M 6.0 - 145 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia

  • 1996-01-31 20:30:42 (UTC)
  • 44.468°N 149.370°E
  • 20.6 km depth

Felt (III) at Burevestnik and Kurilsk, Iturup. Also felt (III) in the southern part of Urup. Depth from broadband displacement seismograms. BROADBAND FAULT PLANE SOLUTION: NP1:Strike=20 Dip=45 Slip=100 NP2:Strike=186 Dip=46 Slip=80 Principal Axes: (T) Plg=83 Azm=16 (P) Plg=0 Azm=283 RADIATED ENERGY No. of sta: 13 Focal mech. F Energy 1.5+0.4*10**13 Nm MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION Dep 23 No. of sta: 42 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**17 Nm Mrr=5.04 Mtt=-5.59 Mff=0.55 Mrt=3.20 Mrf=7.50 Mtf=-1.25 Principal axes: (T) Val=10.84 Plg=54 Azm=281 (N) Val=-2.50 Plg=22 Azm=45 (P) Val=-8.33 Plg=27 Azm=147 Best Double Couple:Mo=9.6*10**17 NP1:Strike=278 Dip=27 Slip=146 NP2:Strike=39 Dip=75 Slip=67 CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GSN L.P.B.: 40S, 91C Centroid Location: Origin Time 20:30:48.4 0.2 Lat 44.51N 0.02 Lon 149.72E 0.03 Dep 27.3 1.2 Half-duration 2.5 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**17 Nm Mrr=8.07 0.12 Mtt=-3.44 0.16 Mff=-4.63 0.16 Mrt=4.83 0.41 Mrf=7.70 0.47 Mtf=-5.10 0.16 Principal Axes: (T) Val=12.06 Plg=66 Azm=294 (N) Val=0.95 Plg=6 Azm=37 (P) Val=-13.01 Plg=23 Azm=129 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.3*10**18 NP1:Strike=231 Dip=22 Slip=105 NP2:Strike=34 Dip=68 Slip=84

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