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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     22 APR 2009  (112)

     ot  = 10:38:12.07   +/-   0.48              SOLOMON ISLANDS                 
     lat =      -8.469   +/-   10.1
     lon =     157.410   +/-    8.5              MAGNITUDE 4.6 (GS)       
     dep =        10.0  (geophysicist)

     75 km (45 miles) ESE of Gizo, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Isl. (pop 3,000)
     185 km (115 miles) WSW of Dadali, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands
     300 km (185 miles) WNW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
     2160 km (1340 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

     nph =   16 of  20    se = 1.13    FE=193                            B   

     error ellipse = (194.4,  0.0, 13.4;104.4,  0.0, 11.1;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0)

 mb = 4.6 (  7)  ML = 5.0 (  1)  mblg = 4.7 (  1)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 HNR  ePn     10:38:55.26  -0.1    2.7 111 L:1.1+1 1.3 5.0  g:3.8+0 .95 4.7  HNR 
      eS      10:39:50.48  S res =  12.2X
 PMG  ePn     10:40:40.25   2.0   10.2 264                                   PMG 
 MSVF eP      10:43:07.97   0.3   22.1 117 b:1.4+1 .92 4.4                   MSVF
 ARMA qP      10:43:13.37   1.4   22.5 193 b:3.7+1 1.4 4.7                   ARMA
 WRAB eP      10:43:34.00  -2.8   25.1 240 b:8.4+1 2.0 5.1X                  WRAB
 STKA eP      10:43:58.42  -0.8   27.5 210 b:3.5+1 2.6 4.6                   STKA
 CHTO eP      10:48:43.81  -0.5   63.7 296 b:2.1+1 1.6 5.1X                  CHTO
 VNDA eP      10:49:17.92   0.2   69.1 179 b:1.2+2 3.0 5.6X                  VNDA
 QSPA eP      10:50:29.63  -0.1   81.5 180 b:2.8+2 3.0 5.8X                  QSPA
 TRF  eP      10:50:31.78   0.1   81.9  21 b:4.0+1 2.0 5.2X                  TRF 
 MCK  eP      10:50:34.59  -0.3   82.5  21 b:2.0+1 1.2 5.1X                  MCK 
 COLA eP      10:50:40.72   0.5   83.6  21                                   COLA
      epP     10:50:55.78  depth =  52.3X
 MAW  eP      10:50:46.80   4.6X  84.0 203 b:4.4+0 1.3 4.5                   MAW 
 MK31 eP      10:50:52.66  -0.6   86.1 318                                   MK31
 MKAR eP      10:50:52.87  -0.4   86.1 318                                   MKAR
 EGAK eP      10:50:55.87   3.7X  86.0  22 b:1.7+1 1.6 5.0                   EGAK
 KURK eP      10:51:09.94   0.6   89.5 321 b:1.1+1 1.6 4.9                   KURK
 TKM2 eP      10:51:11.81   0.6   89.8 313 b:5.4+0 1.3 4.6                   TKM2



 Generated 2009 APR 23 at 09:23 UTC

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


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