NUREG
.
WES-23B-O30
Northeastern U.S. Seismic Network
Bulletin No. 17
of
OCTOBER01,
1979 - DECEMBER 31,
Compiled
E.F.
and Edited
1979
by
Chiburi_*
R.O. Ahner*
Consult.ant.s
t.o
West.on Ob..rvat.orw
Depart.ment. of Geolo.w and Geophwsics
Bost.on Coll..e
P.O.Box
Paul
*Nowat
257B.Indian
ENSCO. Inc.
Harbour Beach.FL
Coordinator
W. Pamerow. United st.t.s
32937
Geolo.ical
SurYe~
AUGUST 1980
HEHBERS
Weston Obs.rvatory
of Boston Coll..e
Hassachus.tts
Institut.
of T.chnolo.~
Lamont-Doherty
Geolo.ical
Observatorw
of Columbia
Univ.rsitw
Pennswlvania
State
Universitw
DelBwBre Geolo.icBl
Survew
HBin. Geolo.ical
Survew
State
Universitw
of New York at Stonw Brook
New York
Nuclear
Re.ulatorw
Commission
United
S~.te.
Geolo.ical
Survew
N.~ional
Science
Foundation
S~a~e Ener.w
and Resources
Development
Now Yofk Stat.
Science
Service
Authoritw
ABSTRACT
This
report
in
seismici't,w
Oc~ober
-
network
the
the
December
the
northeastern
1979.
seisnlicit':l
tor
are
tables
of
all
data
for
Guarter.
States
United
Included
included
event
Guarterl~
seventeenth
are
and seismicitw
stations
cuIfIIJlative
velocitw
.
is
models
the
appropriate
States
the
the
seventeen
station
locations.
the
the
period
maps of
Quarter,
and of
Quarters.
Also
epicenters.
An Appendix
for
for
geographic
during
of
bulletin
and
describes
northeastern
United
Pa~e 2
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Partial
or
of
operation
is
0"
Office
the
Science
State
from
Compan~ of
are
station
u.s.
border
of
Ener~~.
In
,
has
been
ot
the
stations
to
data
some of
provided
Mines
addition
provided
Dept.
the
NEUSSN
defense
GeoloSw of the U.S.
the
New
and
Authorit~;
by the
above
and
GeoloSical
Research.
when available.
events
Earth
Edison
Consolidated
Geoph~sical
the
in
Inc.,
Epicentral
Canada
Physics
near
Branch,
the
Dept.
Ottawa.
operational
b~ ~he Advanced
of
the
Studies;
Program;
by the
and Resources.
to
u.s
the
Service.
provided
are
to
Resulatorw
Research;
Development
and Weston
for
Nuclear
Geoph~sics
operated
New York
routinel~
and
Science
support
Ea rthol.Jake
and Resources
New Yor~. State
Data
of
Foundation,
Ener~~
Safet,=,
Office
Network(NEUSSN)
prov1din~
u.s.
the
the
1'or
agencies
Seismic
A~enc1es
of Reactor
Surve"=,,
various
U.S.
include
NEUSSN
Geolosical
National
from
acknowled~ed.
Commission,
York
support
the Northeastern
~ratefully
members
full
b~
Research
the
Office
Surve~.
support,
Projects
of
Envi
eouipment
A~enc""
ror.mental
P...3
INTRODUCTION
Station
Quarter
are
summarized
of
forlflats
and
operations
the
in
results
seismicitw
thr..
fi.ures
and five
are
described
in
a ~eo~raphic
map of
tables
the
'tor
tables
(the
section
the
EXPLANATION OF TABLES).
Figure
is
1
were operational
3
the
durin.
the
maps of seismicitw
are
cumulative
which
period
those
reporting
for
froM
the
reportin~
were
t.hat.
which
Fisures
period;
1975,
October
earthQuakes
NEUSSN stations
period
2 and
and for
in
respectivelw,
felt
are
shown
by
red
s~Wlbols.
Table
Table
2
reporting
.
is
Table
2;
as
5 lis~s
bein~
nlJmber
Tabl.
of
list
3
4
arrivals
to
or
obtain
operatin.
of
epicenters
durin.
and periods
tor
durin.
that
stations'
arrival
fore_hocks.
li.t.
even~s ~ha~ could
ea rtholJalc.es
of
station
lists
a~plitudes,
occurrin.
microear~hGuakes
Table
chronolo.ical
azimuths,
Table
list
location
periodP
distances.
in
a
1 is
the
not
an acceptable
times,
the
events
and
aftershocks.
period;
reportin.
no~ be defini~elw
did
the
produce
iden~ifi.d
a sufficient
solution.
Pa~e 4
SEISMICITY
Durin~
the
ea rthouatc.es
were
United
States.
which
had
toreshocks,
1 ists
aftershocl<.s,
The magnitudes
from
1.2 to 2.6.
less
than
.
1 except
December 1979,
a total
located
northeastern
11
in
u.s.
the
-
and
addition.
epicenters
5 suspected
Mt K i sco,
October
detected
In
of
\I;.i lometers
period
in
the
are
earthoual<.es
Canada
border.
but
were
Table
4
of e
included
within
100
11
includes
and microearthoua~.es,
and Table
5
earthouak.es.
of
the
19 earthoua~.es
The magnitudes
for
NY ea rtholJake
the
.
of
aftershock
the
in
events
Table
2
range
in' Table
4 are
associated
with
the
Pase 5
EXPLANATION OF TABLES
Table
Table
Table
1:
List
o~ Operating
1.
Station
code.
2.
Station
latitlJde,
Seismic
de~rees
3. Stat i on IonS i tlJde,
des rees
4.
Station
meters.
5.
Geosraphic
6.
Network
2:
elevation,
Stations.
north.
west.
location.
operator.
Epicenter
List.
1.
Event date,
felt
data.
ori~in
time(UTC),
2.
Epicenter
determined
by:
WES-Weston Observatory
LDO-Lamont-Dohert~
Geolo~ical
Observatorw
EPB-Earth
Ph~sics
Branch.
Ottawa.
3.
Origin
4.
Event
latitude,
5.
Event
lon~itude,
6.
Event depth,
kilometers.
0 ~.m or 18 ~,m(Canada)
and
degrees.
de~rees.
are
Depths of
restrained
RHS error(sec)
o~ least-sQuares
8.
95X confidence
and lensths(~,m)
ellipse
data:
of semi-major
9.
Event ma~nitude:
Mn-Nuttli
L~ ma~nitude
Mc-Coda duration
ma~nitude(WES).
Event
name,
time(UTC).
7.
3:
~eo~raphic
data
1.
Event date,
felt
data.
2.
Station
code.
0 km(U.S.)
values.
and
location.
semi-major
and -minor
azimuth,
a~<es.
seoSraphic
name,
list
origin
time(UTC),
and
P..-e 6
3.
4.
Emersent(e)
or impulsive(i);
phase t~pe(P,Ps,P*,Pn,S,Ss,S*,Sn).
If impulsive,
direction
of first
motion
included:
compression(c)
or dilatation(d).
Station
arrival
5. Epicentral
is
time(UTC).
distance,
azimuth,
~.m.
6.
Station
7.
Peak-to-peak
sround
motion,
in millimicrons,
maximum env@lope amplitude
of vertical-component
siSnal,
corrected
for swstem response.
8.
Period,
amplitude
9.
Hn as calculated
distance.
in
also
des.
sec, o~ the
was measured.
fro~
siSnal
amplitude,
~rom which
period,
of
the
those
for
the
and
10. Hc=2.23Los(D)+0.12Los(k)-2.36,
where D is the
coda duration,
in sec, and k is the epicentral
distance,
Table
4:
1.
Table
5:
Foreshocks.
in
kit.
Aftershocks.
Event date.
ori.in
station.
ma.nitude.
Suspected
and Microearthouakes.
time(~TC).
nearest
recordin.
and .eo.raphic
re.ion.
and Poorlw-Located
The format
for
this
Tables
2 and 3.
table
is
EarthQuakes.
a combination
of
PaSe 7
APPENDIX
VELOCITY MODELSUSED FOR EPICENTER LOCATIONS
IN THE NORTHEASTERNUNITED STATES
VEL
To
!I:.m/sec sec
REGION
---
DEPTH
It..
1ft
Northern
New York and
Adirondacks(LDO)
6.1
6.6
8.1
0.0
0.5
6.3
0.0
4.0
35.0
Attica,
4.5
5.0
6.0
0.0
0.2
1.4
0.0
1.0
6.0
5.9
0.0
0.0
5.98
6.62
8.1
0.0
1.0
6.5
0.0
7.0
35.0
5.31
6.06
6.59
8.10
0.0
0.16
1.78
6.72
0.0
0.88
13.09
34.60
Blue
New York(lDO)
Htn.
lake,
SolJtheas te rn
northern
New York(lDO)
NY and
New
New En~land(WES)
Jerse~(Lr
~
0
0
a>
0
toV
v
CD
V
0
0
It)
V
0
(\I
V
0
rt)
V
V
V
0
0
V
0
CO
~
0
0)
..->
0
V
?:
-":it.
~
0
V
<D
...;..
~;
~
~\ 6:
0
:
~
~
~
~
~ ""'"
~-,.\
0
CD
to
~
~ ~
.
~
..,..
0
~
0
r-
0
C\J
to-
.
~~
~
-'
v\
.
~
0
V
t-
;
,}
t.
~
,
~
.
.
\
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--r.
j ~
~
0
w
r--
---
0
00
r-
---
c
.
.
---"-
-'
.
.."
.--~.
~
0
0
1?
a>
_0.Figure
1.
,
.
--.
~
0
CD
V
0
,...
V
0
(0
V
0
I/)
V
0
.-:;..
0
V
0
V
~
~
0
0
-
0
(\J
q-
~
v
V
V
~
~
~
~
~
0
"'\-
~
0
0
to-
.
(\J
r--
~
~
0
q-
r--
~
~
QI
~~
raJ QI
t-'
t
raJ ~
~
~
~
0
<D
to-
tfJ
.
CD
./.I
=
Q)
>
~
./.I
Q)
rz..
.
0
,..
0
--
~
v
Figure 2.
Earthquake
October
-
epicenters
0
CX)
~
~I
V
to
0
0
m
~
--.
during
December.
1919.
period
~
0
a)
V
0
,V
0
(0
V
0
10
V
0
V
V
0
~
V
0
(\J
V
0
q-
0
0
V
0
m
rt)
0
V
CD
0
to
U)
0
a>
CD
0
0
r-
0
C\I
roo.
0
v
to-
0
<D
r-
.
m
~
0
0
a)
Figure
3.
Earthquake
epicenters
during
the period
December. 1979.
October
1975
0
Q)
~
TABLE 1
LIST OF OPERATING SEISMIC STATIONS BY STATE
OCTOBER
- DECEMBER1979
STA
ID
LATITUDE LONGITUDE ELEVATION
degrees
degrees
meters
OPERATOR
CANADA,STATIONS USED FOR LOCATIONS IN THIS BULLETIN
LHQ
POC
70.3267W
70.0400W
419
61
LA HALBAIE,PG
LA POCATIERE,PG
EPB
EPB
73.3839W
73.4113W
72.5232W
72.4667W
72.4337W
72.4715W
72.5121W
72.4950W
71.8516W
72.2505W
69
342
24
113
61
152
106
101
110
149
BROOKFIELD,CT
ELLSWORTH,CT
HADDAH,CT
HOODUS(COHSTOCKBRIDGE)
HOODUS(PICKEREL LAKE),C
HOODUS(CAVE HILL),CT
HOODUS(HADDAH NECK),CT
HOODUS(SHAILERVILLE),CT
N STONINGTON,CT
STORRS,CT
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
39.3461N
38.7414N
39.7042N
75.6767W
75.4144W
75.7082W
18
15
46
BLACKBIRD,DE
GEORGETOWN,DE
NEWARK,DE
DGS
DGS
DGS
47.0817N
44.6317N
46.9325N
47.0586N
47.1304N
47.0876N
47.1881N
47.0113N
47.0890N
44.7392N
44.6564N
HNME 46.1599N
JKM
45.6555N
MIM
45.2436N
POO
44.9863N
POl
44.9035N
44.2597N
TRM
69.0233W
68.7893W
68.1208W
69.0989W
69.1524W
69.1687W
69.2767W
69.2650W
69.4957W
67.4894W
69.6408W
67.9867W
70.2426W
69.0403W
67.4674W
67.3271W
70.2551W
240
80
250
304
402
259
490
365
430
20
79
209
378
140
219
93
113
ALLAGASH,HE
BUCKSPORT,HE
CARIBOU,HE
DICKEY,HE
DICKEY(KELLY HTN),HE
DICKEY(CARTER BROOK),HE
DICKEY(ROCKY HTN),HE
DICKEY(BROWNSBROOK),HE
DICKEY(TWO HILE STREAH),
EAST MACHIAS,HE
HINCKLEY,HE
HOULTON,HE
JACKHAN,HE
HILO,HE
COOPERHILL,HE
EAST RIDGE,HE
TURNER,HE
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
WES
70.1350W
-85
CAPE COD,HA
HIT
47.5484N
47.3600N
CONNECTICUT
B
cT
EICT
H DH
" D1
" D2
" D3
" D4
" D5
NSC
UCT
41.4933N
41.8346N
41.4857N
41.5529N
41.5314N
41.5066N
41.5023N
41.4551N
41.4807N
~1.8317N
DELAWARE
BBD
GTD
NED
MAINE
AGM
BPM
CBM
D1A
D2A
D3A
D4A
D5A
D6A
EMM
HKM
MASSACHUSETTS
COD
41.6856N
TABLE 1 Continued
D UX
FLR
GL 0
H RV
L NX
QUA
WES
WF H
42.0686N
41.7167N
42.6403N
42.5064N
42.3389N
42.4566N
42.3847N
42.6106N
PAGE 2 OF 3
70.7678W
71.1215W
70.7272W
71.5583W
73.2724W
72.3738W
71.3221W
71.4906W
27
52
15
180
345
201
60
87
DUXBURY,HA
FALL RIVER,HA
GLOUCESTER,HA
HARVARD,HA
LENOX,HA
QUABBIN ,HA
WESTON,HA
WESTFORD,HA
HIT
WES
HIT
HIT
WES
WES
WES
HIT
71.2564W
70.8948W
72.2856W
71.5055W
72.1358W
71.3997W
472
24
180
280
659
220
BERLIN,NH
DURHAH,NH
HANOVER,NH
OAKHILL,NH
PITCHER HTN,NH
WHITEFACE,NH
WES
HIT
WES
HIT
HIT
HIT
74.1845W
165
74.4608W 360
74.7515W
201
74.6166W -363
75.0858W
229
74.7178W
110
74.2140W 247
GARRET HOUNTAIN,NJ
GREEN POND,NJ
LONG VALLEY,NJ
OGDENSBURG,NJ
PAHAQUARRY,NJ
PRINCETON,NJ
RAHAPO,NJ
LDO
LDO
LDO
LDO
LDO
LDO
LDO
122
564
329
408
134
192
168
579
244
585
507
27
491
381
67
549
150
110
0
0
186
55
701
212
91
ALEXANDERBAY,NY
AIRPORT HANGAR,NY
BANGOR,NY
BINGHAHTON,NY
BLUH,NY
CANISUS,NY
CLINTON,NY
CRYSTAL LAKE,NY
CROGHAN,NY
CASTLE ROCK,NY
DANNEHORA,NY
DUNDERBURG
HTN,NY
DOYLE HILL,NY
DERSAH,NY
DELLI PAOLI,NY
EAGLES NEST,NY
GOBBELET,NY
GIRL SCOUT CAHP,NY
LD0
LD0
LD0
LD0
CON*
LD0
LD0
LD0
LD0
LD0
LD0
CON*
LD0
LD0
CON*
LD0
CON*
CON*
CON*
LD0
LD0
LD0
LD0
CON*
LD0
NEW HAMPSHIRE
BNH
DNH
HNH
ONH
PNH
WNH
44.S906N
43.122SN
43.70S3N
43.2792N
43.0942N
43.8683N
NEW JERSEY
GHTN
GPD
LVNJ
OGD
paN
PRIN
RAHA
40.8825N
41.0177N
40.8095N
41.0667N
41.0073N
40.3668N
41.0952N
NEW YORK
AlX
APH
BGR
BING
BlM
CANY
ClIN
ClY
CRaG
CTR
DANY
DBM
DHN
DNY
DPl
EGN
GOB
GSC
IPS
AMNH
MEDY
MSNY
OCN
OSB
PAL
44.3225N
43.8413N
44.8288N
42.0757N
41.3297N
42.9255N
41.8750N
43.8513N
43.9050N
43.8741N
44.7583N
41.2944N
42.8255N
O.OOOON
41.2528N
43.8596N
41.3294N
41.2661N
41.2672N
40.7808N
43.1818N
44.9983N
43.8848N
41.3603N
41.0042N
75.9280W
74.4970W
74.3742W
75.9767W
73.9550W
78.8528W
73.8490W
74.4490W
75.4125W
74.4600W
73.8357W
73.9750W
78.1930W
78.1688W
73.9108W
74.4818W
73.9219W
74.0039W
73.9483W
73.9738W
78.3903W
74.8620W
74.5293W
73.9239W
73.9091W
HANHATTAN,NY
HEDINA,NY
HASSENA,NY
OVER CASTLE ROCK,NY
OSBORN,NY
PALISADES,NY
TABLE 1 Continued
PNY
PTN
SANY
SNP
SPS
SRH
STL
TBR
UWL
WGL
WND
WHY
WPNY
WPR
WVLY
44.8341N
44.5725N
43.1738N
41.2408N
41.3019N
41.2283N
41.1886N
41.1417N
43.8378N
41.3589N
42.3375N
44.3910N
41.8030N
41.2546N
42.4708N
PAGE 3 OF ;3
73.5550W
74.9828W
78.8703W
73.9711W
73.8905W
74.0139W
74.0036W
74.2222W
74.S433W
73.8994W
74.152SW
73.8595W
73.9707W
73.5856W
78.5683W
17 7
23 8
17 2
15 2
60 0
PLATTSBURG,NY
POTSDAH,NY
SANBORN,NY
STONEY PT,NY
ST PETERS SCHOOL,NY
SCHERHAN,NY
STILES,NY
TABLE ROCK,NY
UTOWANALAKE,NY
WEGEL,NY
WINDHAH,NY
WILHINGTON,NY
WESTPARK,NY
WARDPOUNDRIDGE,NY
WEST VALLEY,NY
lDO
lDO
lDO
lDO
lDO
80.3333W
79.9833W
76.3506W
75.1333W
77.8650W
0
0
0
0
352
BEAVER,PA
ERIE,PA
HILLERSVILLE,PA
ABINGTON,PA
STATE COLLEGE,PA
PSU
PSU
HSC
PSU
PSU
72.5853W
73.1458W
72.1709W
72.9517W
73.0533W
72.8008W
73.1811W
72.6278W
72.6067W
300
85
370
366
295
580
134
262
240
BAlTIHORE,VT
COlCHESTER,VT
DERBY,VT
FlETCHER,VT
IRA,VT
HARlBORO,VT
HIDDlEBURY,VT
HONTGOHERY,VT
HONTPElIER,VT
WES
lDO
WES
lDO
WES
lDO
lDO
lDO
lDO
30
16:8
16'5
12'5
26 1
56 1
15 2
60 2
59 8
76
lDO
lDO
lDO
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EARTHQUAKE
DATA LIST
NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND ADJACENT REGIONS
OCTOBER- DECEMBER
1979
ARRIVAL
STA PHASE
---
19790CTOl1950
CLIN eP
CLIN eS
TBR eP
RAHA ePs
RAHA eSs
PAL ePs
GPD ePs
GPD eSs
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19790CT030506
LHG ePs
05
LHG eSs
OS
POC ePs
05
POC eSs
05
D2A ePs
05
D2A eSs
05
D3A ePs
05
D3A eSs
05
D1A ePs
05
D1A eSs
OS
CDH ePs
05
CDM eSs
05
JKM eSs
05
DIST
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30 ds
30 ds
93 ds
93 ds
105 ds
105 ds
108 ds
108 ds
108 ds
108 ds
105 ds
105 ds
175 ds
19790CT12 0850
PO,LA MALBAIE
LMO epg
08 50 53. 5
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08 50 55.5
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08 50 56.0
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50 24.1
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50 26.0
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50 26.7
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50 34.9
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50 27.7
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50 29.8
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50 39.3
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PG,LA MALBAIE
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06 47.6
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07 00.4
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07 12.8
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07 00.2
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07 12.7
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07 00.7
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07 14.2
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07 12.8
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07 34.2
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AMP
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STA PHASE
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ON,HILTON
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LMG eSS
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D3A ePS
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D3A eSS
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D1A ePS
21
D1A eSS
21
PG,LA MALBAIE
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09 11.5
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09 14.4
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09 25.1
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09 15.4
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96k.nl
1979NOV080113
EGN eP
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EGN eS
01
CTR eP
01
CTR eS
01
APH eP
01
APH eS
01
CLY eP
01
CLY eS
01
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01
UWL eS
01
NY,BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE
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13 17.9
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13 17.5
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13 17.8
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13 17.6
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13 18.1
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1979NOV13 0027
HKH eP.
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BPH eS*
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28 31.9
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28 33.7
269km
1979NOV14 0514
POC eP~
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POC eS~
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LMQ eP~
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LMQ eSS
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D1A eP~
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D1A eSS
05
CBM eP*
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CBM eS*
05
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05
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14 53.0
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14 59.5
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15 10.5
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15 11.2
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15 29.5
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2.04Hc
2.11Hc
2.25t1c
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2.23Hc
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STA PHASE
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1979NOV171712
POC eS.
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LMQ eP.
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D1A eP.
17
D1A eS.
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CBM eP*
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CBM eS*
17
PQ,LA MALBAIE
12 30.0
30km
12 26.7
32~.m
12 35.8
87km
12 46.5
87km
12 46.8
155~.m
13 04.8
155km
1979NOV20 0617
WES eSS
06
FLR ePS
06
FLR eSS
06
OCT ePS
06
OCT eSS
06
HD2 eP*
06
HD2 eS*
06
HA,QUINCY
17 41.5
30km
17 42. 3
56~.m
17 48.9
56knl
17 50.8
109~.m
18 03.7
109km
17 55.5
138km
18 12.9
138~.m
1979NOV29 0258
APH eP
02
CLY eP
02
WNY eP~
02
WNY eS~
02
PTN eP.
02
MDV eP.
02
PNY eP.
02
NY,BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE
58 45.4
6km 352d.
58 45. 4
7~.m 25d.
58 57.4
83km
37d.
59 07.7
83km
37d.
58 59. 4
95~.m 336d~
59 01.5
108km
77d.
59 05.7
138km
32d.
1979NOV30 1057
LMQ eP~
10
LHQ eS~
10
POC eP~
10
POC eS~
10
D3A eP~
10
D1A eP~
10
CBH eP*
10
PQ,LA MALBAIE
57 49.3
18km 226d~
57 52.0
18km 226d~
57 52.0
35km 166d~
57 56.5
35klfl 166d~
58 02.5
98!1:.m 130d~
58 03.8
104km 130d~
58 14. 6 174~~m 117d~
1979DEC011614
TBR eP~
16
RAHA eP~
16
DBH eP~
16
GPD eP~
16
PAL eP~
16
WPR eP~
16
LVNJ eP~
16
CLIN eP~
16
BCT eP~
16
BCT eS~
16
LNX eP*
16
LNX eS*
16
NY,PINE ISLAND
14 11.1
26km 152d~
14 12.0
31km 156d~
14 12.0
33km 100d~
14 13.1
38km 192d~
14 15.8
54k~ 135d~
14 17.7
66~.~
99d~
14 18.3
68~.m 209d~
14 18.8
73km
36d~
14 20.8
84~.m 79d~
14 31.4
84km
79d.
14 30.5
143km
39d.
14 47.1
1431<.rrl 39d.
AMP
PERIOD
5
MAGNITUDE
200d.
258d~
135d~
135d.119d~
119d~
2.06t1c
2.13Hc
309d.-
187d.187d.247d.247d.237d.237d.-
13mu O.lsec
emu O.2sec
2.31Hn
1.48Hc
2.06Hn
1.73Hc
1.91"c
1.87Hc
3mu O.2sec
1.76Hn
1.72Mc
Ps~e
TABLE 3 (Continued)
STA PHASE
---
ARRIVAL
1979DEC12 0834
HD2
HDH
HDH
UCT
UCT
FLR
BCT
eP~
eP~
eS~
eP~
eS~
eP~
eP~
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
1979DEC231944
POi epg
19
POi eSg
19
POO epg
19
POO eSg
19
EHH eP*
19
EHH eS*
19
HNHEeSg
LHQ eP~
LHQ eS~
POC eP~
POC eS~
D6A eP~
D4A eP~
D2A eP~
D3A eP~
D5A eP.
D5A eS~
D1A eP~
HNHE ePn
28.5
29.5
34.5
30.2
35.8
35. 2
41.1
PERIOD
MAGNITUDE
'
1.32Hc
1.22Hc
229ds
229d~
236d.
236ds
227d.
227dS
151km 296ds
2.36Hc
1.07Hc
2.31Hc
26mu O.5sec
2.24Hn
2.29t1c
PQ,LA HALBAIE
18 58 55.5
58
58
58
58
59
59
59
59
59
59
51.3
55.5
57.9
58.4
00.5
00.1
01.2
11.4
01.3
19.8
3 011:.
m
251d~
251d~
32km 193d~
32km 193d~
70km 151d~
71km 135d~
83km 133d~
85km 136d~
87km 143d~
8711:.m 143d~
91km 135d~
222t<.m 137d~
30t<.m
1979DEC30 1119
POl ePs
11
POO iPsO 11
EMM iPsO 11
EMM eSs
11
HNME eP*
11
HNME eS*
11
BPM ePn
11
MIM ePn
11
NB,NE OF UTOPIA
19 12.6
59km 238d~
19 13.5
65km 250d~
19 15.8
80~.m 232d~
19 25.9
80~.m 232d~
19 27. 3 148~.m 318d~
19 44.5
148km 318d~
19 31.2
177km 250d~
19 31.7
184~.m 273d~
1979DEC30 1415
WPR ePS
14
DPL ePS
14
PAL ePS
14
SNP ePS
14
STL ePS
14
SRH ePS
14
DB" ePS
14
WGL ePs
14
GSC ePS
14
NY,HT KISCO
15 15.0
15km
15 15.6
22km
15 16.3
25km
15 16. 3
26~.m
15 16.5
27km
15 16.7
29km
15 16.8
29km
15 16.9
29km
15 16.9
29km
Cont.inued
AMP
5
285d~
27od~
276d~
335d~
335d~
68d~
273d~
37km
44km
44km
47km
47km
80~,m
115km
NB,HAHPSTEAD
44 36.6
115~.m
44 50.8
115~.m
44 36.9
118kn.
44 51.5
118km
44 40.2
137km
44 56.5
137km
18 58 51.2
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
AZ
CT,SOUTHEASTOF NORWICH
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
19 45 01.0
1979DEC291858
DIBT
4 of
INT III
37d.
302d.
229d.
293d.
280d.
288d.
304d.
323d.
296d.
2.14Hc
2.17Hc
2.0511<:
4mu
O.2sec
2.14Hn
2.28Hc
2.66Hc
2.78Hc
9mu
O.1sec
2.30Hn
2.49Hc
41Y11J
O.2sec
1.93Hn
2.53Hc
4R\IJ
O.2sec
2.02Hn
2.45Hc
2.54Hc
Pa.e
TABLE 3 (Continued)
STA PHASE
---
BLH
ePS
OSB ePS
RAHA ePS
TBR
ePs
BCT
eP~
AHNH ePs
GPD ePS
WPNYePs
CLIN eftS
HDH ePS
HD4
ePS
HD3
ePS
HD2
eP*
paN
eP*
UCT
eP*
WES e**
APH
ePn
HNH e**
ARRIVAL
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16.9
17.1
19.5
19.5
19.4
19.8
22.8
24.6
25.2
28.8
29.2
29.7
30.4
30.8
34.6
14 15 56.2
DIST
30klfl
311<.'"
441<.m
451<.m
46!t;.m
471<.m
66km
761<.m
82k",
105km
1061<.'"
110km
114km
118km
142k",
240km
306!t;.",
307km
AZ
312d.
320d.
26~d.
269d.
34d.
210d.
258d.
342d.
351d.
69d.
68d.
68d.
68d.
263d.
57d.
54d.
348ds
22ds
AMP
PERIOD
5 of
5
MAGNITUDE
2.46Mc
2.61Hc
2.42Hc
2.42Hc
2.42Hc
2.52Hc
2.26Hc
2.55Hc
TABLE 4
FORESHOCKS.AFTERSHOCKS. AND MICRO-EARTHQUAKES
DATE ARRIVAL-TIME STATION
OCT18
OCT19
OCT19
OCT23
OCT28
NOVO8
NOV15
DECO1
DEC11
DEC12
DEC30
1058
0521
2339
045732.
1001
0113
071123.
0740
1021
1752
141923.
BML
BML
BML
Jt<M
BML
BML
UCT
BML
BML
BML
BCT
MAGNITUDE
BLUE
LOCATION
MOUNTAINLAKE,NY
BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE,NY
BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE,NY
JACKMAN,ME
BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE,NY
BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE,NY
DANIELSON,CT
BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE,NY
BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE,NY
BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE,NY
MT. KISCO,NY
TABLE 5
SUSF'ECTED AND F'OORLY LOCATED EARTHQUAKES
NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND AD,JACENT REGIONS
OCTOBER
DECEMBER
-
1979
"
197(1OCT04 1543
*WES
15 43 08
A(3M
AGM
D3A
D3A
':1
eF's
eSs
eF's
eSS
15 43 15.6
21.1.
15 43
15 43
15 43
19'790CT30
2251.
*WES
22 51 48
D2A
eF'S
22
D2A
eSS
22
D6A
eF's
22
D6A
eSS
22
16.1
22. 1
45"-.m
OR 0.44
160ds
160ds
191ds
191ds
eF's
22 51 5'7.4
57 "-.ITI 159ds
eSs
22
57"-.1T1 159ds
1. 39Mc
83
1979DEC040154
*WES
01 54 56
*I_DO
01 55 08
SANY eF's
01
ON,SW OF TORONTO
43.4N
79.6W
OR 0.65
43.2N
78.9W
5.0
3.4
55 05.6
63"-.1T1 112ds
55 14.5
63"-.1T1 112dS
55 12.0
100"-.ITI 103ds
55 24.8
100"-.1T1 103ds
55 18.4
130"-.1T1 118ds
55 32.4
130"-.1T1 118ds
55 33.5
132"-.m
140ds
01.
01
OJ.
OJ.
DHN
eS*
01
WVLY eS*
01
*I_DO 20 04 09
J
;3;~-
NY, LOCKF'ORT
4:'~.2N
78.9W
5
0.39
04 10.1
8"-.ITI 190ds
SANY eF'
20
CANY eF'
ME:DY eF'
20 04 16.1
:"1;004 15.7
:35k.1T1 180ds
DHN
20
71k.1T1 13j.ds
eF's
04
20.9
38"-.1T1 100dS
25
1.8
0.8Mc
0.83Mc
NB, F'ASSAMAQlJODDY BAY
45.0N
67.0W
OR 0.19
99
09 28.1
28"-.1T1 247ds
11ITIIJ
09 31.7
28"-.1T1 24'7ds
09 29.3
37"-.1T1 267ds
7 ITIIJ
09 33.9
:57"-.ITI 267ds
09 37.1
49"-.1T1 233ds
MEDY eF's
ME:DY eSs
DI-IN eF'*
1.0Mc
O. 64Mc
1.9'79DECO:3 ~~009
*WES
20 09 23
F'Q1. iF'sC
20
F'Q1. eSs
20
F'QO iF'sC
20
F't~O eSS
:-!O
EMM eSS
20
!3ANY eSs
8.1
195ds
D1A
04.1.
26
48 "-.ITI 208ds
48 "-.ITI 208ds
F'Q, NEAR SUI_L Y
47.5N
69.4W
51. 56.6
48"-.ITI
52 02.8
48"-.m
51 56.6
51"-.1T1
52 02.9
51"-.ITI
52
103
45"-.1T1 195ds
D1A
j. 979DEC 11. 2004
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F'Q, SOUTH OF CABANO
47.5N
68.9W
OR 0.03
84
20
O.lsec
11.8
O. 1sec
29
22
1.6Mc
1.60Mc
DISTRIBUTION
~
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No.
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30
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Jerr~
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Chief,
Site Commissiorl
Safet~ Research
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ReslJlator~
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F'al_ll
5
Dr.
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TechrloloS~
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5
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Yash P.
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ASSarwal,
5
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Shelton
S.
Coordirlator
MassachlJsetts
NEUSSN
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Lamorlt-Dohert~
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GeoloSical
F'erlrls~lvarlia
State
GeoloSical
SIJrve~
LJniversit~
5
Mr.
Kerl WoodrlJff,
5
Earth
1
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1
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1
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F'h~sics
Delaware
Branch,
Edison
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