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Magnitude 5.6 BANDA SEA

Monday, April 20, 2009 at 12:21:21 UTC

Global CMT Project Moment Tensor Solution


April 20, 2009, BANDA SEA, MW=5.5
 
Liz Starin

CENTROID-MOMENT-TENSOR  SOLUTION
GCMT EVENT:     C200904201221A  
DATA: II IU CU G  GE 
L.P.BODY WAVES: 83S, 147C, T= 40
MANTLE WAVES:   51S,  56C, T=125
SURFACE WAVES:  94S, 186C, T= 50
TIMESTAMP:      Q-20090420201510
CENTROID LOCATION:
ORIGIN TIME:      12:21:24.9 0.1
LAT: 4.11S 0.01;LON:129.77E 0.01
DEP: 12.0  FIX;TRIANG HDUR:  1.4
MOMENT TENSOR: SCALE 10**24 D-CM
RR= 2.450 0.025; TT=-1.390 0.025
PP=-1.060 0.026; RT= 0.286 0.078
RP=-0.364 0.075; TP= 1.330 0.022
PRINCIPAL AXES:
1.(T) VAL=  2.494;PLG=84;AZM= 63
2.(N)       0.112;     2;    312
3.(P)      -2.606;     5;    222
BEST DBLE.COUPLE:M0= 2.55*10**24
NP1: STRIKE=309;DIP=40;SLIP=  87
NP2: STRIKE=133;DIP=50;SLIP=  93

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