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USGS Body-Wave Moment Tensor Solution

 08/05/17 17:08:25.98
 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REG, CHINA 
 Epicenter:  32.155  104.883
 MW 5.7

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth   9         No. of sta: 62
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**17 Nm
   Mrr= 3.55       Mtt=-2.18
   Mpp=-1.37       Mrt=-0.73
   Mrp= 0.47       Mtp=-2.96
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  3.82  Plg=72  Azm=223
   N        0.95      17       49
   P       -4.77       1      319

 Best Double Couple:Mo=4.4*10**17
  NP1:Strike=246 Dip=49 Slip= 114
  NP2:        32     46        66
                                      
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          -----------------           
       P -------------------#         
         --------------------##       
    -------------------------####     
   -------------#############----#    
   ----------################-----    
  --------###################------   
  ------####################-------   
  ----#########   ##########-------   
  ---########## T #########--------   
  --###########   ########---------   
   ######################---------    
   ####################-----------    
    #################------------     
      #############------------       
        ########-------------         
          -----------------           
               -------                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

 


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