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USGS Body-Wave Moment Tensor Solution

 07/12/09 07:28:15.01
 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS           
 Epicenter: -25.944 -177.545
 MW 7.7

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth 180         No. of sta: 31
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**20 Nm
   Mrr= 1.78       Mtt=-2.48
   Mpp= 0.70       Mrt=-3.49
   Mrp=-0.73       Mtp=-0.66
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  3.77  Plg=60  Azm=167
   N        0.83       0      258
   P       -4.60      29      348

 Best Double Couple:Mo=4.2*10**20
  NP1:Strike= 80 Dip=16 Slip=  92
  NP2:       258     74        90
                                      
               -------                
          -----------------           
        -------   -----------         
      --------- P -------------       
    -----------   ---------------     
   -------------------------------    
   -------------------------------    
  ---------------------###########-   
  ------------#####################   
  ------###########################   
  ---#############################-   
  ################   #############-   
   ############### T ############-    
   -##############   ###########--    
    --########################---     
      --####################---       
        ----############-----         
          -----------------           
               -------                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

 


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