European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
Centre Sismologique Euro-Mediterraneen
Double couple solution provided by GFZ Potsdam

EMSC event parameters: 06-Sep-2002_01:21:27.9, Sicily
                  38.39 N    13.71 E
                  Depth =  10 km (adopted in inversion)

10 stations used in inversion:
Station Delta Azimuth  Components used
--------------------------------------
rue    14.09    0.18    Z
sant    9.57   98.55    Z
dsb    20.31  323.51    ZT
eil    19.67  110.29    ZR
isp    13.24  277.53    ZR
hlg    16.29  347.72    ZR
gvd     9.06  109.85    Z
meli   13.69  262.04    Z
trte   21.72   18.70    Z
mte    16.55  283.63    T
psz    10.54   23.33    T
rgn    16.17  359.19    T
malt   19.38   82.51    T
stu    10.88  343.96    T
Data provided by:
GEOFON, GII/GEOFON, GRSN, GI Stuttgart, GRSN/GEOFON

Corner frequencies of bandpass filter:   0.0125 and   0.025 Hz

Moment tensor solution in xyz coordinates (scaled by 10**17 Nm):

 4.8   -2.8   2.8   (Mxx, Mxy, Mxz)
-2.8    2.5  -0.1   (Myx, Myy, Myz)
 2.8   -0.1  -7.2   (Mzx, Mzy, Mzz)

Best double couple (79% double couple, 21% CLVD) :
First fault plane:  Strike =  246 degrees
                    Rake   =  -79 degrees
                    Dip    =   55 degrees

Second fault plane: Strike =   47 degrees
                    Rake   = -106 degrees
                    Dip    =   36 degrees
Mo = (6.2)*10**17  N*m
Mw =  5.8

Principal axes    Trend      Plunge
-----------------------------------
        P          192          77
        N           60           9
        T          328          10


                     N
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      ############-----------------##
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        -------------------########
         ---------------##########
           ###-----#############
             #################
                     |
                     S

Note: This is the first EMSC solution based on regional moment tensor inversion.
We keep as much as possible to the old format. Polarities and P-wave takeoff
angles are not given in this approach.

Comments to bock@gfz-potsdam.de