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USGS Body-Wave Moment Tensor Solution

 08/09/09 23:18:27.82
 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS              
 Epicenter: -11.781  166.498
 MW 5.6

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth  96         No. of sta: 42
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**17 Nm
   Mrr= 2.35       Mtt=-2.52
   Mpp= 0.17       Mrt= 1.80
   Mrp=-0.67       Mtp=-1.15
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  3.27  Plg=62  Azm= 43
   N        0.07      22      261
   P       -3.35      15      164

 Best Double Couple:Mo=3.3*10**17
  NP1:Strike=226 Dip=36 Slip=  49
  NP2:        93     64       115
                                      
               -------                
          -----------------           
        ---------------------         
      -----------##############       
    ----------###################     
   --------#######################    
   -------###########   ##########    
  ------############# T ###########   
  -----##############   ###########   
  #----############################   
  ################################-   
  ####-----##################------   
   ##-----------------------------    
   ##-----------------------------    
    ##---------------------------     
      ---------------   -------       
        ------------- P -----         
          -----------   ---           
               -------                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

 


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