M 6.1 - 158 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia

  • 1990-12-05 16:08:51 (UTC)
  • 5.264°S 131.370°E
  • 75.1 km depth

Two events about 5.8 seconds apart. Depth from broadband displacement seismograms based on first event. FAULT PLANE SOLUTION: P-Waves NP1:Strike=320 Dip=65 Slip=-180 NP2:Strike=50 Dip=90 Slip=-335 Principal Axes: (T) Plg=17 Azm=278 (P) Plg=17 Azm=182 Comment: The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting with a moderate normal component. The preferred fault plane is not determined. RADIATED ENERGY No. of sta: 5 Focal mech. F Energy 4.3+1.9*10**13 Nm MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION Dep 54 No. of sta: 8 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**18 Nm Mrr=-0.18 Mtt=-0.69 Mff=0.87 Mrt=0.24 Mrf=-0.08 Mtf=0.83 Principal axes: (T) Val=1.23 Plg=1 Azm=293 (N) Val=-0.11 Plg=75 Azm=28 (P) Val=-1.12 Plg=15 Azm=203 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.2*10**18 NP1:Strike=339 Dip=79 Slip=-170 NP2:Strike=247 Dip=80 Slip=-12 CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 14S, 30C Centroid Location: Origin Time 16:08:53.7 0.3 Lat 5.06S 0.03 Lon 131.37E 0.03 Dep 46.6 2.1 Half-duration 2.5 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**18 Nm Mrr=0.11 0.02 Mtt=-1.19 0.03 Mff=1.08 0.03 Mrt=0.35 0.04 Mrf=-0.08 0.03 Mtf=0.81 0.02 Principal Axes: (T) Val=1.34 Plg=1 Azm=288 (N) Val=0.18 Plg=78 Azm=24 (P) Val=-1.53 Plg=12 Azm=198 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.4*10**18 NP1:Strike=333 Dip=80 Slip=-172 NP2:Strike=242 Dip=82 Slip=-10

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