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USGS Body-Wave Moment Tensor Solution

 09/06/23 07:37:19.16
 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
 Epicenter:  38.896  142.383
 MW 5.6

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth  37         No. of sta: 77
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**17 Nm
   Mrr= 2.76       Mtt=-2.07
   Mpp=-0.69       Mrt=-0.01
   Mrp=-0.74       Mtp=-0.96
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  2.92  Plg=77  Azm= 79
   N       -0.33      11      240
   P       -2.59       3      331

 Best Double Couple:Mo=2.8*10**17
  NP1:Strike=231 Dip=50 Slip=  75
  NP2:        74     42       107
                                      
               -------                
          P ---------------           
        -   -----------------         
      --------------------###--       
    ---------------##############     
   -------------##################    
   ----------#####################    
  ---------#######################-   
  --------#########   ############-   
  -------########## T ###########--   
  -----############   #########----   
  -----#######################-----   
   ---#####################-------    
   #####################----------    
    #-------######---------------     
      -------------------------       
        ---------------------         
          -----------------           
               -------                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

 


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