M 6.5 - 92 km S of Nabire, Indonesia

Several buildings damaged in the Paniai District. Felt (IV) at Nabire and in the Tembagapura area; (III) at Enarotali and Timika. Landslides occurred in the epicentral area. FAULT PLANE SOLUTION: P-Waves NP1:Strike=272 Dip=85 Slip=0 NP2:Strike=2 Dip=90 Slip=185 Principal Axes: (T) Plg=4 Azm=137 (P) Plg=4 Azm=227 Comment: The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting. The preferred fault plane is not determined. RADIATED ENERGY No. of sta: 11 Focal mech. F Energy 2.7+0.6*10**14 Nm MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION Dep 15 No. of sta: 9 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**18 Nm Mrr=0.18 Mtt=-0.33 Mff=0.14 Mrt=1.92 Mrf=-1.02 Mtf=7.05 Principal axes: (T) Val=7.02 Plg=5 Azm=315 (N) Val=0.68 Plg=74 Azm=64 (P) Val=-7.70 Plg=15 Azm=223 Best Double Couple:Mo=7.4*10**18 NP1:Strike=0 Dip=76 Slip=-173 NP2:Strike=268 Dip=83 Slip=-14 CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 54S,129C M.W.: 47S, 95C Centroid Location: Origin Time 04:03:43.5 0.1 Lat 4.03S 0.01 Lon 135.46E 0.01 Dep 15.0 FIX Half-duration 4.1 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**18 Nm Mrr=-0.31 0.03 Mtt=-0.77 0.03 Mff=1.08 0.03 Mrt=1.60 0.12 Mrf=-0.32 0.14 Mtf=5.11 0.02 Principal Axes: (T) Val=5.46 Plg=8 Azm=311 (N) Val=-0.01 Plg=72 Azm=67 (P) Val=-5.45 Plg=16 Azm=219 Best Double Couple:Mo=5.4*10**18 NP1:Strike=356 Dip=73 Slip=-174 NP2:Strike=264 Dip=85 Slip=-17