69 4.4                   KULM
 MK31 eP      04:17:44.83  -0.2   47.9 309                                   MK31
      ePcP    04:19:04.51  -0.7X
 KURK eP      04:18:03.83  -0.1   50.5 314 b:8.9+0 .90 4.1                   KURK
 TKM2 eP      04:18:22.18   0.7   52.8 304 b:1.9+0 .30 3.9                   TKM2
 KBK  eP      04:18:25.75   0.7   53.3 304                                   KBK 
 AAK  eP      04:18:27.66   0.2   53.6 304 b:1.9+0 .52 3.7                   AAK 
 EKS2 eP      04:18:31.13   0.0   54.2 304 b:2.0+0 .77 3.5                   EKS2
 AML  eP      04:18:33.27   0.9   54.3 303 b:4.0+0 .45 4.0                   AML 
 BRVK eP      04:18:40.90   0.0   55.6 317 b:1.4+1 .88 4.3                   BRVK
 KKAR eP      04:18:47.33   0.2   56.5 305 b:1.4+1 .93 4.3                   KKAR
 COLD eP      04:18:47.76   0.9   56.5  26                                   COLD
 MCK  eP      04:18:48.56  -0.1   56.8  30 b:7.7+0 .81 4.2                   MCK 
 COLA eP      04:18:52.61   0.4   57.3  29 b:2.3+0 .56 3.8                   COLA
 KBL  eP      04:19:07.37  -0.2   59.4 295 b:3.3+0 .52 4.0                   KBL 
 EGAK eP      04:19:11.54   0.0   60.1  29 b:3.0+0 .57 3.9                   EGAK
 DAWY eP      04:19:17.17   0.0   61.0  30                                   DAWY
 ARU  eP      04:19:23.70  -0.4   62.0 322 b:1.7+1 .55 4.8                   ARU 
      ePcP    04:19:58.71  -1.0X
 ABKAReP      04:19:27.47  -0.3   62.6 313 b:6.1+0 .48 4.4                   ABKA
 INK  eP      04:19:28.61  -0.5   62.8  25 b:2.5+0 .52 4.0                   INK 
 KEV  eP      04:20:20.06   0.2   71.0 340 b:6.6+1 .95 5.2X                  KEV 
 RES  eP      04:20:22.19   0.4   71.3  13 b:2.1+1 .84 4.8                   RES 
 ARE0 eP      04:20:23.52   0.3   71.6 340                                   ARE0
 NEW  eP      04:20:57.42   0.2   77.5  42 b:2.5+0 .66 4.0                   NEW 
 WVOR eP      04:21:07.14  -0.2   79.3  48 b:1.7+0 .82 3.7                   WVOR
 KIEV eP      04:21:10.77  -1.0   80.2 323 b:5.4+0 .45 4.5                   KIEV
 MALT eP      04:21:16.48   0.6   80.9 309 b:2.0+0 .45 4.1                   MALT
 SUW  eP      04:21:16.78  -0.7   81.4 328 b:3.5+1 .85 5.0                   SUW 
 NAO01eP      04:21:18.63  -1.2   81.8 337 b:7.0+0 .65 4.4                   NAO0
 HLID eP      04:21:18.67   0.1   81.5  45 b:1.5+0 .60 3.8                   HLID
 LRM  eP      04:21:18.82   0.1   81.5  42 b:1.1+1 .48 4.8                   LRM 
 BOZ  eP      04:21:21.62   0.1   82.0  42 b:8.9-1 .56 3.6                   BOZ 
 RRI2 eP      04:21:29.55   0.6   83.5  44 b:3.3+0 .75 4.1                   RRI2
 IMW  eP      04:21:29.57   0.9   83.4  43 b:3.4+0 .85 4.1                   IMW 
 TPAW eP      04:21:30.13   0.4   83.6  44 b:2.4+0 .63 4.1                   TPAW
 LOHW eP      04:21:30.67   0.3   83.8  43 b:9.9-1 .77 3.6                   LOHW
 BUR08eP      04:21:31.30  -0.6   84.1 322                                   BUR0
 DUG  eP      04:21:32.28  -0.4   84.2  47 b:1.1+0 .63 3.7                   DUG 
 HWUT eP      04:21:33.12   0.2   84.3  46 b:5.7+0 .88 4.3                   HWUT
 BW06 eP      04:21:35.65  -0.2   84.9  44 b:1.2+0 .77 3.7                   BW06
 MORC eP      04:21:43.59  -0.8   86.7 327 b:2.5+0 .77 4.0                   MORC
 RSSD eP      04:21:47.58   0.0   87.3  40 b:1.9+0 .79 3.9                   RSSD
 SDCO eP      04:22:01.64  -0.1   90.3  46 b:1.2+0 .81 3.9                   SDCO
 ANMO eP      04:22:06.82   0.3   91.4  49 b:1.8+0 .90 4.0                   ANMO
 LPAZ ePKPbc  04:28:52.94  -0.5  151.7  71                                   LPAZ
 PLCA ePKPbc  04:28:53.14  -0.5  152.4 124                                   PLCA



 Generated 2008 SEP 14 at 05:24 UTC

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


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