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USGS Centroid Moment Tensor Solution

 08/09/09 23:18:27.92
 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS              
 Epicenter: -11.760  166.488
 MW 5.5

 USGS CENTROID MOMENT TENSOR
 08/09/09 23:18:42.09
 Centroid:  -11.465  166.355
 Depth  94         No. of sta:102
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**17 Nm
   Mrr= 1.66       Mtt=-1.85
   Mpp= 0.19       Mrt= 1.52
   Mrp=-1.13       Mtp=-0.63
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  2.85  Plg=56  Azm= 52
   N       -0.41      25      274
   P       -2.43      19      174

 Best Double Couple:Mo=2.6*10**17
  NP1:Strike=105 Dip=69 Slip= 118
  NP2:       230     35        40
                                      
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    ---------####################     
   --------#######################    
   ------#############   #########    
  #-----############## T ##########   
  ###--###############   ##########   
  ####--###########################   
  ####------#######################   
  ###------------##################   
   ##-----------------------------    
   ##-----------------------------    
    #----------------------------     
      ------------   ----------       
        ---------- P --------         
          --------   ------           
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Moment Tensor Solution

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