NCSS Moment Tensor Solution

Solution reviewed by Kathryn Materna

Moment Tensor Diagram
Hypocentral Location:
Event ID72592670
Origin Time2016/02/16 23:04:27
Latitude37.2023
Longitude-118.4035
Depth (TT)15.1 km
Depth (MT; not authoritative)18 km fixed

Magnitudes:
Md5.31 (not authoritative)
Ml5.22 (not authoritative)
Mw4.77 (authoritative)

Principal Axes:
Scale1.0E+23 Dyne-cm
AxisValuePlungeAzimuth
T1.7744.616259.641
N-0.03478.60313.250
P-1.73910.398168.792

Source Composition:
TypePercent
DC96
CLVD4
Iso(null)
Moment Tensor (Aki & Richards Convention):
Mo1.76e+23 Dyne-cm
Mxx-1.563e+23 Dyne-cm
Mxy6.322e+22 Dyne-cm
Mxz2.708e+22 Dyne-cm
Myy1.642e+23 Dyne-cm
Myz-2.015e+22 Dyne-cm
Mzz-7.827e+21 Dyne-cm
Variance Reduction82%
Version number2
Solution time2016/02/16 23:31:10 UTC

Best-fit Double Couple Solution
PlaneStrikeRakeDip
NP1214-1186
NP2305-17679

Waveform data (solid line) and synthetic data (dashed line) from the moment tensor inversion: