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Epicenter!

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December 27, 2001 Maine, Approximately 56 km ENE of Bangor

DATEORIGINLAT NLONG WDEPTHMNMCML GAPRMSERHERZ Q
11227205428.9245-2.5168- 9.3621.682.81300.394.67.0 C

STNDISTAZMRMKHRMNSECTOBSTCALRESWTAMXPRXXMAGFMPFMAG
UMM66.3124IPD1205439.8610.9511.19-0.262.61177.142.3
S 4205448.0519.1419.92-0.800.00
WVL132.4245IPD4205444.6515.7320.44-4.720.00129.242.5
S 4205459.2530.3336.39-6.070.00
PQI181.43EPD4205463.2334.3126.507.790.00
S 4205480.2951.3847.164.160.00
LMN277.371P 320559.9040.9838.342.650.00
A11291.1327S 3205539.0670.1571.28-1.150.41
A16305.2332P 1205510.9342.0141.770.241.54
S 3205542.7173.7974.36-0.560.50
LBNH312.3253P 0205511.7042.7842.660.072.01
A54320.0327P 1205512.8543.9443.610.271.47
MOQ323.4275P 1205513.3044.3944.030.221.46
LMQ324.9329P 0205513.1244.2144.22-0.081.94
S 2205547.5578.6478.70-0.190.97
FFD329.2238EPD4205516.2747.3544.752.610.00276.223.5
S 4205560.7491.8279.6512.180.00
A61330.2333S 3205548.2179.2979.86-0.580.46
HNH361.0246EPD420552.0433.1348.66-15.570.00
S 4205566.1097.1986.6210.510.00
DPQ402.2297P 1205522.8653.9553.760.191.11
S 4205561.8192.9095.69-2.800.00
GSQ437.810P 1205528.0059.0858.150.930.88
S 3205572.15103.23103.50-0.280.31
CNQ473.71P 3205530.4961.5762.58-1.030.22
S 4205578.50109.58111.39-1.850.00
ICQ502.58P 1205535.0066.0866.14-0.060.66
S 4205585.25116.33117.72-1.400.00
SMQ586.311P 1205546.0977.1876.480.630.28
MNQ612.0356P 1205548.4079.4879.65-0.170.17


Explanation of Table

Table Header: detailed hypocenter data

  1. Geographic location
  2. DATE = date event occurred, yr/mo/dy (year/month/day)
  3. ORIGIN = event origin time (UCT) in hours, minutes, and seconds
  4. LAT N = latitude north in degrees and minutes
  5. LONG W = longitude west in degrees and minutes
  6. DEPTH = event depth in kilometers
  7. MN = Nuttli Lg phase magnitude with amplitude divided by period
  8. MC = signal duration (coda) magnitude
    WES: 2.23 Log(FMP) + 0.12Log(Dist) - 2.36 (Rosario, 1979)
    MIT: 2.21 Log(FMP) - 1.7 (Chaplin et al., 1980)
  9. ML = local magnitude
    WES: calculated from Wood-Anderson seismograms (Ebel, 1982)
    GSC (Geological Survey of Canada): Richter Lg magnitude
  10. GAP = largest azimuthal separation, in degrees, between stations
  11. RMS = root mean square error of travel time residual in seconds
  12. ERH = standard error of epicenter in kilometers
  13. ERZ = standard error of event depth in kilometers
  14. Q = solution quality of hypocenter
    A = excellent
    B = good
    C = fair
    D = poor

Table Body: earthquake phase data

  1. STN = station name
  2. DIST = epicentral distance in kilometers
  3. AZM = azimuthal angle in degrees measured clockwise between true north and vector pointing from epicenter to station
  4. Description of onset of phase arrival
    I = impulsive
    E = emergent
  5. R = phase
    P = first P arrival
    S = first S arrival
  6. M = first motion direction of phase arrival
    U = up or compression
    D = down or dilatation
  7. K = weight of arrival
    0 = full weight (1.0)
    1 = 0.75 weight
    2 = 0.50 weight
    3 = 0.25 weight
    4 = no weight (0.0)
  8. HRMN = hour and minute of phase arrival
  9. SEC = second of phase arrival
  10. TCAL = calculated travel time of phase in seconds
  11. RES = travel time residual (error) of phase arrival
  12. WT = weight of phase used in hypocentral solution
  13. AMX = peak-to-peak ground motion, in millimicrons, of the maximum envelope amplitude of vertical-component signal, corrected for system response
  14. PRX = period in seconds of the signal from which amplitude was measured
  15. XMAG = Nuttli magnitude recorded at station
  16. FMP = signal duration (coda), in seconds, measured from first P arrival
  17. FMAG = coda magnitude recorded at station

Last updated on October 6, 2005