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Near Coast of Northern Chile

98/01/30 12:16:08 UTC
Epicenter 23.91S 70.20W

Me   6.7                                                             
Broadband Source Parameters:
BROADBAND DEPTH:        42.0 km
BROADBAND FAULT PLANE SOLUTION: 
NP1:Strike=195 Dip=60 Slip=  75
NP2:        43     33       114
Principal Axes:
T              Plg=71  Azm= 71
P                  14      296
RADIATED ENERGY                                                      
Energy       2.9+0.4*10**14 Nm                                      
COMMENT:
Depth from synthetics of broadband displacement seismograms.

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For more information, contact George Choy, choy@usgs.gov