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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     25 AUG 2008  (238)

     ot  = 17:01:30.57   +/-   0.68              WESTERN XIZANG                  
     lat =      30.778   +/-    9.6
     lon =      83.292   +/-   11.0                                       
     dep =        10.0  (geophysicist)

     200 km (125 miles) NNE of Jumla, Nepal
     290 km (180 miles) NNW of Pokhara, Nepal
     345 km (215 miles) NNE of Nepalganj, Nepal
     395 km (245 miles) NNW of KATHMANDU, Nepal

     nph =   15 of  15    se = 0.95    FE=306                            B   

     error ellipse = ( 51.2,  0.0, 17.3;141.2,  0.0,  8.5;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0)

 mb = 4.4 (  1)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 2.9 (  1)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 LSA  eP      17:03:13.46   1.5    6.9  97 d:3.4+1     4.9X L:2.1-2 .80 3.5X LSA 
                                           g:1.4-2 .80 2.9  b:1.4+1 .80 5.1X
 MKAR Pn      17:05:14.13  -1.7   16.0 358                                   MKAR
 MK31 eP      17:05:15.55  -0.3   16.0 358                                   MK31
 CMAR P       17:05:48.95  -0.9   18.8 127                                   CMAR
 KURK P       17:06:05.25  -0.3   20.2 351                                   KURK
 ENH  eP      17:06:30.57  -0.4   22.6  85                                   ENH 
 ZALV P       17:06:37.88   0.6   23.2   2                                   ZALV
 BVAR P       17:06:48.44   1.9   24.1 341                                   BVAR
 YAK  qP      17:09:31.11  -0.3   43.2  30 b:4.9+0 .60 4.4                   YAK 
 FINESP       17:10:08.43  -0.2   47.9 327                                   FINE
 ARCESP       17:10:27.70   0.3   50.4 337                                   ARCE
 WRA  P       17:12:44.28  -0.5   70.3 129                                   WRA 
 ASAR P       17:12:58.72  -0.2   72.7 132                                   ASAR
 TORD P       17:13:20.27   0.1   76.3 277                                   TORD
 ILAR P       17:13:24.00   0.4   77.1  20                                   ILAR



 Generated 2008 SEP  7 at 13:06 UTC

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


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