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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


      1 MAY 2009  (121)

     ot  = 12:57:09.06   +/-   0.73              BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION     
     lat =      26.223   +/-    4.3
     lon =     140.547   +/-    4.5              MAGNITUDE 5.4 (GS)       
     dep =       415.0   +/-    9.4   

     175 km (110 miles) NNW of Iwo-jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
     190 km (120 miles) WSW of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan
     1050 km (650 miles) S of TOKYO, Japan

     nph =   67 of  72    se = 0.87    FE=212                            A   

     error ellipse = (285.6, 72.4, 15.0;151.5, 12.5,  7.0; 58.7, 12.3,  4.9)

 mb = 5.4 ( 43)  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 ePn     12:59:30.29  -1.2   10.5 350                                   MAJO
      eS      13:01:28.23  S res =  -0.6X
 JOW  eP      12:59:37.77   0.3   11.0 276                                   JOW 
 JNU  eP      12:59:38.68   3.0   10.9 312                                   JNU 
      eS      13:01:29.87  S res =  -6.8X
 GUMO eP      13:00:02.12   0.4   13.2 161                                   GUMO
      eS      13:02:28.49  S res =   4.1X
 ERM  eP      13:00:31.51   1.1   15.9   7 b:4.0+2 1.1 5.8                   ERM 
 INCN eP      13:00:33.51  -1.1   16.3 317 b:2.3+2 .60 5.8                   INCN
 NACB eP      13:00:43.96  -1.4   17.3 267                                   NACB
 TATO eP      13:00:44.49  -0.5   17.2 270 b:4.7+2 1.8 5.6                   TATO
 YHNB P       13:00:45.81  -0.8   17.4 269 g:1.5-1 .70 4.7X b:1.2+2 .45 5.6  YHNB
 YULB P       13:00:49.56  -0.4   17.7 265 g:2.9-1 .90 4.9X b:2.1+2 .70 5.6  YULB
 SSLB eP      13:00:51.80  -0.5   17.9 266                                   SSLB
 TWG  eP      13:00:52.30  -1.2   18.0 263 b:1.1+3 .60 6.4X                  TWG 
 ASAJ eP      13:00:52.40   0.4   17.9   5 b:9.7+1 .80 5.2                   ASAJ
 TPUB eP      13:00:55.05  -1.4   18.3 265 b:2.5+2 .60 5.8                   TPUB
 PEA0BP       13:02:40.15   0.8   29.8  21                                   PEA0
 KKM  eP      13:02:49.15   1.1   30.7 233 b:9.9+1 1.1 5.1                   KKM 
 ULN  eP      13:03:16.13   0.2   34.0 318 b:8.7+1 .90 5.1                   ULN 
 FX1  eP      13:03:35.09   1.6   36.1  34                                   FX1 
 KAPI eP      13:03:41.40  -0.3   37.0 216 b:8.9+1 1.5 4.9                   KAPI
 KSM  eP      13:03:50.86   0.3   38.1 235 b:1.6+1 .50 4.6                   KSM 
 CHTO eP      13:03:58.70   0.7   39.0 268 b:5.3+1 .80 5.0                   CHTO
 CM31 P       13:04:00.15   1.2   39.1 267 b:2.2+1 .43 4.8                   CM31
 COEN eP      13:04:06.79   0.6   40.0 176                                   COEN
 ATKA eP      13:04:26.75  -0.1   42.6  40 b:1.3+2 .88 5.3                   ATKA
 KULM eP      13:04:34.40   1.0   43.4 248                                   KULM
 IPM  eP      13:04:34.96   1.0   43.5 247 b:5.6+1 .70 5.0                   IPM 
 WRAB P       13:04:54.42  -1.0   46.3 188 b:4.6+1 .75 4.9                   WRAB
 UNV  eP      13:05:05.00   0.1   47.6  40                                   UNV 
 AKUT eP      13:05:08.68   0.1   48.1  40 b:4.4+2 .72 5.9                   AKUT
 GAMB P       13:05:12.90   0.8   48.5  26 b:1.2+2 .88 5.3                   GAMB
 ZAA0 P       13:05:16.49  -0.7   49.2 320                                   ZAA0
 AS31 P       13:05:22.75  -0.9   50.0 188                                   AS31
 MK31 P       13:05:23.00   0.4   49.9 310                                   MK31
 TNA  P       13:05:29.16   0.4   50.8  25 b:1.9+2 1.3 5.2                   TNA 
 SDPT eP      13:05:31.25  -1.4   51.3  39 b:3.6+2 .80 5.8                   SDPT
 KURK eP      13:05:41.61  -0.3   52.6 315                                   KURK
 SVW2 eP      13:05:58.48   0.6   54.8  32                                   SVW2
 TKM2 eP      13:05:58.85   1.1   54.7 305                                   TKM2
 OHAK eP      13:06:02.83   0.0   55.5  37                                   OHAK
 AAK  P       13:06:03.56   0.0   55.6 305 b:2.7+2 .65 5.7                   AAK 
      eP      13:06:04.21   0.6X
 KDAK P       13:06:05.39  -0.3   55.9  36 b:4.3+2 1.2 5.6                   KDAK
 RSO  eP      13:06:07.00  -0.1   56.1  33                                   RSO 
 KIP  eP      13:06:07.47   0.9   56.0  81                                   KIP 
 EKS2 P       13:06:07.95   0.7   56.1 305 b:6.5+1 .85 5.0                   EKS2
 SPU  eP      13:06:09.30  -0.5   56.5  32                                   SPU 
 MCK  P       13:06:13.44  -8.0X  58.2  30 b:4.3+2 .90 5.9                   MCK 
 MSVF eP      13:06:14.29   1.2   56.9 136                                   MSVF
 TRF  P       13:06:16.14  -1.1   57.6  30 b:1.9+2 .90 5.5                   TRF 
 SEW  eP      13:06:17.33  -0.6   57.7  34                                   SEW 
 STKA P       13:06:18.15  -0.7   57.8 179 b:1.8+0 .55 3.7X                  STKA
 PMR  P       13:06:18.52  -1.1   58.0  32 b:1.4+2 .84 5.4                   PMR 
 BRVK P       13:06:18.62   0.1   57.8 318 b:2.4+2 .65 5.8                   BRVK
 COLD P       13:06:20.80   0.3   58.1  25 b:9.8+1 .96 5.2                   COLD
 SML  P       13:06:21.20  -1.2   58.3  32 b:5.6+1 .80 5.0                   SML 
 KKAR P       13:06:23.70   0.5   58.4 306 b:1.5+2 .65 5.6                   KKAR
 COLA P       13:06:24.34  -0.8   58.8  28 b:5.5+1 .60 5.2                   COLA
 MID  P       13:06:29.34   0.8   59.3  35 b:9.1+1 .92 5.2                   MID 
 DIV  P       13:06:30.64   0.0   59.6  33 b:1.5+2 1.4 5.2                   DIV 
 PAX  P       13:06:31.62  -0.2   59.7  31 b:1.5+2 1.0 5.4                   PAX 
 BMRM P       13:06:34.20  -0.2   60.1  33 b:2.4+2 .82 5.7                   BMRM
 DOT  P       13:06:35.54  -0.5   60.4  30 b:8.6+1 .82 5.3                   DOT 
 KBL  P       13:06:41.94   0.3   61.1 297 b:1.8+2 .85 5.6                   KBL 
 EGAK P       13:06:43.57  -0.7   61.6  28 b:4.5+1 .73 5.1                   EGAK
 PNL  P       13:06:51.92   0.0   62.8  34 b:1.1+2 .78 5.5                   PNL 
 XMAS P       13:07:01.81   0.7   64.1 101 b:9.1+1 .73 5.5                   XMAS
 ABKARP       13:07:03.95  -0.2   64.7 314 b:1.2+2 .68 5.7                   ABKA
 WRAK e       13:07:19.45  -0.7   67.2  37 b:9.0+1 1.0 5.4                   WRAK
 KEBM P       13:08:12.56  -0.6   76.2  49 b:2.7+2 .94 5.9                   KEBM



 Generated 2009 MAY  1 at 13:10 UTC

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


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