Map: Map of UNTs at Tuamotu Archipelago, French Test Site

 

N Date Time Latitude Longitude m tex2html_wrap_inline359 Instrument Site
Year-Mo-Da (hr:mn:sec)( tex2html_wrap_inline361 N) ( tex2html_wrap_inline361 E) (P)type tex2html_wrap_inline365
01 1977-03-19 23:00:59.89 -21.887 -138.920 5.92 SS Mururoa
02 1977-11-24 16:59:59.92 -21.884 -138.886 5.86 SS/TSG Mururoa
03 1978-03-22 17:30:00.45 -21.705 -138.934 4.73 SS/TSG Mururoa
04 1978-11-30 17:31:59.98 -21.868 -138.950 5.86 TSG Mururoa
05 1979-06-18 23:27:00.66 -21.810 -138.809 4.71 SS Mururoa
06 1979-07-25 17:57:00.00 -21.880 -138.940 6.11 SS Mururoa
07 1980-03-23 19:37:00.00 -21.861 -138.939 5.63 SS Mururoa
08 1980-04-01 19:31:00.22 -21.845 -138.758 5.05 SS Mururoa
09 1980-07-19 23:47:00.00 -21.861 -138.934 5.73 SS/TSG Mururoa
10 1980-12-03 17:33:00.00 -21.875 -138.939 5.58 TSG Mururoa
11 1981-07-08 22:23:00.30 -21.791 -139.046 5.14 TSG Mururoa
12 1981-12-05 16:58:01.08 -21.685 -138.933 4.68 SS Mururoa
13 1981-12-08 16:47:00.23 -21.797 -138.927 5.14 SS Mururoa
14 1982-07-01 17:02:00.20 -21.769 -138.946 5.08 SS Mururoa
15 1982-07-25 18:02:00.00 -21.836 -138.896 5.60 TSG Mururoa
16 1983-04-19 18:53:00.17 -21.819 -138.872 5.70 SS/TSG Mururoa
17 1983-05-25 17:31:00.12 -21.861 -138.917 5.87 SS/TSG Mururoa
18 1983-06-28 17:46:00.24 -21.767 -138.871 5.32 TSG Mururoa
19 1983-07-20 20:30:00 -21.85 -138.90 5.0 SS/TSG -
20 1983-08-04 17:14:00.20 -21.835 -138.829 5.13 SS/TSG Mururoa
21 1983-12-07 17:28:00.28 -21.829 -138.928 4.89 SS -
22 1984-05-08 17:26:00 -21.85 -138.90 5.3 SS -
23 1984-05-12 17:31:00.04 -21.863 -138.901 5.57 SS/TSG Mururoa
24 1984-06-12 17:17:00 -21.85 -138.90 4.5 TSG -
25 1984-06-16 17:43:59.98 -21.849 -138.880 5.28 SS/TSG Mururoa
26 1984-11-02 20:45:00.13 -21.857 -138.920 5.64 SS/TSG Mururoa
27 1984-12-06 17:29:00.16 -21.837 -138.890 5.56 SS Mururoa
28 1985-05-08 20:28:00.24 -21.831 -138.981 5.64 SS/TSG Mururoa
29 1985-06-03 17:30:00.61 -21.816 -138.897 4.83 SS/TSG Mururoa
30 1985-10-24 17:50:00 -21.85 -138.90 4.5 TSG -
31 1985-10-26 16:35:00.24 -21.849 -138.815 5.30 TSG Mururoa
32 1985-11-24 16:01:00.66 -21.802 -138.781 4.55 SS/TSG Mururoa
33 1985-11-26 17:42:00.06 -21.856 -138.899 5.76 SS/TSG Mururoa
34 1986-04-26 17:02:00.67 -21.725 -138.941 4.45 SS/TSG Mururoa
35 1986-05-27 17:15:00 -21.85 -138.90 4.7 SS/TSG -
36 1986-05-30 17:25:00.11 -21.862 -138.949 5.58 SS/TSG Mururoa
37 1986-11-10 16:58:00 -21.85 -138.90 4.9 TSG -
38 1986-11-12 17:02:00.32 -21.843 -138.927 5.28 TSG Mururoa
39 1986-12-10 17:15:00.18 -21.833 -138.892 5.23 SS/TSG Mururoa
40 1987-05-20 17:05:00.12 -21.850 -138.913 5.51 SS Mururoa
41 1987-06-06 18:00:00.71 -21.769 -138.874 4.40 SS Mururoa
42 1987-06-21 17:55:00.12 -21.865 -138.891 5.10 SS/TSG Mururoa
43 1987-10-23 16:50:00.31 -21.845 -138.907 5.54 SS Mururoa
44 1987-11-05 17:30:00.36 -21.791 -138.874 5.36 SS Mururoa
45 1987-11-19 16:31:00.16 -21.845 -138.941 5.74 SS/TSG Mururoa
46 1987-11-29 17:59:00 -21.85 -138.90 4.6 TSG Mururoa
47 1988-05-11 17:00:00.27 -21.833 -138.945 5.27 SS/TSG Mururoa
48 1988-05-25 17:01:00.14 -21.845 -138.961 5.50 SS/TSG Mururoa
49 1988-11-23 17:01:00.33 -21.835 -138.954 5.29 TSG Mururoa
50 1988-11-30 17:54:59.98 -22.194 -138.737 5.58 TSG Fangataufa
51 1989-05-11 16:45:00.52 -21.812 -138.884 5.16 SS/TSG Mururoa
52 1989-06-03 17:30:00.20 -21.842 -138.922 5.16 SS/TSG Mururoa
53 1989-06-10 17:29:59.86 -22.222 -138.664 5.52 SS/TSG Fangataufa
54 1989-10-31 16:57:00.26 -21.793 -138.855 5.30 TSG Mururoa
55 1989-11-20 17:29:00.27 -21.793 -138.884 5.19 SS/TSG Mururoa
56 1990-06-02 17:29:58.95 -21.820 -138.935 5.30 SS/TSG Mururoa
57 1990-06-26 17:59:58.40 -22.204 -138.835 5.50 TSG Fangataufa
58 1990-07-04 17:59:58.80 -21.809 -139.120 4.90 TSG Mururoa
59 1990-11-14 18:11:58.41 -22.201 -138.835 5.60 TSG Fangataufa
60 1990-11-21 16:59:58.42 -21.897 -138.983 5.40 SS Mururoa
61 1991-05-18 17:14:58.67 -21.800 -139.033 5.00 SS/TSG Mururoa
62 1991-05-29 18:59:58.40 -22.227 -138.803 5.50 SS/TSG Fangataufa
63 1991-06-14 17:59:58.47 -21.822 -139.104 5.10 SS/TSG Mururoa
64 1991-07-15 18:09:58.69 -21.832 -138.975 5.30 SS/TSG Mururoa
65 1995-10-27 21:59:58.43 -21.852 -138.952 5.40 TSG Mururoa
66 1995-11-21 21:29:58.62 -21.820 -139.057 4.80 TSG Mururoa
67 1995-12-27 21:29:58.46 -21.792 -139.042 5.10 TSG Mururoa
68 1996-01-27 21:29:58.16 -22.165 -138.835 5.20 TSG Fangataufa
Table 7: Borovoye archive data for French Underground Nuclear Tests, 1977-1996 tex2html_wrap_inline339


tex2html_wrap_inline339 Time, location and teleseismic body-wave magnitude from Marshall et al. (1993), for tests till 1989. For tests since 1990, hypocenter parameters are taken from ISC Bulletin. The Site column indicate tests conducted at Mururoa Atoll or Fangataufa Lagoon regions in the Tuamotu Archipelago. Seven tests with no known seismologically determined locations are indicated by "-" in the Site column and a nominal locations are given [center of the Mururoa site]. tex2html_wrap_inline365 Instrument type= instrument used, KODB= KOD low-gain system; KODM= KOD high-gain system; SS=STsR-SS system; TSG=STsR-TSG system.


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Won-Young Kim, May 2001