M 6.2 - 164 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe

Felt (IV) on Guadeloupe and (III) on Dominica, Martinique and St. Lucia. Depth from broadband displacement seismograms. FAULT PLANE SOLUTION: P-Waves NP1:Strike=185 Dip=78 Slip=-90 NP2:Strike=5 Dip=12 Slip=-90 Principal Axes: (T) Plg=33 Azm=275 (P) Plg=57 Azm=95 Comment: The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to normal faulting. The preferred fault plane is not determined. RADIATED ENERGY No. of sta: 18 Focal mech. F Energy 6.2+1.7*10**13 Nm MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION Dep 6 No. of sta: 31 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**18 Nm Mrr=-0.72 Mtt=0.24 Mff=0.48 Mrt=0.70 Mrf=1.23 Mtf=0.31 Principal axes: (T) Val=1.57 Plg=32 Azm=302 (N) Val=0.03 Plg=2 Azm=211 (P) Val=-1.60 Plg=58 Azm=118 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.6*10**18 NP1:Strike=39 Dip=13 Slip=-82 NP2:Strike=210 Dip=77 Slip=-92 CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GSN L.P.B.: 70S,166C M.W.: 56S, 92C Centroid Location: Origin Time 03:46: 5.2 0.1 Lat 16.59N 0.01 Lon 59.56W 0.01 Dep 15.0 BDY Half-duration 3.0 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**18 Nm Mrr=-1.14 0.01 Mtt=-0.38 0.01 Mff=1.52 0.01 Mrt=0.12 0.03 Mrf=1.28 0.04 Mtf=-0.82 0.01 Principal Axes: (T) Val=2.23 Plg=19 Azm=253 (N) Val=-0.44 Plg=23 Azm=352 (P) Val=-1.79 Plg=59 Azm=127 Best Double Couple:Mo=2.0*10**18 NP1:Strike=311 Dip=32 Slip=-136 NP2:Strike=182 Dip=68 Slip=-65