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Magnitude 7.6 COLIMA, MEXICO

2003 January 22 02:06:34 UTC

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USGS Rapid Moment Tensor Solution

 03/01/22 02:06:35.89
 COLIMA, MEXICO                  
 Epicenter:  18.807 -103.886
 MW 7.8

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth   5         No. of sta: 34
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**20 Nm
   Mrr= 1.20       Mtt=-1.26
   Mff= 0.06       Mrt= 4.67
   Mrf=-3.70       Mtf= 0.48
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  6.09  Plg=51  Azm= 43
   N        0.03       5      307
   P       -6.12      39      213

 Best Double Couple:Mo=6.1*10**20
  NP1:Strike=267 Dip= 8 Slip=  50
  NP2:       128     84        95
                                      
                                      
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    #-##########################-     
   #----##############   ########-    
   -------############ T #########    
  ----------##########   ##########   
  ------------#####################   
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  -----------------################   
  --------------------#############   
   ---------   ---------##########    
   --------- P ------------#######    
    --------   ---------------###     
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        ---------------------         
          -----------------           
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