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USGS Fast Moment Tensor Solution

 07/07/31 12:58:28.26
 BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION     
 Epicenter:  28.240  138.990
 MW 5.3

 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION
 Depth 509         No. of sta:  9
 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**17 Nm
   Mrr= 0.09       Mtt=-0.26
   Mpp= 0.17       Mrt= 0.98
   Mrp=-0.28       Mtp= 0.02
  Principal axes:
   T  Val=  0.97  Plg=49  Azm= 23
   N        0.15       5      286
   P       -1.11      40      192

 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.0*10**17
  NP1:Strike=237 Dip= 7 Slip=  40
  NP2:       107     85        95
                                      
               -------                
          ---############--           
        --###################         
      -########################       
    --##############   ##########     
   --############### T ###########    
   -################   ###########    
  #--##############################   
  #-------#########################   
  --------------###################   
  --------------------#############   
  ---------------------------######   
   -------------------------------    
   ------------   ----------------    
    ----------- P ---------------     
      ---------   -------------       
        ---------------------         
          -----------------           
               -------                
                                      

Moment Tensor Solution

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