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USGS Fast Moment Tensor Solution

 98/01/04 06:11:50.59
 LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION          
 Epicenter: -22.171  170.508
 mb 6.5     MS 7.0

 MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth 100         No. of sta: 29
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**20 Nm
   Mrr= 1.04       Mtt=-0.83
   Mff=-0.21       Mrt= 0.21
   Mrf=-0.09       Mtf= 0.75
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  1.06  Plg=84  Azm=  5
   N        0.29       3      123
   P       -1.36       5      214

 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.2*10**20
                    Mw=7.4
  NP1:Strike=307 Dip=40 Slip=  95
  NP2:       121     51        86
                                      
                                      
               -------                
          -----------------           
        ---------------------         
      -##########--------------       
    ##################-----------     
   -####################----------    
   --######################-------    
  ---############   ########-------   
  ----########### T #########------   
  ------#########   ##########-----   
  -------######################----   
  ---------#####################---   
   ----------###################--    
   --------------###############--    
    ------------------#########-#     
      --   --------------------       
         P ------------------         
           ----------------           
               -------                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

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For more information, contact Stuart Sipkin, sipkin@usgs.gov

 


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