M 6.5 - 14 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines
- 1990-07-17 21:14:43 (UTC)
- 16.495°N 120.981°E
- 23.1 km depth
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Felt in the Manila area. Depth from broadband displacement seismograms. FAULT PLANE SOLUTION: P-Waves NP1:Strike=167 Dip=69 Slip=11 NP2:Strike=73 Dip=80 Slip=159 Principal Axes: (T) Plg=22 Azm=28 (P) Plg=7 Azm=121 Comment: The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled and corresponds to left-lateral strike-slip faulting with a moderate reverse component. The preferred fault plane is NP1. RADIATED ENERGY No. of sta: 5 Focal mech. F Energy 2.6+0.9*10**14 Nm MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION Dep 7 No. of sta: 12 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**18 Nm Mrr=4.06 Mtt=0.54 Mff=-4.60 Mrt=1.91 Mrf=-0.04 Mtf=-3.42 Principal axes: (T) Val=5.15 Plg=59 Azm=20 (N) Val=1.23 Plg=30 Azm=210 (P) Val=-6.38 Plg=5 Azm=117 Best Double Couple:Mo=5.8*10**18 NP1:Strike=179 Dip=48 Slip=47 NP2:Strike=53 Dip=57 Slip=127 CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 10S, 28C M.W.: 11S, 25C Centroid Location: Origin Time 21:14:45.6 0.2 Lat 16.36N 0.02 Lon 121.19E 0.02 Dep 15.0 BDY Half-duration 6.3 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**18 Nm Mrr=6.14 0.07 Mtt=-2.40 0.06 Mff=-3.74 0.07 Mrt=1.11 0.38 Mrf=0.42 0.35 Mtf=-2.97 0.05 Principal Axes: (T) Val=6.28 Plg=83 Azm=358 (N) Val=-0.08 Plg=5 Azm=220 (P) Val=-6.20 Plg=5 Azm=129 Best Double Couple:Mo=6.2*10**18 NP1:Strike=213 Dip=41 Slip=82 NP2:Strike=44 Dip=50 Slip=97