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USGS Body-Wave Moment Tensor Solution

 08/09/10 13:08:15.56
 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE      
 Epicenter:   8.038  -38.700
 MW 6.5

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth   5         No. of sta:127
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**18 Nm
   Mrr= 0.03       Mtt=-0.65
   Mpp= 0.62       Mrt= 1.35
   Mrp=-1.40       Mtp=-6.86
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  7.39  Plg=14  Azm= 47
   N       -0.49      75      229
   P       -6.90       0      137

 Best Double Couple:Mo=7.2*10**18
  NP1:Strike=184 Dip=79 Slip=  10
  NP2:        92     80       169
                                      
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        ----------###########         
      ------------#########   #       
    --------------######### T ###     
   --------------##########   ####    
   --------------#################    
  ---------------##################   
  ---------------##################   
  #-------------###################   
  ##############-########----------   
  ##############-------------------   
   #############------------------    
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    ############-----------------     
      ###########-----------          
        #########----------- P        
          #######----------           
               ##-----                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

 


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