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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


     10 MAR 2009  ( 69)

     ot  = 00:36:47.36   +/-   1.31              CHIAPAS, MEXICO                 
     lat =      16.676   +/-    7.0
     lon =     -93.111   +/-    5.8              MAGNITUDE 5.1 (GS)       
     dep =       181.1   +/-    6.1   

     10 km (5 miles) S of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico (pop 424,000)
     50 km (30 miles) W of San Cristobal d/l Casas, Chiapas, Mexico (pop 112,000
     360 km (220 miles) NW of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala
     710 km (440 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico

     nph =   88 of  96    se = 0.65    FE=061                            A   

     error ellipse = ( 29.0, 20.0, 11.4;154.0, 56.0,  9.2;289.0, 25.0,  8.0)

 mb = 5.1 ( 76)  ML = 5.0 (  2)  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
 TEIG ePn     00:38:11.82   0.4    5.8  51 L:1.2+0 .88 5.0                   TEIG
 JTS  ePn     00:39:08.78  -0.1   10.2 127                                   JTS 
 KVTX ePn     00:39:32.66   3.9X  11.7 338                                   KVTX
 HKT  ePn     00:39:50.72  -0.3   13.5 349                                   HKT 
 JCT  ePn     00:40:11.36   0.6   15.1 337 b:1.9+2 .50 5.8                   JCT 
 NATX ePn     00:40:12.25   1.0   15.1 354 b:2.7+2 1.0 5.6                   NATX
 BRAL eP      00:40:18.70   2.5   15.5  19 b:7.1+2 1.3 5.9                   BRAL
 VBMS eP      00:40:19.79   1.3   15.7   8 b:2.2+2 .85 5.6                   VBMS
 LRAL ePn     00:40:37.63   0.9   17.2  17 b:5.3+1 .70 5.0                   LRAL
 MIAR ePn     00:40:42.76  -1.1   17.8 358 b:7.7+1 .80 5.2                   MIAR
 UALR ePn     00:40:45.97  -0.7   18.0   2 b:7.8+1 .80 5.2                   UALR
 GDL2 eP      00:40:50.68   0.6   18.5 328                                   GDL2
 GOGA ePn     00:40:55.34  -0.1   18.8  25 b:1.4+2 1.4 5.2                   GOGA
 SWET eP      00:41:02.05   1.0   19.6  17 b:6.8+1 .91 5.1                   SWET
 GNAR eP      00:41:02.18  -0.9   19.4   7 b:1.8+3 1.1 6.4                   GNAR
 AMTX eP      00:41:02.32  -0.3   19.7 338 b:2.2+2 .50 5.9                   AMTX
 PLAL ePn     00:41:03.51   8.1X  18.8  12 b:6.7+1 .90 5.1                   PLAL
 PARMOeP      00:41:10.22   0.4   20.1   7                                   PARM
 CPCT eP      00:41:10.52   0.0   20.2  20                                   CPCT
 NHSC eP      00:41:10.94   1.4   20.1  33 b:2.5+2 .95 5.7                   NHSC
 TKL  eP      00:41:13.89  -0.8   20.7  21                                   TKL 
 SDDR eP      00:41:18.29   1.1   20.9  80 b:4.9+1 .80 5.0                   SDDR
 SIUC eP      00:41:19.17   0.2   21.3   8 b:7.5+1 .95 5.2                   SIUC
 LPM  eP      00:41:20.67   0.3   21.4 327                                   LPM 
 LENM eP      00:41:21.72  -0.1   21.4 327                                   LENM
 TZTN eP      00:41:23.33   0.6   21.5  21 b:5.7+1 .70 5.2                   TZTN
 ANMO eP      00:41:24.40  -0.4   21.8 329 b:2.0+1 .60 4.8                   ANMO
 USIN eP      00:41:25.51   0.9   21.8  11 b:1.0+2 .85 5.3                   USIN
      epP     00:41:51.51  depth =  -4.3X
 OTAV eP      00:41:26.69   0.7   21.8 137 b:2.4+1 .90 4.7                   OTAV
 WCI  eP      00:41:29.52  -0.1   22.3  14 b:9.9+1 1.0 5.3                   WCI 
 TUC  eP      00:41:29.95  -0.2   22.3 317 b:3.7+1 .90 4.9                   TUC 
 OLIL eP      00:41:30.17  -0.5   22.4  10 b:1.1+2 1.0 5.3                   OLIL
 KSU1 eP      00:41:31.06  -0.9   22.6 352 b:1.5+2 .95 5.5                   KSU1
      epP     00:41:53.59  depth = -11.0X
 BLO  eP      00:41:37.18  -0.2   23.1  13                                   BLO 
 SDV  eP      00:41:38.34  -0.3   23.3 106 b:4.5+1 .90 5.0                   SDV 
 MVCO eP      00:41:51.22   0.6   24.6 329 b:5.1+1 .90 5.1                   MVCO
 SCIA eP      00:41:55.47  -0.1   25.1 359 b:3.9+2 1.7 5.7                   SCIA
 GLA  eP      00:41:58.90   0.0   25.5 313 b:4.1+1 .85 5.1                   GLA 
 ISCO eP      00:41:59.22   0.2   25.5 337 b:3.3+1 .85 5.0                   ISCO
 ACSO eP      00:41:59.34   1.0   25.1  18 b:7.5+1 .90 5.3                   ACSO
 SMCO eP      00:41:59.60   0.5   25.5 334 b:4.3+1 1.1 5.0                   SMCO
      epP     00:42:36.24  depth =   0.3 
 AAM  eP      00:42:09.72  -0.6   26.8  15 b:5.6+1 1.1 5.2                   AAM 
 PHWY eP      00:42:10.83   0.5   26.8 339 b:1.5+1 .85 4.7                   PHWY
      epP     00:42:46.25  depth =  -1.1 
 ECSD eP      00:42:12.46  -0.9   27.1 354 b:6.1+1 .60 5.5                   ECSD
 MSU  eP      00:42:17.33   0.9   27.4 326                                   MSU 
      epP     00:42:55.22  depth =   1.5X
 CCUT eP      00:42:17.50   1.3   27.4 323 b:9.6+0 .92 4.5                   CCUT
 TMUT eP      00:42:18.19   0.9   27.5 328 b:1.2+1 .90 4.6                   TMUT
 MPU  eP      00:42:24.80   0.9   28.3 329 b:1.6+1 .80 4.8                   MPU 
 DAU  eP      00:42:26.07   1.0   28.4 330                                   DAU 
 JLU  eP      00:42:28.00   0.8   28.7 330 b:3.8+1 1.7 4.8                   JLU 
 RSSD eP      00:42:29.19   0.1   28.9 343                                   RSSD
 DUG  eP      00:42:31.34   1.1   29.0 327 b:6.8+0 .90 4.4                   DUG 
 BW06 eP      00:42:35.02  -0.1   29.6 334                                   BW06
 HVU  eP      00:42:37.81  -3.0X  30.2 329 b:2.8+1 .76 5.1                   HVU 
 AHID eP      00:42:41.30   0.5   30.2 333                                   AHID
 REDW eP      00:42:44.60   0.4   30.6 334                                   REDW
 SNOW eP      00:42:45.28   0.7   30.6 334 b:7.7+1 .75 5.5                   SNOW
 LOHW eP      00:42:45.40   0.3   30.7 334 b:2.2+1 .90 4.9                   LOHW
 ELK  eP      00:42:45.94   0.8   30.7 325 b:0.0+0 .70 4.6                   ELK 
      epP     00:43:14.64  depth =  -8.1X
 TPAW eP      00:42:46.08   0.6   30.7 334 b:4.5+1 .95 5.2                   TPAW
 RRI2 eP      00:42:46.30   0.4   30.8 333                                   RRI2
 MOOW eP      00:42:46.70   0.1   30.9 334 b:2.1+1 .90 4.9                   MOOW
 DCID1eP      00:42:47.80   0.8   30.9 333                                   DCID
 EYMN eP      00:42:48.11  -1.3   31.2   2 b:2.6+1 1.3 4.8                   EYMN
 IMW  eP      00:42:48.65   0.2   31.1 334                                   IMW 
 FLWY eP      00:42:49.35   0.5   31.1 335 b:2.0+1 .75 4.9                   FLWY
 RLMT eP      00:42:51.64   0.0   31.4 337 b:2.5+1 1.2 4.8                   RLMT
 AGMN eP      00:42:52.14  -0.8   31.6 356 b:4.1+1 .80 5.2                   AGMN
 LKWY eP      00:42:52.68   1.3   31.4 335 b:2.9+1 1.1 4.9                   LKWY
 BMN  eP      00:42:53.61   0.8   31.6 323                                   BMN 
 ALLY epP     00:42:54.92   3.0X  27.3  21                                   ALLY
 CMB  eP      00:42:56.99   0.2   32.0 316                                   CMB 
 QLMT eP      00:42:57.96   1.2   32.0 335                                   QLMT
 HLID eP      00:42:58.70  -0.7   32.3 330 b:1.7+1 .80 4.8                   HLID
 DGMT eP      00:43:04.81   0.0   33.0 346 b:5.9+1 1.1 5.2                   DGMT
 MFID eP      00:43:04.90   0.5   32.9 328 b:1.0+1 .65 4.6                   MFID
 DLMT eP      00:43:05.53   0.9   32.9 334 b:4.6+1 1.1 5.1                   DLMT
 LRM  eP      00:43:07.97   0.5   33.3 335                                   LRM 
 HRY  eP      00:43:11.79   0.3   33.7 336                                   HRY 
 EGMT eP      00:43:14.94   0.2   34.1 339 b:4.0+1 .90 5.1                   EGMT
 CHMT eP      00:43:17.65  -0.2   34.5 335                                   CHMT
 SLMT eP      00:43:20.44  -0.5   34.8 335                                   SLMT
 SWMT eP      00:43:24.07  -0.3   35.3 335                                   SWMT
 JTMT eP      00:43:27.32   0.3   35.5 335                                   JTMT
 BLMT eP      00:43:29.27   0.1   35.8 335                                   BLMT
 BSMT eP      00:43:29.64   0.1   35.8 334                                   BSMT
 HAWA eP      00:43:37.55  -0.6   36.9 329 b:1.2+1 1.1 4.4                   HAWA
 NEW  eP      00:43:39.70  -0.7   37.1 333 b:7.3+0 .80 4.4                   NEW 
 LON  eP      00:43:50.31   0.4   38.3 327 b:8.4+0 .76 4.5                   LON 
 RPN  eP      00:44:54.74  -0.1   46.3 200 b:2.6+3 2.6 6.3                   RPN 



 Generated 2009 MAR 10 at 00:47 UTC

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


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