[rCMT] Mw=6.8 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2007kaaq EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG.,                          
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used : ARU CASY COR KIP KURK MAJO TAU TLY ULN                                                              
Origin time: 2007  326   8  48  31
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -5.80000    147.000  78   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      1.962620 Mtt :     -1.714777
Mff :     -0.247844 Mrt :      0.083533
Mrf :      0.322297 Mtf :      0.316329
T-axis:  moment=     2.013   plunge=    81.384  azimuth=   283.324    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.233   plunge=     8.612  azimuth=   101.571    
P-axis:  moment=    -1.780   plunge=     0.260  azimuth=   191.611    
best double couple: Mo=    1.897(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.8  tau=  6.9     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   93.13/ 45.90/ 77.96     290.16/ 45.39/102.14  
Centroid location :   -6.055   147.326    56.602
Centroid time :      4.369
Variance reduction (%) :  66
 
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z-comp:     1    0    0    1    1    0    2    2    0    0    0    1            
r-comp:     1    0    0    1    1    0    3    1    0    0    0    0            
t-comp:     1    0    0    1    1    0    3    1    0    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  22  
number of runs = 11
starttime = Thu Nov 22 02:18:58 MST 2007
endtime = Thu Nov 22 02:48:58 MST 2007
inversion time = Thu Nov 22 02:48:44 MST 2007 - Thu Nov 22 02:48:57 MST 2007
Solution produced by inversion of all available channels