NCSS Moment Tensor Solution

Solution reviewed by Kathryn Materna

Moment Tensor Diagram
Hypocentral Location:
Event ID72592705
Origin Time2016/02/16 23:27:31
Latitude37.2023
Longitude-118.3998
Depth (TT)15.1 km
Depth (MT; not authoritative)18 km fixed

Magnitudes:
Md4.78 (not authoritative)
Ml4.79 (not authoritative)
Mw4.31 (authoritative)

Principal Axes:
Scale1.0E+22 Dyne-cm
AxisValuePlungeAzimuth
T3.4827.840253.662
N0.18476.52818.746
P-3.66610.886162.144

Source Composition:
TypePercent
DC90
CLVD10
Iso(null)
Moment Tensor (Aki & Richards Convention):
Mo3.57e+22 Dyne-cm
Mxx-2.923e+22 Dyne-cm
Mxy1.957e+22 Dyne-cm
Mxz5.541e+21 Dyne-cm
Myy2.816e+22 Dyne-cm
Myz-6.467e+21 Dyne-cm
Mzz1.076e+21 Dyne-cm
Variance Reduction86%
Version number2
Solution time2016/02/17 00:04:51 UTC

Best-fit Double Couple Solution
PlaneStrikeRakeDip
NP1208-1388
NP2298-17877

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