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USGS Centroid Moment Tensor Solution

 09/08/12 18:00:53.51
 CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA            
 Epicenter: -27.776  -66.497
 MW 5.5

 USGS CENTROID MOMENT TENSOR
 09/08/12 18:01:11.69
 Centroid:  -28.536  -64.973
 Depth 154         No. of sta:102
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**17 Nm
   Mrr=-1.56       Mtt= 1.88
   Mpp=-0.32       Mrt= 0.62
   Mrp= 0.82       Mtp=-1.44
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  2.60  Plg= 2  Azm= 25
   N       -0.26      37      293
   P       -2.34      52      119

 Best Double Couple:Mo=2.5*10**17
  NP1:Strike=148 Dip=53 Slip= -40
  NP2:       265     58      -135
                                      
               #######                
          ############## T            
        -###############   ##         
      ---######################       
    -----########################     
   ------#########################    
   ------######-----------########    
  ------------------------------###   
  ---#####-------------------------   
  -########------------------------   
  ##########-----------   ---------   
  ###########---------- P ---------   
   ###########---------   --------    
   ############-------------------    
    #############----------------     
      ##############-----------       
        ###############------         
          #################           
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Moment Tensor Solution

 


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