[rCMT] Mw=6.6 SOLOMON ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2007kfa3 SOLOMON ISLANDS                                   
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY INCN KIP MAJO PET TAU TLY ULN YSS                                                             
Origin time: 2007  331  11  50   1
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -11.0000    162.200  42   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.386058 Mtt :     -0.342396
Mff :     -0.043662 Mrt :      0.301992
Mrf :     -0.633176 Mtf :      0.503371
T-axis:  moment=     0.842   plunge=    52.986  azimuth=    94.890    
N-axis:  moment=     0.168   plunge=    25.299  azimuth=   326.066    
P-axis:  moment=    -1.011   plunge=    25.089  azimuth=   223.280    
best double couple: Mo=    0.926(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.6  tau=  5.4     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  153.52/ 74.65/116.31     271.70/ 30.18/ 31.78  
Centroid location :  -11.110   162.750    32.614
Centroid time :     -3.929
Variance reduction (%) :  49
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    3    2    0    0    0    2            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    1    1    0    0    0    1            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    3    3    0    0    0    1            
Total number of traces used =  20  
number of runs = 7
starttime = Tue Nov 27 05:22:29 MST 2007
endtime = Tue Nov 27 05:42:06 MST 2007
inversion time = Tue Nov 27 05:41:52 MST 2007 - Tue Nov 27 05:42:06 MST 2007
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%