USGS Energy and Broadband Solution

LIBERTADOR O HIGGINS, CHILE
10/03/11 14:39:48 UTC
Epicenter: 34.25S 71.89W

  Me   7.1
Broadband Source Parameters:
 BROADBAND DEPTH:        11.0 km
 RADIATED ENERGY
  No. of sta:  9  Focal mech.  W
  Energy       9.5+4.4*10**14 Nm
 COMMENT:  Complex earthquake observed on broadband
  displacement seismograms. A small event followed by a
  larger one about 4 seconds later. Depth from synthetics
  of broadband displacement seismograms based on second event.

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