Seismic Phase Arrival Times of the 2015-2017 Pamir Earthquake Sequence

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A sequence of three strong (MW 7.2–6.4) and several moderate (MW 4.4–5.7) earthquakes struck the Pamir Plateau and surrounding mountain ranges of Tajikistan, China, and Kyrgyzstan in 2015–2017. With a local seismic network in operation in the Xinjiang province of China since August 2015 (FDSN code 8H; Yuan et al., 2018a), an aftershock network on the Pamir Plateau of Tajikistan since February 2016 (FDSN code 9H; Yuan et al., 2018b), and additional permanent regional seismic stations (FDSN code TJ; PMP International, 2005; XJ network; SEISDMC, 2021), we were able to record the succession of the fore-, main-, and aftershock sequences at local distances with good azimuthal coverage. We here provide P and S body wave arrival times of the 11,784 relocated seismic events and additional arrival times of 18,011 seismic events that could not be located with precision.

The ASCII QuakeML files (.xml; https://quake.ethz.ch/quakeml/QuakeML) consist of seismic arrival times, station and network codes, nominal arrival time uncertainties, localization residuals, and corresponding preliminary event locations.

The ASCII NonLinLoc Hypocenter-Phase files (.hyp; http://alomax.free.fr/nlloc/ -> Formats -> NLLoc Hypocenter-Phase file) consist of seismic arrival times, station codes, nominal arrival time uncertainties, localization residuals, ray take-off angles and corresponding preliminary event locations.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5880/fidgeo.2026.006
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Related Identifier Cites https://doi.org/10.1029/93JB03138
Related Identifier Cites https://doi.org/10.1088/1749-4699/8/1/014003
Related Identifier Cites https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr72224
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.7914/SN/TJ
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.11998/SeisDmc/SN
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.14470/3U7560589977
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Creator Bloch, Wasja ORCID logo; Schurr, Bernd ORCID logo; Yuan, Xiaohui ORCID logo; Xu, Qiang ORCID logo; Zhao, Junmeng (ORCID: 0000-0003-2713-153X); Murodkulov, Shokhruhk ORCID logo; Oimuhammadzoda, Ilhomjon (ORCID: 0000-0002-8292-4359 )
Publisher GFZ Data Services
Contributor Bloch, Wasja; Schurr, Bernd; Yuan, Xiaohui
Publication Year 2026
Funding Reference Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung http://doi.org/10.13039/501100002347 Crossref Funder ID 03G0878A CaTeNA; Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung http://doi.org/10.13039/501100002347 Crossref Funder ID 03G0878B CaTeNA; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001659 Crossref Funder ID RA 442/41
Rights CC BY 4.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Contact Bloch, Wasja (Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada); Schurr, Bernd (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosiences, Potsdam, Germany); Yuan, Xiaohui (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosiences, Potsdam, Germany); Schurr, Bernd (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosiences, Potsdam, Germany); Yuan, Xiaohui (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosiences, Potsdam, Germany)
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Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Geospheric Sciences
Spatial Coverage (71.400W, 37.200S, 77.000E, 40.000N); Pamir Highlands during the 2015 and 2017 earthquake sequence