TABLE 5. Preferred Northridge Rupture Model Parameters 


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        Date			    January 17, 1994
        Origin Time		    12:30 55.2 GMT
        Latitude, Longitude	    34.211 N, 118.546 W
        Hypocentral Depth	    17.5 km

        Top Center Fault Location   34.344 N, 118.515 W
        Strike			    122  (S58E)
        Dip			    40   (S32W)
        Rake			    101
        Model Fault Length          18 km 
        Model Fault Width           24 km
        Fault Depth Range	    5.0 - 20.4 km

        Effective Fault Length	    14 km
        Effective Fault Width	    21 km
        Average Slip		    1.3 meters
        Maximum Slip 		    3.2 meters
        Seismic Moment		    1.3 +- .2 x 10**26 dyne-cm
        Average Stress Drop         74 Bars

        Rupture Velocity	    3.0 km/sec
        Total Rupture Time	    7 sec
        Local Rise Time		    variable from 0.6-1.4 sec 
    
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