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== First motion convention ==

The first figure in this article is confusing. The usual convention is to label the quadrants P and T, depending on the first motion, whether inward or outward. The figure uses C and T, perhaps to indicate the local stress associated with the first motion of the outgoing wave (compression and tension). The usual convention, and the one used for other figures in this article, is to label the white quadrants P, and the black, T. Mark Brandon Yale.

== Focal mechanism or moment tensor? == The article creates the impression that there is no difference between a focal mechanism and a moment tensor solution^[1] Aniconist01 (talk) 16:51, 8 January 2013 (UTC).[reply]

== References ==

^ Havskof, Jens (2010). Routine Data Processing in Earthquake Seismology. Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, New York: Springer. p. 193. ISBN 978-90-481-8696-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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[1] Havskof, Jens (2010). Routine Data Processing in Earthquake Seismology. Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, New York: Springer. p. 193. ISBN 978-90-481-8696-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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