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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


      4 MAR 2009  ( 63)

     ot  = 21:15:18.54   +/-   1.45              BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION     
     lat =      27.135   +/-   10.4
     lon =     142.312   +/-    9.6              MAGNITUDE 5.0 (GS)       
     dep =        64.1   +/-   17.7   

     10 km (5 miles) ENE of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan (pop N/A)
     280 km (175 miles) NNE of Iwo-jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
     975 km (610 miles) SSE of TOKYO, Japan

     nph =   32 of  32    se = 0.72    FE=212                            B   

     error ellipse = (313.0, 59.0, 30.1;155.0, 28.0, 13.9; 60.0,  9.0,  9.3)

 mb = 5.0 ( 29)  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
 MAJO ePn     21:17:29.33 -10.2   10.0 340                                   MAJO
 JNU  ePn     21:18:05.03   4.3   11.6 303                                   JNU 
 YHNB ePn     21:19:36.46   0.0   19.0 267 b:8.5+2 2.7 5.5                   YHNB
 SSLB ePn     21:19:43.20   0.0   19.6 264 b:5.5+1 1.0 4.8                   SSLB
 KKM  eP      21:21:43.29  -0.2   32.5 234 b:1.6+1 1.0 4.8                   KKM 
 ULN  eP      21:21:59.48   0.0   34.4 316 b:1.7+1 1.8 4.7                   ULN 
 FX1  eP      21:22:00.24   0.3   34.5  33                                   FX1 
 TLY  eP      21:22:31.32   1.3   38.0 320 b:7.7+0 .80 4.7                   TLY 
 CHTO eP      21:22:51.78  -0.6   40.6 267 b:9.1+0 .80 4.7                   CHTO
 KULM eP      21:23:29.55   0.0   45.3 248 b:1.5+1 .90 4.8                   KULM
 IPM  eP      21:23:29.71  -1.0   45.4 247 b:2.2+1 .60 5.2                   IPM 
 FITZ eP      21:23:46.38  -3.2   47.8 201 b:2.0+1 1.0 5.0                   FITZ
 TNA  eP      21:24:01.11   0.4   49.3  24 b:5.6+1 2.4 5.2                   TNA 
 MKAR eP      21:24:10.10  -0.3   50.5 309                                   MKAR
 KURK eP      21:24:28.80  -0.1   53.0 314                                   KURK
 PMR  eP      21:24:52.22  -0.4   56.3  32 b:6.8+0 .88 4.7                   PMR 
 MCK  eP      21:24:53.86  -0.9   56.6  29 b:5.8+1 2.1 5.3                   MCK 
 EKS2 eP      21:24:57.40   0.6   56.8 304 b:4.2+1 2.4 5.1                   EKS2
 BRVK eP      21:25:04.96  -0.6   58.1 317 b:1.6+1 .80 5.2                   BRVK
 PAX  eP      21:25:05.50   0.1   58.1  30 b:1.2+1 1.3 4.8                   PAX 
 KKAR eP      21:25:13.11   0.4   59.1 305                                   KKAR
 KBL  eP      21:25:33.27   0.1   62.1 296 b:1.6+1 .80 5.2                   KBL 
 ARU  eP      21:25:47.85  -0.3   64.4 322 b:3.3+1 1.2 5.2                   ARU 
 ABKAReP      21:25:52.61  -0.1   65.1 314                                   ABKA
 NEW  eP      21:27:03.37   0.0   76.8  42 b:9.9+0 1.2 4.7                   NEW 
 BMO  eP      21:27:09.29  -2.0   78.2  45 b:2.4+1 1.7 4.9                   BMO 
 KIV  eP      21:27:12.69   1.9   78.1 313 b:1.2+1 .90 4.9                   KIV 
 BSMT eP      21:27:14.57   2.2   78.3  42                                   BSMT
 JTMT eP      21:27:15.17   0.9   78.7  42                                   JTMT
 MFID eP      21:27:18.17  -1.9   79.8  46 b:8.4+1 2.5 5.2                   MFID
 FFC  eP      21:27:27.75  -1.9   81.6  31 b:5.9+1 2.2 5.2                   FFC 
 RAYN eP      21:27:48.69   0.0   85.3 293 b:2.5+1 .85 5.3                   RAYN



 Generated 2009 MAR  4 at 21:31 UTC

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


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