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USGS Body-Wave Moment Tensor Solution

 09/01/08 19:21:37.64
 COSTA RICA                      
 Epicenter:  10.269  -84.217
 MW 6.1

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth  16         No. of sta: 67
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**18 Nm
   Mrr=-0.43       Mtt=-1.46
   Mpp= 1.89       Mrt=-0.08
   Mrp= 0.05       Mtp=-0.76
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  2.06  Plg= 1  Azm=257
   N       -0.43      86      143
   P       -1.63       3      347

 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.9*10**18
  NP1:Strike= 33 Dip=87 Slip=  -1
  NP2:       123     89      -177
                                      
               P -----                
          ----   ----------           
        -------------------##         
      --------------------#####       
    ---------------------########     
   ####-----------------##########    
   #######-------------###########    
  ##########----------#############   
  #############-----###############   
  ################-################   
    ##############---##############   
  T #############-------###########   
    ############-----------#######    
   ###########----------------####    
    #########--------------------     
      ######-------------------       
        ##-------------------         
          -----------------           
               -------

Moment Tensor Solution

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