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USGS Centroid Moment Tensor Solution

 09/08/05 00:17:57.34
 SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN 
 Epicenter:  24.318  124.961
 MW 6.1

 USGS CENTROID MOMENT TENSOR
 09/08/05 00:18:12.09
 Centroid:   23.947  125.413
 Depth  34         No. of sta:137
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**18 Nm
   Mrr= 1.15       Mtt=-0.73
   Mpp=-0.41       Mrt= 1.11
   Mrp= 1.25       Mtp=-0.51
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  2.05  Plg=61  Azm=305
   N       -0.07       5       45
   P       -1.98      27      138

 Best Double Couple:Mo=2.0*10**18
  NP1:Strike= 44 Dip=73 Slip=  84
  NP2:       242     18       108
                                      
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Moment Tensor Solution

 


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