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USGS Centroid Moment Tensor Solution

 08/09/09 12:22:48.70
 SOLOMON ISLANDS                 
 Epicenter:  -9.243  158.227
 MW 5.9

 USGS CENTROID MOMENT TENSOR
 08/09/09 12:23:09.50
 Centroid:   -9.344  158.205
 Depth  10         No. of sta:114
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**17 Nm
   Mrr= 1.84       Mtt= 0.65
   Mpp=-2.49       Mrt= 4.61
   Mrp= 1.70       Mtp= 8.18
  Principal axes:
   T  Val= 10.07  Plg=29  Azm=323
   N       -0.56      58      122
   P       -9.51       9      227

 Best Double Couple:Mo=9.8*10**17
  NP1:Strike=  2 Dip=62 Slip= 164
  NP2:        99     76        29
                                      
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          ##########-------           
        #############--------         
      ####   #########---------       
    ###### T ##########----------     
   #######   ##########-----------    
   ####################-----------    
  ######################-----------   
  -#####################-----------   
  ------################-----------   
  ------------##########-----------   
  ---------------------############   
   --------------------###########    
   --------------------###########    
    --   -------------###########     
       P -------------#########       
         ------------########         
          ----------#######           
               ---####                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

 


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