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October 29, 2009, HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN, MW=6.2

Vala Hjorleifsdottir

CENTROID-MOMENT-TENSOR  SOLUTION
GCMT EVENT:     C200910291744A  
DATA: II IU CU IC GE G  
L.P.BODY WAVES:105S, 218C, T= 40
MANTLE WAVES:   84S, 137C, T=125
SURFACE WAVES: 108S, 260C, T= 50
TIMESTAMP:      Q-20091029212026
CENTROID LOCATION:
ORIGIN TIME:      17:44:35.4 0.1
LAT:36.40N 0.01;LON: 70.66E 0.01
DEP:217.4  0.4;TRIANG HDUR:  3.1
MOMENT TENSOR: SCALE 10**25 D-CM
RR= 2.010 0.015; TT=-1.630 0.019
PP=-0.382 0.018; RT= 1.470 0.014
RP=-1.040 0.014; TP= 0.635 0.018
PRINCIPAL AXES:
1.(T) VAL=  2.731;PLG=68;AZM= 43
2.(N)      -0.154;     6;    298
3.(P)      -2.579;    21;    206
BEST DBLE.COUPLE:M0= 2.66*10**25
NP1: STRIKE=286;DIP=24;SLIP=  76
NP2: STRIKE=121;DIP=66;SLIP=  96
             
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