[rCMT] Mw=5.9 TONGA REGION

USGS research CMT researchcmt at geohazards.cr.usgs.gov
Thu Nov 15 18:09:10 GMT 2007


AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2007jtbd TONGA REGION                                      
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used : CASY CTAO KIP MAJO PET PMG RPN TAU YSS                                                              
Origin time: 2007  319  17  18  22
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -22.8000   -175.200  40   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.053159 Mtt :      0.028516
Mff :     -0.081675 Mrt :     -0.007479
Mrf :      0.056852 Mtf :      0.006333
T-axis:  moment=     0.074   plunge=    69.345  azimuth=   252.515    
N-axis:  moment=     0.029   plunge=     4.446  azimuth=   354.417    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.103   plunge=    20.128  azimuth=    86.050    
best double couple: Mo=    0.089(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.9  tau=  2.5     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  352.37/ 65.27/ 85.10     183.94/ 25.18/100.50  
Centroid location :  -22.022  -175.451    58.143
Centroid time :     21.055
Variance reduction (%) :   2
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    1    2    1    1    1    1    1            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    1    0    1    1    1    1    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    1    0    1    1    1    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  21  
number of runs = 8
starttime = Thu Nov 15 10:47:33 MST 2007
endtime = Thu Nov 15 11:08:52 MST 2007
inversion time = Thu Nov 15 11:08:41 MST 2007 - Thu Nov 15 11:08:52 MST 2007
Solution produced by inversion of all available channels



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