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USGS Body-Wave Moment Tensor Solution

 09/04/15 17:47:28.98
 KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA 
 Epicenter:  -3.092  100.450
 MW 5.5

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth  19         No. of sta: 62
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**17 Nm
   Mrr= 1.47       Mtt=-2.12
   Mpp= 0.65       Mrt= 1.36
   Mrp=-0.90       Mtp=-0.55
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  2.50  Plg=55  Azm= 58
   N        0.10      29      275
   P       -2.59      17      175

 Best Double Couple:Mo=2.5*10**17
  NP1:Strike=229 Dip=38 Slip=  37
  NP2:       108     68       122
                                      
               -------                
          -----------------           
        ---------------------         
      ------------#############       
    ----------###################     
   ---------######################    
   -------#############   ########    
  ##-----############## T #########   
  ####-################   #########   
  #####--##########################   
  ####------#######################   
  ###------------##################   
   ##-------------------#########-    
   ##-----------------------------    
    #----------------------------     
      ------------   ----------       
        ---------- P --------         
          --------   ------           
               -------                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

 


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