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NEAR N COAST NEW GUINEA, PNG.

02/09/08 18:44:26 UTC
Epicenter 3.23S 142.87E

BROADBAND SOURCE PARAMETERS
 Energy Magnitude:
  Me                         7.9
 Radiated Energy:
  Es               1.8*10**16 Nm
  No. of sta:  5  Focal mech.  F                                      
 Broadband Depth:        13.0 km
 Broadband Fault Plane Solution:
 NP1:Strike=340 Dip=80 Slip= 150
 NP2:        76     61        12
 Principal Axes:
  T              Plg=28  Azm=294
  P                  13       31
 COMMENT: Depth from synthetics of broadband displacement seismograms.

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For more information, contact George Choy, choy@usgs.gov