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USGS Body-Wave Moment Tensor Solution

 08/05/11 20:57:08.42
 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN  
 Epicenter:  36.359   70.687
 MW 5.3

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth 208         No. of sta: 22
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**16 Nm
   Mrr= 9.61       Mtt=-7.19
   Mpp=-2.42       Mrt= 9.66
   Mrp=-0.04       Mtp= 1.75
  Principal axes:
   T  Val= 14.04  Plg=65  Azm=354
   N       -2.17       6       97
   P      -11.87      23      190

 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.3*10**17
  NP1:Strike=294 Dip=22 Slip= 107
  NP2:        96     69        83
                                      
               -------                
          -----------------           
        -----#######---------         
      --#################------       
    -#######################-----     
   ##############   ##########----    
   ############## T ###########---    
  ###############   ############---   
  ###############################--   
  --##############################-   
  ------##########################-   
  --------------############------#   
   -------------------------------    
   -------------------------------    
    -----------------------------     
      ---------   -------------       
        ------- P -----------         
          -----   ---------           
               -------                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

 


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