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Explanation of Parameters


     26 SEP 2007  (269)

     ot  = 12:36:23.46   +/-   0.23              NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.      
     lat =      -4.880   +/-    5.5
     lon =     153.402   +/-    5.8              MAGNITUDE 6.7 (GCMT)     
     dep =        10.0  (geophysicist)

     60 km (40 miles) SE of Taron, New Ireland, PNG (pop N/A)
     155 km (95 miles) ESE of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG (pop 17,000)
     855 km (530 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
     2505 km (1550 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

     nph =  116 of 181    se = 1.39    FE=190                            A   

     error ellipse = (130.9,  0.0,  8.5; 40.9,  0.0,  6.1;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0)

 mb = 6.3 ( 67)  ML = 0.0 (  0)  mblg = 5.5 (  2)  md = 0.0 (  0)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 PMG  ePn     12:38:15.33   0.2    7.6 234                                   PMG 
 HNR  ePn     12:38:19.14   0.5    7.9 125 d:6.0+2     7.8X L:2.8+1 1.0 6.8X HNR 
                                           g:2.5+1 1.0 6.2  b:7.0+3 .75 8.0X
 COEN ePn     12:39:37.66   2.1   13.5 228 g:5.4-1 1.1 4.9  b:5.4+2 1.1 6.4X COEN
      eSn     12:42:21.17  S res =  15.1X
 CTAO eP      12:40:17.95   0.9   16.6 204 b:3.8+3 1.9 6.2                   CTAO
 GUMO eP      12:41:02.25   3.6X  20.2 335                                   GUMO
 WRAB eP      12:41:36.50  -0.5   23.8 230 b:1.2+3 1.0 6.4                   WRAB
 WB2  eP      12:41:36.54  -0.5   23.8 230                                   WB2 
 ARMA eP      12:41:51.05  -0.8   25.5 184                                   ARMA
 FUNA P       12:41:55.28  -0.4   25.9  99 g:2.1+0 1.4 5.8X b:2.1+3 1.4 6.6  FUNA
 STKA eP      12:42:22.63  -1.4   29.0 201                                   STKA
 FITZ eP      12:42:33.64  -0.3   30.1 242                                   FITZ
 CAN  P       12:42:36.91  -0.5   30.6 187                                   CAN 
 KAPI eP      12:43:03.77   0.1   33.5 268                                   KAPI
 FORT eP      12:43:16.53  -0.6   35.1 220                                   FORT
 AFI  P       12:43:24.42   3.9X  35.5 107 b:5.7+2 1.4 6.3                   AFI 
 MBWA eP      12:43:28.97   0.1   36.5 241 b:7.4+2 1.1 6.4                   MBWA
 TAU  eP      12:43:44.20   0.4   38.3 187                                   TAU 
 KKM  P       12:43:49.66   1.7   38.7 286                                   KKM 
 SNZO eP      12:44:05.05  -1.5   41.0 155 b:6.8+2 .80 6.4                   SNZO
 NACB eP      12:44:19.40   1.3   42.4 314 b:2.5+3 .85 7.0                   NACB
 TATO eP      12:44:23.83   1.1   42.9 315 b:6.4+2 1.1 6.3                   TATO
 YHNB P       12:44:23.91   2.0   42.8 315 b:5.5+2 .85 6.3                   YHNB
 MIDW eP      12:44:27.31   1.6   43.3  39 b:2.0+2 .70 6.0                   MIDW
 MAJO eP      12:44:27.31  -0.6   43.6 342                                   MAJO
 KSM  P       12:44:28.31   0.7   43.5 277                                   KSM 
 NWAO eP      12:44:31.88   2.5   43.8 226 b:1.4+3 2.2 6.4                   NWAO
 XMIS eP      12:44:58.95  -1.2   47.6 260                                   XMIS
 KS15 eP      12:45:06.60   1.2   48.3 333                                   KS15
 ERM  P       12:45:07.14   7.7X  47.6 350 b:1.0+2 .95 5.9                   ERM 
 RAR  eP      12:45:07.19   2.6   48.2 114 b:1.3+3 2.4 6.6                   RAR 
 INCN eP      12:45:11.34   1.2   49.0 332                                   INCN
 MCQ  eP      12:45:15.28   0.0   49.7 176                                   MCQ 
 XMAS P       12:45:16.74   1.4   49.6  83 b:5.1+2 .93 6.5                   XMAS
 YSS  eP      12:45:37.15   0.8   52.5 351                                   YSS 
 KIP  eP      12:45:52.26   1.9   54.3  59 b:3.4+2 1.1 6.3                   KIP 
 KHU  P       12:46:00.36   0.3   55.6  63                                   KHU 
 POHA P       12:46:02.41   0.5   55.8  62 b:4.1+2 .90 6.5                   POHA
 HKL  eP      12:46:06.82   6.9X  55.5  61                                   HKL 
      epP     12:46:18.06  depth =  38.3X
 COCO P       12:46:09.81   4.7X  56.3 259 b:9.5+2 1.7 6.5                   COCO
      e       12:46:28.91
 PET  eP      12:46:15.79   0.6   57.9   4 b:2.8+2 1.0 6.3                   PET 
 PEA0BP       12:46:16.42   1.0   57.9   3                                   PEA0
 CHTO eP      12:46:22.14   1.3   58.6 295                                   CHTO
 AMKA eP      12:46:36.26   4.3X  60.3  18                                   AMKA
 ADK  eP      12:46:45.00   1.1   62.0  21 b:3.0+2 .90 6.5                   ADK 
 ULN  eP      12:47:13.42   0.6   66.4 328 b:2.5+2 1.0 6.4                   ULN 
 UNV  P       12:47:19.96   0.7   67.4  24 b:1.9+2 .80 6.3                   UNV 
 CASY P       12:47:21.26  -2.0   68.1 197 b:4.1+2 1.3 6.5                   CASY
 AKUT eP      12:47:23.58   1.2   67.9  25                                   AKUT
 YAK  eP      12:47:29.81  -0.1   69.2 348                                   YAK 
 FALS eP      12:47:36.68   5.0X  69.4  25                                   FALS
 TLY  eP      12:47:38.55   0.5   70.4 330 b:1.6+2 1.2 6.0                   TLY 
 SDPT eP      12:47:41.86   0.5   71.0  26 b:3.2+2 .72 6.5                   SDPT
 CHGN eP      12:47:48.84  -1.6   72.5  26                                   CHGN
 SBA  eP      12:47:53.98  -0.5   73.3 177                                   SBA 
 BILL P       12:47:54.84  -0.1   73.3   5 b:2.8+2 .80 6.4                   BILL
 PALK eP      12:47:57.26  -0.1   73.5 279 b:1.5+2 .80 6.1                   PALK
 OHAK P       12:48:03.41  -3.5X  75.3  27 b:4.3+2 1.0 6.4                   OHAK
 KDAK eP      12:48:10.58   0.1   76.0  27                                   KDAK
 SVW2 eP      12:48:13.77  -0.6   76.7  23                                   SVW2
 TNA  P       12:48:15.54   6.7X  75.7  16 b:2.7+2 1.3 6.1                   TNA 
 TIXI eP      12:48:21.38  -0.6   78.0 352                                   TIXI
 SLKM P       12:48:23.39  -1.2   78.5  25                                   SLKM
 SEW  P       12:48:24.70  -0.5   78.6  25                                   SEW 
 RC01 P       12:48:26.14  -1.3   79.0  25 b:1.6+3 1.8 6.8                   RC01
      P       12:48:51.76  24.4X
 PPLA P       12:48:26.96  -0.7   79.0  22 b:7.0+2 1.7 6.4                   PPLA
 PMR  eP      12:48:28.55  -1.6   79.5  24                                   PMR 
 CHUM P       12:48:29.36  -0.8   79.5  21 b:2.8+2 .88 6.3                   CHUM
 KTH  P       12:48:29.62  -2.5   79.9  22 b:2.3+2 1.0 6.1                   KTH 
 TRF  P       12:48:31.00  -2.3   80.0  22 b:1.4+2 .84 6.0                   TRF 
 BPAW P       12:48:31.72  -1.9   80.1  22 b:8.8+1 .88 5.8                   BPAW
 IMA2 eP      12:48:33.27  -1.4   80.3  19                                   IMA2
 MK31 P       12:48:37.75   0.3   80.8 319                                   MK31
 COLA P       12:48:39.54  -2.3   81.7  22 b:1.5+2 .75 6.2                   COLA
 ZAA0 P       12:48:40.20  -1.1   81.5 326                                   ZAA0
 COLD P       12:48:43.10  -1.0   82.1  19 b:1.2+3 1.8 6.7                   COLD
 PNL  P       12:48:48.16  -0.3   82.9  28 b:2.9+2 .88 6.5                   PNL 
 PAF  P       12:48:48.34   5.2X  81.9 221                                   PAF 
      e       12:49:06.94  18.2X
 CRAG P       12:48:52.65  -5.0X  84.7  33 b:5.4+2 1.0 6.7                   CRAG
 HYT  P       12:48:54.43  -0.8   84.2  27                                   HYT 
 KURK P       12:48:54.59  -0.5   84.2 322 b:7.0+2 1.1 6.8                   KURK
 DAWY eP      12:48:56.22  -0.8   84.6  24                                   DAWY
 SKAG eP      12:48:58.44   0.5   84.8  29                                   SKAG
 MAW  P       12:49:00.77  -1.7   85.7 203 b:7.1+2 .85 6.9                   MAW 
 WRAK P       12:49:05.09   3.2X  85.6  33 b:8.3+2 1.8 6.6                   WRAK
 DLBC eP      12:49:09.04  -0.6   87.1  31                                   DLBC
 KBL  P       12:49:13.85  -1.2   88.1 305 b:1.8+2 .93 6.4                   KBL 
 HUMO eP      12:49:17.11   0.3   88.6  47 b:8.4+1 1.0 6.0                   HUMO
 KCPM P       12:49:17.92   4.9X  87.7  50                                   KCPM
 KIPM P       12:49:18.00   4.5X  87.8  50                                   KIPM
 WDC  eP      12:49:18.35   1.2   88.6  49 b:1.2+2 1.2 6.0                   WDC 
 GNW  eP      12:49:19.25  -1.1   89.4  42                                   GNW 
 BRVK P       12:49:20.50  -1.5   89.7 323 b:4.8+2 .85 6.8                   BRVK
 NLWA eP      12:49:22.31   5.3X  88.6  42                                   NLWA
 YBH  eP      12:49:22.37   5.0X  88.7  48                                   YBH 
 PGC  eP      12:49:22.81   3.7X  89.1  41 b:1.8+2 1.1 6.2                   PGC 
 OHCM eP      12:49:23.29   3.1X  89.3  51                                   OHCM
 JCW  P       12:49:23.60   0.0   90.0  42                                   JCW 
 RPW  P       12:49:23.66  -1.4   90.4  42                                   RPW 
 LON  P       12:49:23.90   0.7   89.9  43 b:5.7+1 1.3 5.6                   LON 
 WVOR P       12:49:25.04  -6.8X  91.8  48 b:3.3+2 1.6 6.4                   WVOR
 CMB  eP      12:49:25.18   1.5   90.0  52                                   CMB 
 MOD  eP      12:49:25.61  -0.3   90.5  48                                   MOD 
 ETW  P       12:49:26.60  -1.9   91.0  43                                   ETW 
 BMW  P       12:49:26.82   8.3X  88.9  43                                   BMW 
 WAKR eP      12:49:27.44  -0.1   90.8  52                                   WAKR
 HAWA eP      12:49:29.11  -1.1   91.5  44                                   HAWA
 ISA  eP      12:49:29.51  -0.2   91.3  55 b:4.7+2 2.4 6.4                   ISA 
 PTRM P       12:49:29.66   6.5X  89.9  54                                   PTRM
 PAHR eP      12:49:30.90   2.8   90.9  50 b:9.5+1 1.1 6.0                   PAHR
 OD2  P       12:49:31.12  -2.2   92.1  43                                   OD2 
 RSW  P       12:49:31.26   1.1   91.4  44                                   RSW 
 MWC  eP      12:49:33.20   2.3   91.5  56 b:2.7+2 1.2 6.5                   MWC 
 BMO  eP      12:49:34.61  -2.4   92.9  45                                   BMO 
 TPH  eP      12:49:35.43   0.0   92.5  52                                   TPH 
 NEW  eP      12:49:36.22  -2.3   93.3  42 b:1.2+2 1.2 6.2                   NEW 
 OSI  P       12:49:36.44   8.1X  91.0  56 b:1.3+2 1.2 6.1                   OSI 
 LNOR P       12:49:36.68   2.5   92.3  44                                   LNOR
 TPNV eP      12:49:36.85  -1.7   93.2  53                                   TPNV
 GSC  eP      12:49:37.18   1.2   92.6  55 b:1.1+2 1.2 6.1                   GSC 
 PFO  P       12:49:38.64   1.8   92.8  57 b:1.5+2 1.3 6.2                   PFO 
 BMN  eP      12:49:39.81   3.7X  92.7  50                                   BMN 
 SHPR eP      12:49:42.60   0.1   94.0  54                                   SHPR
 ELK  P       12:49:43.64   0.4   94.2  50 b:1.4+2 1.4 6.1                   ELK 
 YKW3 eP      12:49:45.24  -1.9   95.2  28                                   YKW3
 HLID eP      12:49:45.44  -1.0   94.9  47                                   HLID
 WALA eP      12:49:47.47  -1.1   95.4  41 b:1.4+2 1.1 6.3                   WALA
 EDM  eP      12:49:48.50  -1.7   95.8  37                                   EDM 
 CCUT P       12:49:49.51   0.1   95.5  53                                   CCUT
 ARU  eP      12:49:51.61  -2.5   96.7 326                                   ARU 
 ARUT P       12:49:53.25   4.2X  95.4  53                                   ARUT
 MCMT P       12:49:54.02   2.2   96.1  46                                   MCMT
 BOZ  eP      12:49:54.84  -0.7   96.9  45                                   BOZ 
 DUG  eP      12:49:55.33   3.9X  96.0  50                                   DUG 
 DLMT eP      12:49:56.08   3.6X  96.3  45                                   DLMT
 HVU  eP      12:49:56.22   4.5X  96.1  49                                   HVU 
 LRM  eP      12:49:57.89   4.8X  96.4  45                                   LRM 
 MSU  eP      12:49:57.88   4.2X  96.5  52                                   MSU 
 HWUT P       12:49:58.62   2.7   97.0  49 b:1.8+1 .83 5.7                   HWUT
 EGMT eP      12:49:59.26  -1.8   98.2  42                                   EGMT
 NLU  eP      12:50:00.23   6.1X  96.6  51                                   NLU 
 RRI2 eP      12:50:00.24   3.4X  97.2  47                                   RRI2
 DAU  eP      12:50:00.84   3.7X  97.2  50                                   DAU 
 IMW  eP      12:50:00.94   2.9   97.4  47                                   IMW 
 REDW eP      12:50:00.98   2.7   97.5  47                                   REDW
 SRU  eP      12:50:01.81   2.3   97.8  51                                   SRU 
 JLU  eP      12:50:01.99   5.6X  97.1  50                                   JLU 
 TPAW eP      12:50:02.21   4.2X  97.4  47                                   TPAW
 QLMT eP      12:50:02.44   6.1X  97.1  46                                   QLMT
 YMR  P       12:50:02.57   4.7X  97.4  46 b:1.5+2 1.5 6.4                   YMR 
 TMUT eP      12:50:02.94   5.7X  97.2  51                                   TMUT
 WUAZ eP      12:50:03.08   6.7X  97.1  55                                   WUAZ
 MOOW eP      12:50:03.24   4.6X  97.6  47                                   MOOW
 LOHW eP      12:50:04.39   5.3X  97.7  47                                   LOHW
 TUC  P       12:50:04.69   6.4X  97.5  58 b:1.7+1 1.1 5.6                   TUC 
 PV10 P       12:50:05.09   0.2   98.9  52                                   PV10
 GCMT P       12:50:05.42   3.7X  98.3  45                                   GCMT
 RLMT P       12:50:06.39   3.5X  98.6  45 b:2.6+1 1.1 5.8                   RLMT
 PV01 P       12:50:07.39   0.9   99.3  52                                   PV01
 MVCO P       12:50:09.00   2.1   99.4  53 b:2.3+2 1.7 6.5                   MVCO
 LAO  ePdif   12:50:11.65  -0.4X 100.7  44                                   LAO 
 SNAA P       12:50:15.29  -2.4X 102.0 188 b:8.1+1 1.2 6.2                   SNAA
 LAZ  P       12:50:20.55   8.5X 100.5  56                                   LAZ 
 BNM  P       12:50:20.93   6.9X 101.0  56                                   BNM 
 SDCO P       12:50:21.22   3.8X 101.7  53 b:4.6+1 1.4 5.9                   SDCO
 RSSD P       12:50:21.39   1.3X 102.4  46 b:5.4+1 1.3 6.1                   RSSD
 ANMO P       12:50:22.65   8.2X 101.1  56 b:6.8+1 1.7 6.0                   ANMO
 ISCO P       12:50:22.87   6.3X 101.5  51 b:2.7+0 .83 4.9X                  ISCO
 GNI  P       12:50:49.21   7.0X 107.4 311 b:4.3+1 1.2 6.4                   GNI 
 MALT P       12:51:06.02   0.9X 112.5 310                                   MALT
 KIEV P       12:51:19.64   4.3X 114.9 325                                   KIEV
 AKBB P       12:51:20.00   4.7X 114.9 325                                   AKBB
 BR131P       12:51:25.97   6.3X 115.8 312                                   BR13
      P       12:51:26.87   7.2X
      e       12:51:43.42
 BUR08P       12:51:40.42   8.4X 118.6 323                                   BUR0
 BLA  P       12:51:50.85   6.5X 121.4  49                                   BLA 



 Generated 2007 SEP 27 at 14:22 UTC

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


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