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November 17, 2009, QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION, MW=6.6

Vala Hjorleifsdottir

CENTROID-MOMENT-TENSOR  SOLUTION
GCMT EVENT:     C200911171530A  
DATA: II IU CU IC G  GE 
L.P.BODY WAVES:112S, 261C, T= 50
MANTLE WAVES:  106S, 201C, T=125
SURFACE WAVES: 111S, 273C, T= 50
TIMESTAMP:      Q-20091117202117
CENTROID LOCATION:
ORIGIN TIME:      15:30:55.3 0.1
LAT:51.98N 0.00;LON:131.58W 0.01
DEP: 15.5  0.3;TRIANG HDUR:  4.7
MOMENT TENSOR: SCALE 10**25 D-CM
RR= 0.900 0.039; TT=-2.920 0.040
PP= 2.020 0.040; RT= 2.420 0.148
RP=-3.970 0.175; TP= 7.940 0.039
PRINCIPAL AXES:
1.(T) VAL=  8.353;PLG=15;AZM=122
2.(N)       2.072;    63;    359
3.(P)     -10.425;    21;    218
BEST DBLE.COUPLE:M0= 9.39*10**25
NP1: STRIKE=259;DIP=64;SLIP=  -4
NP2: STRIKE=351;DIP=86;SLIP=-154
             
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