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USGS WPhase Moment Tensor Solution

 09/08/17  0:05:47   
 SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN 
 Epicenter:  23.489  123.501
 MW 6.7

 USGS/WPHASE CENTROID MOMENT TENSOR
 09/08/17 00:05:47.00
 Centroid:   23.489  123.501
 Depth  15         No. of sta: 24
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**18 Nm
   Mrr= 0.16       Mtt= 1.02
   Mpp=-1.17       Mrt= 0.28
   Mrp= 0.59       Mtp= 0.15
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  1.15  Plg=20  Azm=350
   N        0.25      60      220
   P       -1.39      20       88

 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.3*10**19
  NP1:Strike=129 Dip=60 Slip=   0
  NP2:       219     89      -149
                                      
               #######                
          #####   #########           
        ####### T ###########         
      #########   ##########---       
    --####################-------     
   ---###################---------    
   ----################-----------    
  ------##############-------------   
  -------###########----------   --   
  ---------#######------------ P --   
  ----------#####-------------   --   
  ------------#--------------------   
   -----------###-----------------    
   ---------#######---------------    
    -------############----------     
      ---######################       
        #####################         
          #################           
               #######                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

 


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