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November 24, 2009, TONGA, MW=6.7

Vala Hjorleifsdottir

CENTROID-MOMENT-TENSOR  SOLUTION
GCMT EVENT:     C200911241247A  
DATA: II IU CU IC G  GE 
L.P.BODY WAVES:113S, 269C, T= 50
MANTLE WAVES:  111S, 206C, T=125
SURFACE WAVES: 116S, 269C, T= 50
TIMESTAMP:      Q-20091124142319
CENTROID LOCATION:
ORIGIN TIME:      12:47:22.5 0.1
LAT:20.83S 0.00;LON:173.54W 0.00
DEP: 22.7  0.3;TRIANG HDUR:  5.4
MOMENT TENSOR: SCALE 10**26 D-CM
RR=-0.146 0.005; TT= 0.452 0.005
PP=-0.306 0.005; RT= 0.122 0.011
RP= 0.783 0.018; TP= 1.040 0.005
PRINCIPAL AXES:
1.(T) VAL=  1.394;PLG=21;AZM=320
2.(N)      -0.056;    54;    198
3.(P)      -1.338;    28;     62
BEST DBLE.COUPLE:M0= 1.37*10**26
NP1: STRIKE= 99;DIP=54;SLIP=  -5
NP2: STRIKE=192;DIP=86;SLIP=-144
             
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