M 6.0 - 6 km WNW of Chichiriviche, Venezuela

Slight damage in the Valencia area. Felt at Caracas and in Aragua, Carabobo, Falcon and Yaracuy States. Depth from broadband displacement seismograms. RADIATED ENERGY No. of sta: 5 Focal mech. M Energy 4.3+1.5*10**13 Nm MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION Dep 15 No. of sta: 10 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**17 Nm Mrr=4.21 Mtt=-0.06 Mff=-4.14 Mrt=-1.72 Mrf=5.50 Mtf=-3.89 Principal axes: (T) Val=8.30 Plg=53 Azm=231 (N) Val=-0.38 Plg=30 Azm=10 (P) Val=-7.91 Plg=20 Azm=112 Best Double Couple:Mo=8.1*10**17 NP1:Strike=242 Dip=36 Slip=147 NP2:Strike=359 Dip=71 Slip=58 CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 19S, 46C Centroid Location: Origin Time 08:22:59.9 0.3 Lat 10.88N 0.04 Lon 68.08W 0.03 Dep 15.0 FIX Half-duration 3.7 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**17 Nm Mrr=-0.83 0.20 Mtt=-4.39 0.21 Mff=5.22 0.27 Mrt=-5.28 0.67 Mrf=0.75 0.66 Mtf=6.79 0.20 Principal Axes: (T) Val=9.10 Plg=12 Azm=121 (N) Val=1.45 Plg=59 Azm=232 (P) Val=-10.56 Plg=28 Azm=25 Best Double Couple:Mo=9.8*10**17 NP1:Strike=166 Dip=62 Slip=-168 NP2:Strike=70 Dip=79 Slip=-29