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Magnitude 7.1 TAIWAN REGION

2002 March 31 06:52:50 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

USGS Fast Moment Tensor Solution

 02/03/31 06:52:50.19
 TAIWAN REGION                   
 Epicenter:  24.406  122.210
 MW 7.1

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth  37         No. of sta: 45
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**19 Nm
   Mrr= 4.79       Mtt=-4.74
   Mff=-0.05       Mrt= 0.90
   Mrf= 1.93       Mtf=-1.64
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  5.47  Plg=71  Azm=276
   N       -0.01      17       68
   P       -5.47       8      160

 Best Double Couple:Mo=5.5*10**19
  NP1:Strike=269 Dip=39 Slip= 117
  NP2:        56     55        70
                                      
                                      
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Moment Tensor Solution

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For more information, contact Stuart Sipkin sipkin@usgs.gov


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