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USGS Centroid Moment Tensor Solution

 09/01/08 19:21:35.34
 COSTA RICA                      
 Epicenter:  10.251  -84.223
 MW 6.1

 USGS CENTROID MOMENT TENSOR
 09/01/08 19:21:52.20
 Centroid:   10.562  -83.758
 Depth  10         No. of sta:180
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**18 Nm
   Mrr= 0.15       Mtt=-1.32
   Mpp= 1.17       Mrt= 0.86
   Mrp=-0.15       Mtp=-0.41
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  1.32  Plg=17  Azm= 75
   N        0.43      60      313
   P       -1.75      23      173

 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.5*10**18
  NP1:Strike=213 Dip=61 Slip=  -4
  NP2:       306     86      -150
                                      
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  ############-############### T ##   
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Moment Tensor Solution

 


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