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USGS Energy and Broadband Solution

NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

03/06/07 00:32:46 UTC
Epicenter 5.03S 152.22E

BROADBAND SOURCE PARAMETERS
 Energy Magnitude:
  Me                         6.1
 Radiated Energy:
  Es               2.7*10**13 Nm
  No. of sta: 12  Focal mech.  F
 Broadband Depth:        26.0 km
 Broadband Fault Plane Solution:
 NP1:Strike= 65 Dip=75 Slip=  90
 NP2:       245     15        90
 Principal Axes:
  T              Plg=60  Azm=335
  P                  30      155
 COMMENT:  Depth from synthetics of broadband displacement seismograms.

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