[Roger Hunter]

(06-23-2014, 11:08 PM)Island Chris Wrote: The M8.0 (or 7.9) has an odd focal mechanism: either strike-slip on a flattish fault or else is near vertical fault. It is also deep, so not a regular megathrust quake.

Chris

Yeah, the mag will bounce around for awhile as more data is processed.

That's a subduction zone up there isn't it?

Roger