| USGS Fast Moment Tensor Solution |
Magnitude 7.6 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2002 September 08 18:44:26 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
02/09/08 18:44:26.63
NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
Epicenter: -3.228 142.870
MW 7.3
USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
Depth 31 No. of sta: 30
Moment Tensor; Scale 10**20 Nm
Mrr= 0.29 Mtt=-0.50
Mff= 0.22 Mrt=-0.02
Mrf= 0.17 Mtf= 0.91
Principal axes:
T Val= 0.87 Plg=12 Azm=304
N 0.27 77 144
P -1.13 4 35
Best Double Couple:Mo=1.0*10**20
NP1:Strike= 80 Dip=78 Slip= 6
NP2: 348 84 168
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