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Magnitude 7.4 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

2002 March 03 12:08:19 UTC

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USGS Fast Moment Tensor Solution

 02/03/03 12:08: 6.16
 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN  
 Epicenter:  36.441   70.450
 MW 7.3

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth 214         No. of sta: 17
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**20 Nm
   Mrr= 0.84       Mtt=-0.57
   Mff=-0.27       Mrt= 0.75
   Mrf=-0.35       Mtf= 0.24
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  1.21  Plg=67  Azm= 24
   N       -0.14       2      117
   P       -1.07      23      208

 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.1*10**20
  NP1:Strike=301 Dip=22 Slip=  94
  NP2:       116     68        88
                                      
                                      
               -------                
          -----------------           
        ---##########--------         
      -##################------       
    -#######################-----     
   ##########################-----    
   --##############   #########---    
  ----############# T ##########---   
  ------###########   ###########--   
  ---------######################--   
  -----------#####################-   
  ---------------#################-   
   ------------------#############    
   -------------------------#####-    
    -------   -------------------     
      ----- P -----------------       
        ---   ---------------         
          -----------------           
               -------

Moment Tensor Solution

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