USGS Body-Wave Moment Tensor Solution
HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
12/12/29 17:50:52.15 Epicenter: 35.684 70.589 MW 5.6 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION Depth 111 No. of sta: 37 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**17 Nm Mrr= 2.40 Mtt=-2.50 Mpp= 0.10 Mrt= 1.04 Mrp= 1.33 Mtp=-0.66 Principal axes: T Val= 3.09 Plg=66 Azm=288 N -0.09 18 67 P -3.00 15 162 Best Double Couple:Mo=3.0*10**17 NP1:Strike= 57 Dip=62 Slip= 69 NP2: 275 34 123
The figure above shows a visual representation of the style of faulting (focal mechanism)
derived from the estimated moment tensor.
Shaded areas show quadrants of the focal sphere in which the P-wave first-motions
are away from the source, and unshaded areas show quadrants
in which the P-wave first-motions are toward the source.
The dots represent the axis of maximum compressional strain
(in black, called the "P-axis")
and the axis of maximum extensional strain (in white, called the "T-axis")
resulting from the earthquake.
