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USGS Fast Moment Tensor Solution

 03/06/07 00:32:46.04
 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.      
 Epicenter:  -5.033  152.224
 MW 6.4

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth  24         No. of sta: 47
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**18 Nm
   Mrr= 3.43       Mtt=-3.35
   Mff=-0.08       Mrt= 2.53
   Mrf= 0.61       Mtf= 0.51
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  4.39  Plg=69  Azm=333
   N       -0.18      10       91
   P       -4.21      18      184

 Best Double Couple:Mo=4.3*10**18
  NP1:Strike=290 Dip=29 Slip= 112
  NP2:        86     64        79
                                      
               -------                
          -----------------           
        ---------------------         
      ----############---------       
    --####################-------     
   -########################------    
   ############   ############----    
  ############# T ##############---   
  #############   ###############--   
  ###############################-#   
  -############################---#   
  -----###################--------#   
   -------------------------------    
   -------------------------------    
    -----------------------------     
      ----------   ------------       
        -------- P ----------         
          ------   --------           
               -------                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

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