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USGS Centroid Moment Tensor Solution

 08/04/28 20:26:49.79
 LOYALTY ISLANDS                 
 Epicenter: -20.231  168.857
 MW 6.1

 USGS CENTROID MOMENT TENSOR
 08/04/28 20:27:08.09
 Centroid:  -20.173  168.687
 Depth  39         No. of sta: 64
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**18 Nm
   Mrr=-1.76       Mtt= 1.01
   Mpp= 0.74       Mrt=-0.35
   Mrp=-0.46       Mtp=-0.73
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  1.62  Plg= 0  Azm= 39
   N        0.30      15      130
   P       -1.92      74      308

 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.8*10**18
  NP1:Strike=115 Dip=47 Slip=-111
  NP2:       325     47       -67
                                      
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        ------############## T        
      ------------##########          
    -----------------############     
   --------------------###########    
   ---------------------##########    
  ##-----------   --------#########   
  ###---------- P ---------########   
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  ######--------------------#######   
  #######--------------------######   
   #########-----------------#####    
   ############--------------####-    
    #################-------#----     
      #######################--       
        #####################         
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Moment Tensor Solution

 


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