Link to USGS home page.
Earthquake Hazards Program

USGS Fast Moment Tensor Solution

 07/07/16 22:58:22.46
 APURE, VENEZUELA                
 Epicenter:   7.157  -72.103
 MW 5.1

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth  21         No. of sta: 25
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**16 Nm
   Mrr= 5.97       Mtt=-3.49
   Mpp=-2.48       Mrt= 0.16
   Mrp= 1.70       Mtp=-2.56
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  6.31  Plg=78  Azm=260
   N       -0.60      10       48
   P       -5.72       6      139

 Best Double Couple:Mo=6.0*10**16
  NP1:Strike=240 Dip=40 Slip= 106
  NP2:        40     52        77
                                      
               -------                
          -----------------           
        ---------------------         
      ------------------------#       
    ------------##############--#     
   ----------#################----    
   -------###################-----    
  ------#####################------   
  -----########   ##########-------   
  ----######### T #########--------   
  ---##########   ########---------   
  --#####################----------   
   -###################-----------    
   -#################-------------    
    ###############--------   ---     
      ##########----------- P -       
        #------------------           
          -----------------           
               -------                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

Explanation of Parameters
Current USGS Fast Moment Tensor Solutions
USGS E-mail Notification Services
Source Parameter Search

For more information, contact Stuart Sipkin sipkin@usgs.gov

 


FirstGov button  Take Pride in America button