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Table 2 Parameters of the stress inversion results

From: Earthquake focal mechanisms and stress orientations in the eastern Swiss Alps

Tectonic domain

S1 trend/plunge

S2 trend/plunge

S3 trend/plunge

Phi

Beta

Faulting style

Nr. of events

Penninic

327/73

129/17

221/5

0.73 ± 0.08

15 ± 10

Normal

16

Helvetic

320/2

224/71

51/19

0.31 ± 0.08

21 ± 16

Strike slip

28

W-Helvetic

311/3

214/68

42/22

0.28 ± 0.11

24 ± 18

Strike slip

17

E-Helvetic

325/10

233/77

55/13

0.34 ± 0.13

11 ± 8

Strike slip

11

  1. Explanations are given in the text (see chapter 4 and Fig. 6)