M 7.1 - 297 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

Felt (VI) at Saumlaki; (IV) at Ambon and Tual; (III) at Nabire and Sorong, Indonesia. Also felt in northern Australia. Two events about 6.4 seconds apart. Depth from broadband displacement seismograms, based on first event. FAULT PLANE SOLUTION: P-Waves NP1:Strike=35 Dip=58 Slip=47 NP2:Strike=275 Dip=52 Slip=138 Principal Axes: (T) Plg=54 Azm=249 (P) Plg=4 Azm=154 Comment: The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled. The preferred fault plane is not determined. RADIATED ENERGY No. of sta: 6 Focal mech. F Energy 1.1+0.4*10**15 Nm MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION Dep 158 No. of sta: 22 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**19 Nm Mrr=2.70 Mtt=-2.72 Mff=0.02 Mrt=0.46 Mrf=2.38 Mtf=-0.65 Principal axes: (T) Val=4.09 Plg=60 Azm=271 (N) Val=-1.00 Plg=27 Azm=62 (P) Val=-3.09 Plg=13 Azm=158 Best Double Couple:Mo=3.6*10**19 NP1:Strike=279 Dip=40 Slip=135 NP2:Strike=47 Dip=63 Slip=59 CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GSN L.P.B.: 54S,152C M.W.: 55S,147C Centroid Location: Origin Time 04:43:36.4 0.1 Lat 6.93S 0.01 Lon 129.65E 0.01 Dep 160.7 0.2 Half-duration 8.3 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**19 Nm Mrr=2.76 0.02 Mtt=-3.23 0.02 Mff=0.47 0.02 Mrt=-0.30 0.02 Mrf=3.09 0.02 Mtf=-1.98 0.02 Principal Axes: (T) Val=5.15 Plg=52 Azm=254 (N) Val=-0.89 Plg=36 Azm=54 (P) Val=-4.25 Plg=10 Azm=151 Best Double Couple:Mo=4.7*10**19 NP1:Strike=277 Dip=47 Slip=144 NP2:Strike=33 Dip=64 Slip=49