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Phase Data

Explanation of Parameters


      1 FEB 2009  ( 32)

     ot  = 10:27:16.77   +/-   0.00         EASTERN TURKEY                  
     lat =      40.490   +/-    0.0
     lon =      42.329   +/-    0.0                                       
     dep =         3.5   +/-    0.0   

     65 km (40 miles) W of Kars, Turkey (pop 93,000)
     90 km (55 miles) SSE of Artvin, Turkey (pop 21,000)
     105 km (65 miles) NW of Karakose (Agri), Turkey (pop 69,000)
     810 km (500 miles) E of ANKARA, Turkey
 
     ML 4.4 (ISK).

     nph =   33 of  36    se = 0.00    FE=366                            held

     error ellipse = (  0.0,  0.0,  0.0;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0;  0.0,  0.0,  0.0)

 mb = 4.6 ( 23)  ML = 4.3 (  1)  mblg = 3.9 (  9)  md = 4.8 (  1)  MS = 0.0 (  0)

 sta  phase     arrival     res   dist azm    amp  per mag     amp  per mag  sta
 GNI  ePn     10:27:50.98   1.1    1.9 100 d:2.8+2     4.8  L:6.1+0 .90 4.3  GNI 
      eS      10:28:26.78  S res =   9.7X  g:5.5+0 1.0 4.7 
 KIV  ePn     10:28:15.25   3.5    3.5   4                                   KIV 
 BR131ePn     10:29:00.06   3.9    6.7 266 d:1.7+2     6.2X L:2.4-2 .73 3.5X BR13
                                           g:2.9-2 .98 3.1  b:1.5+1 .73 5.1X
 TIRR ePn     10:29:56.00   0.9   11.0 296                                   TIRR
      eSn     10:31:56.72  S res =  -2.0X
 KIEV ePn     10:30:31.62  -0.2   13.7 322                                   KIEV
      eSn     10:32:58.48  S res =  -6.0X
 BUR08ePn     10:30:41.70   2.7   14.2 306                                   BUR0
 IDI  ePn     10:30:46.17   0.5   14.7 255                                   IDI 
 OBN  qPn     10:30:52.25   1.1   15.1 347 g:1.4-2 .65 3.6  b:1.8+1 .45 4.8  OBN 
 KWP  eP      10:31:10.16   0.3   16.6 310 g:4.9-2 .75 4.1  b:4.9+1 .75 4.7  KWP 
 PSZ  eP      10:31:26.08   2.2   17.7 302 b:1.2+1 1.0 4.0                   PSZ 
 OJC  ePn     10:31:33.79  -0.4   18.5 309 b:1.4+1 .80 4.2                   OJC 
 SUW  eP      10:31:35.64  -0.1   18.7 323 b:3.7+1 .70 4.7                   SUW 
 ARU  eP      10:31:43.22   2.2   19.2  28 b:9.9+0 .80 4.1                   ARU 
 MORC eP      10:31:48.68   1.4   19.7 306 b:1.0+1 1.1 4.0                   MORC
 DPC  ePn     10:31:59.21  -0.4   20.6 307 b:1.2+1 .90 4.2                   DPC 
 KKAR eP      10:32:05.47   2.8   21.1  74 b:1.2+1 .73 4.3                   KKAR
 AQU  eP      10:32:10.86   1.8   21.7 284 g:2.4-2 .95 3.9  b:2.4+1 .95 4.6  AQU 
 KHC  eP      10:32:13.64   1.2   22.0 303 b:5.4+1 2.1 4.6                   KHC 
 RUE  eP      10:32:22.27   1.3   22.9 311 g:4.6-2 1.0 4.2  b:4.6+1 1.0 4.9  RUE 
 BRVK eP      10:32:27.99   8.3   22.7  47 b:1.1+1 .80 4.4                   BRVK
 EKS2 eP      10:32:30.62   2.0   23.6  74 b:9.9+1 2.7 4.9                   EKS2
 GRFO eP      10:32:30.75   1.3   23.7 303 g:2.2-2 1.1 3.9  b:2.2+1 1.1 4.7  GRFO
 FUORNeP      10:32:34.20   2.1   23.9 296 b:2.7+1 1.1 4.8                   FUOR
 AAK  eP      10:32:36.58   3.1   24.1  74 g:2.7-2 1.0 4.0  b:2.1+1 .85 4.8  AAK 
 TUE  eP      10:32:38.90   1.2   24.5 295 b:2.6+1 1.2 4.8                   TUE 
 STU  eP      10:32:41.06   1.0   24.8 301 b:1.6+1 .90 4.7                   STU 
 TKM2 eP      10:32:43.86   3.2   24.9  73 b:6.9+0 .95 4.3                   TKM2
 SENINeP      10:32:52.72   2.1   26.0 295 b:7.3+1 2.0 5.0                   SENI
 KURK eP      10:33:02.53   1.8   27.1  56 g:3.9-3 .90 3.3                   KURK
 MK31 eP      10:33:25.81   5.1   29.4  64                                   MK31
 MKAR eP      10:33:26.63   5.9   29.4  64                                   MKAR
 ULN  eP      10:35:42.13   2.6   45.8  58 b:2.9+0 .80 4.3                   ULN 
 COLA eP      10:38:59.06   2.1   74.7   4 b:1.8+0 .60 4.3                   COLA



 Generated 2009 FEB  1 at 11:37 UTC

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


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