Magnitude 7.6 COLIMA, MEXICO
2003 January 22 02:06:34 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
USGS Energy and Broadband Solution
COLIMA, MEXICO
03/01/22 02:06:35 UTC
Epicenter 18.81N 103.89W
BROADBAND SOURCE PARAMETERS Energy Magnitude: Me 7.2 Radiated Energy: Es 1.3*10**15 Nm No. of sta: 7 Focal mech. F Broadband Depth: 24.0 km Broadband Fault Plane Solution: NP1:Strike=120 Dip=75 Slip= 90 NP2: 300 15 90 Principal Axes: T Plg=60 Azm= 30 P 30 210 COMMENT: Complex earthquake observed on broadband displacement seismograms. A small onset is followed by a large event about 6 seconds later. Depth from synthetics of broadband displacement seismograms based on large event.
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