Table of Contents for this Document File: Name of File Contributing Source File directory/location Information on the region covered Variable Table Format File Sample Data Variable File Additional Documentation ==================================================================== ==================================================================== ==================================== Variable Table The variable table contains a list of parameters contained in the data as well as information on the existence of histograms which can be viewed in GeoVu. File safr.tab for this catalog follows ==================================== DATA SET TITLE: safr PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATION: USGS DATA FILE: safr.bin South Africa catalog, 1620-1970 USGS catalog of South African events, 1620-1970 #\data\africa\south\safrgs\safr.bin NUMBER OF RECORDS: 969 ASCII FILE SIZE: 113373 BINARY FILE SIZE: 96900 SUMMARY: USGS catalog of South African events, 1620-1970 #\data\africa\south\safrgs\safr.bin 1. VARIABLE NAME HISTOGRAM NAME 2. ASCII FORMAT BINARY FORMAT NO. & MIN/MAX VALUES Stat End Type Prc Stat End Type Prc Min. Max. #nonzero source SOURCE.CST 1 5 char 0 1 5 char 0 SAFR SAFR 969 century_and_year CENTURY_.LST 6 10 short 0 6 7 short 0 1620 1970 969 month MONTH.LST 12 13 short 0 8 9 short 0 1 98 967 day DAY.LST 14 15 short 0 10 11 short 0 1 31 963 hour HOUR.LST 16 17 short 0 12 13 short 0 1 31 900 minute MINUTE.LST 18 19 short 0 14 15 short 0 1 59 869 second SECOND.LST 20 21 short 0 16 17 short 0 1 59 646 time_authority TIME_AUT.CST 25 26 char 2 20 21 char 2 0 0 0 latitude LATITUDE.LST 27 33 float 3 22 25 long 3 -39 -14 969 longitude LONGITUD.LST 34 41 float 3 26 29 long 3 13 40 969 depth DEPTH.LST 42 44 short 0 30 31 short 0 0 0 0 flag_depth_control_PDE FLAG_DEP.CST 47 47 char 0 32 32 char 0 0 0 0 number_of_Pp_phases NUMBER_O.LST 48 49 short 0 33 34 short 0 0 0 0 Standard_deviation STANDARD.LST 50 53 float 2 35 36 short 2 0 0 0 mb_magn MB_MAGN.LST 54 56 float 1 37 38 short 1 0 0 0 mb_magn_number_observations MB_MAGN_.LST 57 58 short 0 39 40 short 0 0 0 0 ms_local_magn MS_LOCAL.LST 59 61 float 1 41 42 short 1 0 0 0 z_h Z_H.CST 62 62 char 0 43 43 char 0 0 0 0 number_ms_observations NUMBER_M.LST 63 64 short 0 44 45 short 0 0 0 0 magn_one MAGN_ONE.LST 65 68 float 2 46 47 short 2 1 6 682 magn_one_scale MAGN_ON1.CST 69 70 char 0 48 49 char 0 UK UK 682 magn_one_authority MAGN_ON2.CST 71 75 char 0 50 54 char 0 SAFR SAFR 682 magn_two MAGN_TWO.LST 76 79 float 2 55 56 short 2 0 0 0 magn_two_scale MAGN_TW1.CST 80 81 char 0 57 58 char 0 0 0 0 magn_two_authority MAGN_TW2.CST 82 86 char 0 59 63 char 0 0 0 0 Flinn_Engdahl_region FLINN_EN.LST 87 89 short 0 64 65 short 0 425 587 969 number_of_stations_or_quality NUMBER_1.CST 90 92 char 0 66 68 char 0 0 0 0 intensity INTENSIT.CST 93 93 char 0 69 69 char 0 . 9 969 flag_cultural FLAG_CUL.CST 94 94 char 0 70 70 char 0 . F 969 flag_isoseismal_map FLAG_FLA.CST 95 95 char 0 71 71 char 0 . . 969 flag_fault_plane_solution FLAG_FAU.CST 96 96 char 0 72 72 char 0 . . 969 flag_moment FLAG_MOM.CST 97 97 char 0 73 73 char 0 . . 969 flag_depth_ISC FLAG_DE1.CST 98 98 char 0 74 74 char 0 . . 969 international_data_exchange_event INTERNAT.CST 99 99 char 0 75 75 char 0 . . 969 flag_preferred FLAG_PRE.CST 100 100 char 0 76 76 char 0 . . 969 flag_other FLAG_OTH.CST 101 101 char 0 77 77 char 0 . . 969 flag_diastrophic FLAG_DIA.CST 102 102 char 0 78 78 char 0 . . 969 flag_tsunami FLAG_TSU.CST 103 103 char 0 79 79 char 0 . . 969 flag_seiche FLAG_SEI.CST 104 104 char 0 80 80 char 0 . . 969 flag_volcanism FLAG_VOL.CST 105 105 char 0 81 81 char 0 . . 969 flag_non_tectonic FLAG_NON.CST 106 106 char 0 82 82 char 0 . . 969 flag_infrasonic FLAG_INF.CST 107 107 char 0 83 83 char 0 . . 969 flag_unusual_event FLAG_UNU.CST 108 108 char 0 84 84 char 0 . . 969 distance_radial DISTANCE.CST 109 115 char 0 85 90 char 0 0 0 0 depth_negate DEPTH_NE.LST NOT IN ASCII 91 92 short 0 0 0 0 year_decimal YEAR_DEC.LST NOT IN ASCII 93 100 double 10 1620.265 1970.974 969 ==================================== Format File The format file is a listing of the variable names, types and positions within the binary and ASCII files. The file is composed of two parts - the first section is the format of the ASCII file, the second, the format of the binary file The structure of this file is: Field 1: Variable name Field 2: First position of variable in line Field 3: Last position of variable in line Field 4: Type of variable Field 5: Precision of variable **Refer to Freeform user's manual for further information See format file safr.fmt in this directory ==================================== ======================================================== Sample Data A representative sample of data records showing the first 10 lines and the last 10 lines of the ASCII data file(i.e. the .dat file). The first and last 10 records of safr.dat follow ======================================================== SAFR 1620 04070400 -34.000 18.400 4.00UKSAFR 584 4F.............. SAFR 1690 -34.000 18.400 4.00UKSAFR 584 3F.............. SAFR 1695 10041700 -34.000 18.400 4.50UKSAFR 584 4F.............. SAFR 1696 0111 -34.000 18.400 4.00UKSAFR 584 3F.............. SAFR 1739 1005 -34.000 18.400 4.00UKSAFR 584 4F.............. SAFR 1749 0827 -34.000 18.400 4.00UKSAFR 584 3F.............. SAFR 1766 0714 -34.000 18.400 5.00UKSAFR 584 6F.............. SAFR 1806 01 -28.800 23.200 5.00UKSAFR 584 6F.............. SAFR 1809 12042008 -34.000 18.400 6.10UKSAFR 584 8F.............. SAFR 1810 1226 -34.000 19.500 4.00UKSAFR 584 3F.............. . . . . SAFR 1970 1119053020 -22.300 31.000 5.00UKSAFR 581 6F.............. SAFR 1970 1119064016 -18.900 34.500 2.80UKSAFR 581 3F.............. SAFR 1970 1119212229 -18.200 23.600 3.30UKSAFR 579 3F.............. SAFR 1970 1124092225 -18.100 27.100 2.30UKSAFR 580 2F.............. SAFR 1970 1129135222 -21.000 32.900 2.50UKSAFR 581 2F.............. SAFR 1970 1202023655 -20.700 32.200 2.10UKSAFR 580 2F.............. SAFR 1970 1219063357 -17.300 35.500 4.00UKSAFR 581 5F.............. SAFR 1970 1222141846 -19.700 33.100 2.60UKSAFR 581 3F.............. SAFR 1970 1222142104 -19.700 33.100 2.70UKSAFR 581 3F.............. SAFR 1970 1222180611 -19.800 32.400 2.90UKSAFR 580 3F.............. ==================================== Variable File This file contains statistical information on each of the variables in the data set. The variable file safr.var for this catalog follows ==================================== Input file : safr.bin Input format file: safr.fmt No requested precision, Approximate number of sorting bins = 100 source: 969 values read minimum: SAFR found at record 1 maximum: SAFR found at record 1 Summary file: source.cst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 87 century_and_year: 969 values read minimum: 1620 found at record 1 maximum: 1970 found at record 897 Summary file: century_.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 14 month: 969 values read minimum: 0 found at record 2 maximum: 98 found at record 734 Summary file: month.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 32 day: 969 values read minimum: 0 found at record 2 maximum: 31 found at record 93 Summary file: day.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 25 hour: 969 values read minimum: 0 found at record 2 maximum: 31 found at record 528 Summary file: hour.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 60 minute: 969 values read minimum: 0 found at record 1 maximum: 59 found at record 101 Summary file: minute.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 60 second: 969 values read minimum: 0 found at record 1 maximum: 59 found at record 260 Summary file: second.lst time_authority: 969 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: found at record 1 Summary file: time_aut.cst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 23 latitude: 969 values read minimum: -39.000 found at record 150 maximum: -13.600 found at record 37 Summary file: latitude.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 26 longitude: 969 values read minimum: 13.000 found at record 402 maximum: 40.800 found at record 41 Summary file: longitud.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 1 depth: 969 values read minimum: 0 found at record 1 maximum: 0 found at record 1 Summary file: depth.lst flag_depth_control_PDE: 969 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: found at record 1 Summary file: flag_dep.cst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 1 number_of_Pp_phases: 969 values read minimum: 0 found at record 1 maximum: 0 found at record 1 Summary file: number_o.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 1 Standard_deviation: 969 values read minimum: 0.00 found at record 1 maximum: 0.00 found at record 1 Summary file: Standard.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 1 mb_magn: 969 values read minimum: 0.0 found at record 1 maximum: 0.0 found at record 1 Summary file: mb_magn.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 1 mb_magn_number_observations: 969 values read minimum: 0 found at record 1 maximum: 0 found at record 1 Summary file: mb_magn_.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 1 ms_local_magn: 969 values read minimum: 0.0 found at record 1 maximum: 0.0 found at record 1 Summary file: ms_local.lst z_h: 969 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: found at record 1 Summary file: z_h.cst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 1 number_ms_observations: 969 values read minimum: 0 found at record 1 maximum: 0 found at record 1 Summary file: number_m.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 7 magn_one: 969 values read minimum: 0.00 found at record 19 maximum: 6.70 found at record 325 Summary file: magn_one.lst magn_one_scale: 969 values read minimum: found at record 19 maximum: UK found at record 1 Summary file: magn_on1.cst magn_one_authority: 969 values read minimum: found at record 19 maximum: SAFR found at record 1 Summary file: magn_on2.cst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 1 magn_two: 969 values read minimum: 0.00 found at record 1 maximum: 0.00 found at record 1 Summary file: magn_two.lst magn_two_scale: 969 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: found at record 1 Summary file: magn_tw1.cst magn_two_authority: 969 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: found at record 1 Summary file: magn_tw2.cst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 12 Flinn_Engdahl_region: 969 values read minimum: 425 found at record 260 maximum: 587 found at record 150 Summary file: Flinn_En.lst number_of_stations_or_quality: 969 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: found at record 1 Summary file: number_1.cst intensity: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 110 maximum: 9 found at record 220 Summary file: intensit.cst flag_cultural: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 110 maximum: F found at record 1 Summary file: flag_cul.cst flag_isoseismal_map: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 1 maximum: . found at record 1 Summary file: flag_fla.cst flag_fault_plane_solution: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 1 maximum: . found at record 1 Summary file: flag_fau.cst flag_moment: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 1 maximum: . found at record 1 Summary file: flag_mom.cst flag_depth_ISC: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 1 maximum: . found at record 1 Summary file: flag_de1.cst international_data_exchange_event: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 1 maximum: . found at record 1 Summary file: internat.cst flag_preferred: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 1 maximum: . found at record 1 Summary file: flag_pre.cst flag_other: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 1 maximum: . found at record 1 Summary file: flag_oth.cst flag_diastrophic: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 1 maximum: . found at record 1 Summary file: flag_dia.cst flag_tsunami: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 1 maximum: . found at record 1 Summary file: flag_tsu.cst flag_seiche: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 1 maximum: . found at record 1 Summary file: flag_sei.cst flag_volcanism: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 1 maximum: . found at record 1 Summary file: flag_vol.cst flag_non_tectonic: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 1 maximum: . found at record 1 Summary file: flag_non.cst flag_infrasonic: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 1 maximum: . found at record 1 Summary file: flag_inf.cst flag_unusual_event: 969 values read minimum: . found at record 1 maximum: . found at record 1 Summary file: flag_unu.cst distance_radial: 969 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: found at record 1 Summary file: distance.cst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 1 depth_negate: 969 values read minimum: 0 found at record 1 maximum: 0 found at record 1 Summary file: depth_ne.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 87 year_decimal: 969 values read minimum: 1620.2654826958 found at record 1 maximum: 1970.9746692986 found at record 969 Summary file: year_dec.lst ==================================== The bibliographic file safr.bib for this catalog follows ==================================== This is the NGDC Bibliography for region of South Africa ---, Compiler. Résumé Annuel Des Observations Instrumentales Et Des Tremblements De Terre Ressentis Au Maroc En 1968. Xerox Copy, Report. Rabat: Institut Scientifique Cherifien, Service De Physique Du Globe, 1969. Royaume Du Maroc. ---. A Catalogue of Felt Earthquakes in Kenya, 1892 - 1969. Kenya: Seismology Unit, Geology Department, University of Nairobi, Kenya, July 1971. A Catalogue of Earthquakes in the Lake Kariba Area: 1959 to 1968 (Rhodesia. Epicentres of Local Earthquakes Recorded at Bulawayo, Broken Hill and Chileka: July 1965 to June 1966. Lambert Conformal Conic Projction. 1967. Fernandez, L. M. Ph. D. Catalogue of Earthquakes in Southern Africa and Surrounding Oceans for 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983. Republic of South Africa Pretoria: Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs, Geological Survey, 1983. Finsen, W. S. "The Statistics of Witwatersrand Earth Tremors, 1938.5 to 1949.0, and The Geographical Distribution of Some South African Earthquakes." Union Observatory Volume 5, Part 10.Circular No.110, 1950, July (1950): Pages 445-56, Catalogue, Pages 459-72. Gorshkov, G. P. "The Seismicity of Africa." Review of Natural Resources (1963): 103-51. Heck, N. H. and Davis R. M. Jr. "A List of Earthquakes Published in 1688." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America Vol. 36.No. 4 (1946): 363-72. Herrinck, P. Dr. Sc. Séismicité Du Congo Belge., Compilation Des Séismes Observés Aux Stations Climatologiques Entre 1909 Et 1954. Brussel: Académie royale des Sciences coloniales, Chef de la Section géographique du Service météorologique du Congo belge et du Ruand-Urundi, 1959. Institut Scientifique Cherifien, Service De Physique Du Globe. "Les Tremblements De Terre R Essentis En 1965 Et 1966 Au Maroc." Bulletin Macroseismique Du Maroc Pour 1965 Et 1966 (1967): Pages 1-12. Loupekine, I. S. A Catalogue of Felt Earthquakes in Kenya, 1892 - 1969. Nairobi, Kenya: University of Nairobi, 1971. Observatoire Geophysique Averroes, Section Seismologie Berrechid Maroc. "Bulletin Macroseismique De L'Observatoire Averroes." Royaume Du Maroc, Institut Scientifique, Service De Physique Du Globe Et De Meteorologie. (1963): Pages 1-5. Wery, A. "Seismic Observations and Meteorology of Ruanda." Communications of the Royal Observatory of Belgium No. 133.Series No. 43: 1-12. ======================================================== Additional Documentation Any other files contributed to or generated by NGDC as documentation for the data base follows. ======================================================== ==================================== File safr.af follows ==================================== source 1 5 char 0 century_and_year 6 10 short 0 month 12 13 short 0 day 14 15 short 0 hour 16 17 short 0 minute 18 19 short 0 second 20 21 short 0 time_authority 25 26 char 2 latitude 27 33 float 3 longitude 34 41 float 3 depth 42 44 short 0 flag_depth_control_PDE 47 47 char 0 number_of_Pp_phases 48 49 short 0 Standard_deviation 50 53 float 2 mb_magn 54 56 float 1 mb_magn_number_observations 57 58 short 0 ms_local_magn 59 61 float 1 z_h 62 62 char 0 number_ms_observations 63 64 short 0 magn_one 65 68 float 2 magn_one_scale 69 70 char 0 magn_one_authority 71 75 char 0 magn_two 76 79 float 2 magn_two_scale 80 81 char 0 magn_two_authority 82 86 char 0 Flinn_Engdahl_region 87 89 short 0 number_of_stations_or_quality 90 92 char 0 intensity 93 93 char 0 flag_cultural 94 94 char 0 flag_isoseismal_map 95 95 char 0 flag_fault_plane_solution 96 96 char 0 flag_moment 97 97 char 0 flag_depth_ISC 98 98 char 0 international_data_exchange_event 99 99 char 0 flag_preferred 100 100 char 0 flag_other 101 101 char 0 flag_diastrophic 102 102 char 0 flag_tsunami 103 103 char 0 flag_seiche 104 104 char 0 flag_volcanism 105 105 char 0 flag_non_tectonic 106 106 char 0 flag_infrasonic 107 107 char 0 flag_unusual_event 108 108 char 0 distance_radial 109 115 char 0 ==================================== File safr.bf follows ==================================== source 1 5 char 0 century_and_year 6 7 short 0 month 8 9 short 0 day 10 11 short 0 hour 12 13 short 0 minute 14 15 short 0 second 16 17 short 0 time_authority 20 21 char 2 latitude 22 25 long 3 longitude 26 29 long 3 depth 30 31 short 0 flag_depth_control_PDE 32 32 char 0 number_of_Pp_phases 33 34 short 0 Standard_deviation 35 36 short 2 mb_magn 37 38 short 1 mb_magn_number_observations 39 40 short 0 ms_local_magn 41 42 short 1 z_h 43 43 char 0 number_ms_observations 44 45 short 0 magn_one 46 47 short 2 magn_one_scale 48 49 char 0 magn_one_authority 50 54 char 0 magn_two 55 56 short 2 magn_two_scale 57 58 char 0 magn_two_authority 59 63 char 0 Flinn_Engdahl_region 64 65 short 0 number_of_stations_or_quality 66 68 char 0 intensity 69 69 char 0 flag_cultural 70 70 char 0 flag_isoseismal_map 71 71 char 0 flag_fault_plane_solution 72 72 char 0 flag_moment 73 73 char 0 flag_depth_ISC 74 74 char 0 international_data_exchange_event 75 75 char 0 flag_preferred 76 76 char 0 flag_other 77 77 char 0 flag_diastrophic 78 78 char 0 flag_tsunami 79 79 char 0 flag_seiche 80 80 char 0 flag_volcanism 81 81 char 0 flag_non_tectonic 82 82 char 0 flag_infrasonic 83 83 char 0 flag_unusual_event 84 84 char 0 distance_radial 85 90 char 0 depth_negate 91 92 short 0 year_decimal 93 100 double 10 ======================================================== ======================================================== END OF DOCUMENTATION FILE ======================================================== ======================================================== EARTHQUAKE DATA BASE SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION Multi-Catalog Historical Earthquake Data Base Inquires should be directed to: Mailing Address: U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center Denver Federal Center P.O. 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