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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     17 APR 2009  (107)

     ot  = 04:52:14.11   +/-   2.43              SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION   
     lat =     -60.141   +/-    7.4
     lon =     -26.918   +/-    6.5                                       
     dep =        77.0   +/-   21.6   

     130 km (80 miles) S of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (pop N/A)
     380 km (240 miles) S of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
     870 km (540 miles) SE of Grytviken, South Georgia
     3345 km (2070 miles) N of South Pole, Antarctica

     nph =   31 of  33    se = 0.62    FE=153                            B   

     error ellipse = (251.7, 80.0, 33.6; 16.7,  5.8, 11.5;107.5,  8.1,  8.1)

 mb = 4.5 ( 11)  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
 SNAA ePn     04:55:31.79  -9.9X  15.0 150 g:1.7-2 .90 3.5X b:1.7+1 .90 4.3  SNAA
 USHA P       04:57:08.16  -0.1   22.6 265                                   USHA
 QSPA P       04:58:16.87   0.9   30.1 180                                   QSPA
 TRQA eP      04:58:26.53   0.2   31.3 299 b:5.3+0 .75 4.4                   TRQA
 PLCA P       04:58:42.00  -0.2   33.1 286                                   PLCA
 CPUP P       04:59:38.78   0.1   39.7 315                                   CPUP
 VNDA eP      05:00:00.44  -0.4   42.5 183 b:2.3+0 1.0 3.9                   VNDA
 LCO  eP      05:00:03.78  -0.2   42.8 297 b:1.2+1 .77 4.8                   LCO 
 BOSA eP      05:00:35.68  -1.6   47.0  72 b:3.1+0 .85 4.3                   BOSA
 BDFB P       05:00:37.48  -0.2   47.0 332                                   BDFB
 LVC  eP      05:00:42.51   0.4   47.6 303 b:1.3+1 .59 5.0                   LVC 
 LBTB P       05:01:03.63   1.8   50.2  70                                   LBTB
 LPAZ eP      05:01:23.07   0.1   52.9 308 b:3.3+0 .60 4.5                   LPAZ
 SAML eP      05:01:57.13  -0.3   57.8 316 b:2.9+0 .78 4.5                   SAML
 LSZ  eP      05:02:10.83  -0.5   59.8  66 b:3.5+0 .91 4.5                   LSZ 
 OTAV eP      05:03:30.51   0.1   72.1 305 b:1.1+1 .70 4.9                   OTAV
 TOA0 eP      05:03:56.04  -0.1   76.6  29                                   TOA0
 TORD P       05:03:56.25   0.4   76.6  29                                   TORD
 MBWA eP      05:05:25.21  -0.8   94.6 149 b:9.4+0 1.1 5.1                   MBWA
 NOA  PKP     05:11:03.33   0.8  124.4  21                                   NOA 
 FRB  PKP     05:11:08.30  -0.1  127.5 338                                   FRB 
 FINESPKP     05:11:09.36   0.1  127.9  29                                   FINE
 ABKARePKPdf  05:11:12.52  -0.1  129.5  58                                   ABKA
 AKTO PKP     05:11:13.47   0.7  129.6  56                                   AKTO
 MKAR PKP     05:11:27.88  -0.7  137.9  75                                   MKAR
 YKA  PKP     05:11:29.84  -0.6  139.2 315                                   YKA 
      PP      05:14:22.28  -3.6X
 KURK ePKPdf  05:11:30.35   0.2  138.9  69                                   KURK
 ZALV PKP     05:11:39.17   0.2  143.9  69                                   ZALV
 INK  PKPbc   05:11:51.10  -0.2  149.0 316                                   INK 
 SONM PKPbc   05:11:56.16   0.1  150.6  94                                   SONM
 ILAR PKPbc   05:12:00.05  -0.4  152.8 306                                   ILAR
 MCK  ePKPbc  05:12:02.12   0.5  153.3 303                                   MCK 



 Generated 2009 MAY  6 at 04:47 UTC

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


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