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USGS Body-Wave Moment Tensor Solution

 09/08/03 17:59:59.85
 GULF OF CALIFORNIA              
 Epicenter:  29.372 -112.813
 MW 6.8

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth  18         No. of sta: 41
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**19 Nm
   Mrr=-0.07       Mtt=-1.74
   Mpp= 1.80       Mrt= 0.10
   Mrp= 0.38       Mtp=-0.20
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  1.88  Plg=10  Azm=267
   N       -0.13      78       65
   P       -1.76       4      176

 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.8*10**19
  NP1:Strike=311 Dip=79 Slip= 175
  NP2:        42     85        11
                                      
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          -----------------           
        ---------------------         
      -----------------------##       
    #####------------------######     
   #########--------------########    
   ############---------##########    
  ###############------############   
     ##############--##############   
   T ###############-##############   
     #############-----############   
  ##############---------##########   
   ###########-------------#######    
   ##########---------------######    
    #######-------------------###     
      ###----------------------       
        ---------------------         
          --------   ------           
               --- P -                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

 


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