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Explanation of Parameters


     14 MAR 2009  ( 73)

     ot  = 05:41:02.71   +/-   0.95              OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE        
     lat =     -18.040   +/-    5.3
     lon =     -70.993   +/-    6.8              MAGNITUDE 5.0 (GS)       
     dep =        38.8   +/-    8.9   

     80 km (50 miles) W of Tacna, Peru (pop 215,000)
     85 km (55 miles) NW of Arica, Chile (pop 175,000)
     95 km (60 miles) S of Moquegua, Peru (pop 44,000)
     930 km (570 miles) SE of LIMA, Peru
 
     Felt at Arica. Also felt at Moquegua and Tacna, Peru.

     nph =   98 of 106    se = 0.82    FE=122                            A   

     error ellipse = ( 73.9, 62.2, 14.4;232.9, 26.2, 10.0;327.2,  8.6,  6.8)

 mb = 4.8 ( 77)  ML = 4.2 (  1)  mblg = 3.7 (  4)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 LPAZ ePn     05:41:58.50   6.8X   3.2  58 d:6.1+1     4.0X L:7.9-1 .68 4.2  LPAZ
                                           g:4.9-1 .73 4.0 
 NNA  ePn     05:42:59.53  -0.5    8.3 316 L:1.1-1 1.0 4.5X g:7.0-2 .90 3.7  NNA 
      eSn     05:44:48.56  S res =  16.5X
 LCO  ePn     05:43:29.14  -7.7X  10.9 179 g:4.0-2 1.0 3.6                   LCO 
      eSn     05:45:29.88  S res =  -8.0X
 SAML ePn     05:43:49.34   0.8   11.8  41 g:3.5-2 .75 3.7  b:3.5+1 .75 5.6X SAML
 CPUP eP      05:44:34.65   1.3   15.1 126                                   CPUP
 OTAV eP      05:45:29.89   1.7   19.6 337 b:2.2+1 1.0 4.4                   OTAV
 TRQA eP      05:45:46.70  -1.0   21.4 160 b:1.6+2 2.4 5.0                   TRQA
 PLCA eP      05:45:59.00  -1.2   22.6 179 b:1.7+1 1.0 4.5                   PLCA
 FDF  eP      05:47:40.65  -2.2X  34.0  17 b:5.0+1 .74 5.5                   FDF 
 TGUH eP      05:47:58.15   0.5   35.7 332 b:2.5+1 .88 5.1                   TGUH
 CRPR eP      05:47:59.17  -1.2   36.0   6 b:2.7+1 1.0 5.1                   CRPR
 CELP eP      05:48:01.74   0.3   36.1   7                                   CELP
 LRS  eP      05:48:01.81  -1.3   36.3   7                                   LRS 
 RCBR eP      05:48:03.38   0.1   36.3  75 b:8.7+0 .59 4.9                   RCBR
 TEIG eP      05:48:46.68  -0.7   41.6 335 b:9.0+0 .72 4.6                   TEIG
 BRAL eP      05:50:02.97   1.0   51.2 342 b:6.2+1 .80 5.6                   BRAL
 COW  eP      05:50:08.57   0.6   52.0 350                                   COW 
 JSC  eP      05:50:15.17   0.0   52.9 349                                   JSC 
 SWET eP      05:50:27.67  -1.4   54.8 345 b:1.0+1 .52 5.1                   SWET
 TKL  eP      05:50:27.80  -0.7   54.8 347                                   TKL 
 OXF  eP      05:50:29.89  -1.2   55.1 341 b:1.1+1 .83 4.9                   OXF 
 TZTN eP      05:50:33.25  -1.1   55.6 348 b:6.1+0 .70 4.7                   TZTN
 BLA  eP      05:50:35.04   0.0   55.7 351 b:1.0+1 .65 5.0                   BLA 
 VWCC eP      05:50:35.22   0.4   55.6 351                                   VWCC
 WVT  eP      05:50:36.83  -1.8   56.2 344 b:1.1+1 .80 5.0                   WVT 
 UALR eP      05:50:38.77  -0.8   56.3 339 b:9.4+0 .85 4.8                   UALR
 MIAR eP      05:50:40.70  -0.5   56.5 338 b:1.4+1 .70 5.1                   MIAR
 WCI  eP      05:50:48.62  -1.4   57.8 346 b:1.4+1 .60 5.2                   WCI 
 SIUC eP      05:50:50.92  -0.9   58.0 343 b:7.1+1 1.2 5.6                   SIUC
 MVL  eP      05:50:51.65   0.5   58.0 355 b:1.5+1 .75 5.1                   MVL 
 FVM  eP      05:50:54.36  -1.7   58.6 342 b:1.8+1 .60 5.4                   FVM 
 WMOK eP      05:50:55.06  -1.9   58.8 333 b:3.6+0 .78 4.5                   WMOK
      ePcP    05:51:46.18  -0.2X
 PAL  eP      05:50:56.94  -0.1   58.8 357 b:1.8+1 1.0 5.2                   PAL 
 ACSO eP      05:50:57.70  -1.0   59.0 349 b:1.4+1 .85 5.1                   ACSO
 MNTX eP      05:51:00.28  -1.5   59.4 326 b:3.0+0 1.2 4.3                   MNTX
 GDL2 eP      05:51:00.71  -0.2   59.3 327 b:3.7+0 .88 4.5                   GDL2
 BRYW eP      05:51:02.66  -0.3   59.7 360 b:4.2+1 .70 5.7                   BRYW
 ALLY eP      05:51:05.31   0.1   60.0 352 b:1.8+1 .51 5.5                   ALLY
 BINY eP      05:51:06.16   0.1   60.1 356 b:3.1+1 1.1 5.3                   BINY
 HRV  eP      05:51:06.73  -0.2   60.2 360 b:1.3+1 .95 5.0                   HRV 
 ERPA eP      05:51:08.03  -0.2   60.4 352 b:1.6+1 .59 5.3                   ERPA
 HDIL eP      05:51:08.12  -2.2   60.7 344 b:5.0+0 .50 4.9                   HDIL
 TRY  eP      05:51:09.22   0.4   60.5 358 b:3.2+1 .79 5.5                   TRY 
 ACCN eP      05:51:13.28   0.0   61.2 358 b:1.4+1 1.0 5.0                   ACCN
 KSU1 eP      05:51:15.56  -1.3   61.7 338 b:1.0+1 .90 5.0                   KSU1
 MDV  eP      05:51:17.59   0.4   61.8 358                                   MDV 
 LBNH eP      05:51:19.29   0.6   62.0 359 b:1.8+1 .83 5.2                   LBNH
 LPM  eP      05:51:19.99  -0.2   62.1 327 b:3.6+0 .98 4.5                   LPM 
 ANMO eP      05:51:22.25  -0.7   62.5 328 b:1.7+0 .85 4.2                   ANMO
 LAZ  eP      05:51:22.87   0.4   62.5 327                                   LAZ 
 FRNY eP      05:51:23.51   0.6   62.6 358 b:2.0+1 1.1 5.2                   FRNY
 MVCO eP      05:51:41.32   0.1   65.3 328 b:4.8+0 .99 4.5                   MVCO
 ECSD eP      05:51:43.42  -0.5   65.8 340 b:1.6+1 1.1 5.0                   ECSD
      e       05:51:58.52  -1.5X
 WUAZ eP      05:51:43.60   0.7   65.6 325 b:2.6+0 .85 4.3                   WUAZ
 SNAA eP      05:51:45.43  -0.6   66.2 161 b:3.6+0 .75 4.5                   SNAA
 ISCO eP      05:51:45.61   0.1   66.0 331 b:2.3+1 1.7 4.9                   ISCO
 SMCO eP      05:51:46.25  -0.3   66.1 330 b:5.5+0 .70 4.7                   SMCO
 PV01 eP      05:51:46.47   0.3   66.1 328                                   PV01
 EYMN eP      05:51:58.03  -1.0   68.2 345 b:7.3+0 .87 4.8                   EYMN
 MSU  eP      05:52:00.18   0.5   68.2 326                                   MSU 
 MVU  eP      05:52:00.48   0.7   68.2 326 b:9.8+0 1.1 4.8                   MVU 
 CCUT eP      05:52:00.63   1.3   68.2 325 b:5.4+0 .92 4.6                   CCUT
 ARUT eP      05:52:02.10   1.5   68.4 325                                   ARUT
 GSC  eP      05:52:02.79   1.0   68.6 321 b:9.7+0 1.1 4.7                   GSC 
 RSSD eP      05:52:03.56   0.1   68.8 335 b:4.0+0 1.0 4.4                   RSSD
 DAU  eP      05:52:06.19   0.5   69.2 328                                   DAU 
 JLU  eP      05:52:07.28   0.2   69.4 328 b:2.8+0 .58 4.5                   JLU 
 AGMN eP      05:52:07.54  -0.7   69.7 343 b:8.2+0 .90 4.7                   AGMN
 ISA  eP      05:52:09.99   0.5   69.8 320 b:5.6+0 .80 4.6                   ISA 
 DUG  eP      05:52:10.00   0.7   69.8 327 b:9.7+0 1.2 4.7                   DUG 
 BW06 eP      05:52:11.53   0.0   70.1 331 b:1.2+1 1.5 4.7                   BW06
 HWUT eP      05:52:11.73  -0.2   70.2 329 b:5.4+0 1.0 4.5                   HWUT
 HVU  eP      05:52:16.65   0.3   71.0 328 b:2.3+0 .66 4.3                   HVU 
 LOHW eP      05:52:18.18  -0.2   71.3 331 b:2.3+0 .79 4.2                   LOHW
 REDW eP      05:52:18.25   0.3   71.2 330 b:1.8+1 1.8 4.8                   REDW
 MOOW eP      05:52:19.08  -0.4   71.5 331 b:2.2+0 1.0 4.1                   MOOW
 TPAW eP      05:52:19.32   0.4   71.4 330 b:6.2+1 2.8 5.1                   TPAW
 RRI2 eP      05:52:19.54   0.2   71.4 330 b:9.1+0 .75 4.9                   RRI2
 ELK  eP      05:52:19.92   0.3   71.5 326                                   ELK 
 IMW  eP      05:52:21.09   0.3   71.7 331 b:2.3+1 1.6 4.9                   IMW 
 FLWY eP      05:52:21.45   0.6   71.7 331 b:9.4+0 .90 4.8                   FLWY
 LKWY eP      05:52:23.61   1.3   71.9 331 b:5.5+0 .80 4.6                   LKWY
 YMR  eP      05:52:24.81   0.5   72.3 331 b:1.4+1 1.3 4.8                   YMR 
 DGMT eP      05:52:25.94   0.4   72.5 338 b:1.2+1 1.0 4.8                   DGMT
 SCHQ eP      05:52:25.98  -0.2   72.7   3 b:5.2+0 .83 4.5                   SCHQ
 GCMT eP      05:52:26.28   0.4   72.6 333                                   GCMT
 HLID eP      05:52:29.83   0.7   73.1 329 b:5.3+0 .95 4.5                   HLID
 MCMT eP      05:52:31.23   1.0   73.3 330                                   MCMT
 MFID eP      05:52:33.47   0.9   73.7 328 b:1.4+1 1.0 4.9                   MFID
 HRY  eP      05:52:36.34   0.7   74.2 332 b:2.1+0 .70 4.2                   HRY 
 EGMT eP      05:52:36.47   0.2   74.3 334 b:2.1+1 1.5 4.9                   EGMT
 CHMT eP      05:52:40.86   0.5   75.0 331 b:5.4+0 1.5 4.3                   CHMT
 MOD  eP      05:52:41.48   1.0   75.0 324 b:3.4+1 1.6 5.1                   MOD 
 SLMT eP      05:52:43.06   0.8   75.4 332                                   SLMT
 BMO  eP      05:52:43.36   0.6   75.5 328 b:5.0+0 .90 4.5                   BMO 
 WALA eP      05:52:51.07   0.1   76.9 333 b:9.2-2 .83 2.8X                  WALA
 HAWA eP      05:52:55.92   0.9   77.7 328 b:9.0+0 .85 4.8                   HAWA
 PAB  eP      05:53:32.38   0.8   84.5  45 b:1.0+1 .63 5.1                   PAB 
 SUMG eP      05:54:12.10   0.3   93.0   9 b:7.5+0 .70 5.2                   SUMG
 MAJO ePKPbc  06:00:45.30   0.0  148.4 312                                   MAJO
 ULN  ePKPbc  06:00:49.65  -0.1  150.2   3                                   ULN 
      ePKPab  06:00:56.29   0.5X



 Generated 2009 MAR 14 at 06:43 UTC

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


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