USGS Energy and Broadband Solution

SOLOMON ISLANDS
10/04/11 09:40:30 UTC
Epicenter: 10.91S 161.13E

  Me   6.7
Broadband Source Parameters:
 BROADBAND DEPTH:        21.0 km
 RADIATED ENERGY
  No. of sta:  7  Focal mech.  C
  Energy       2.5+0.4*10**14 Nm
 COMMENT:  Complex earthquake
  observed on broadband
  displacement seismograms.  A
  small event is followed by a
  larger event about 3 seconds
  later.  Depth from synthetics
  of broadband displacement
  seismograms based on first
  event.

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