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Magnitude 6.7 KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA, RUSSIA REGION

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USGS Fast Moment Tensor Solution

 03/12/05 21:26: 9.28
 KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA REGION    
 Epicenter:  55.550  165.672
 MW 6.7

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth   7         No. of sta: 72
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**19 Nm
   Mrr= 0.27       Mtt=-0.01
   Mff=-0.26       Mrt=-0.44
   Mrf=-1.32       Mtf= 0.05
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  1.46  Plg=50  Azm=113
   N       -0.07       5       17
   P       -1.39      40      284

 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.4*10**19
  NP1:Strike=334 Dip= 7 Slip=  46
  NP2:       198     85        95
                                      
                                      
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Moment Tensor Solution

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For more information, contact Stuart Sipkin sipkin@usgs.gov


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