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USGS Body-Wave Moment Tensor Solution

 09/05/02 14:02:21.50
 STATE OF YAP, MICRONESIA        
 Epicenter:  11.067  140.499
 MW 5.2

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth   7         No. of sta: 27
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**17 Nm
   Mrr= 1.02       Mtt=-0.73
   Mpp=-0.29       Mrt= 0.14
   Mrp=-0.14       Mtp=-0.16
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  1.05  Plg=81  Azm= 52
   N       -0.26       7      253
   P       -0.78       3      163

 Best Double Couple:Mo=9.4*10**16
  NP1:Strike=245 Dip=43 Slip=  78
  NP2:        81     49       101
                                      
               -------                
          -----------------           
        ---------------------         
      -------------------------       
    --------------############---     
   ----------#####################    
   --------#######################    
  ------##########   ##############   
  -----########### T ##############   
  ----############   ############--   
  ---###########################---   
  #-##########################-----   
   ---#####################-------    
   -------###########-------------    
    -----------------------------     
      -------------------------       
        --------------   ----         
          ------------ P --           
               -------                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

 


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