[rCMT] Mw=6.4 LOYALTY ISLANDS

Wed Apr 9 05:06:54 MST 2008

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008qqax LOYALTY ISLANDS                                   
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO KIP MAJO PET RPN TAU YSS                                                                 
Origin time: 2008  100  11  13  25
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -20.2000    168.700  79   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.396622 Mtt :     -0.076573
Mff :     -0.320048 Mrt :      0.196255
Mrf :      0.025369 Mtf :      0.138231
T-axis:  moment=     0.474   plunge=    68.512  azimuth=   345.537    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.087   plunge=    20.895  azimuth=   151.417    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.387   plunge=     4.789  azimuth=   243.250    
best double couple: Mo=    0.431(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.4  tau=  4.2     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  354.54/ 44.19/120.77     134.83/ 53.21/ 63.55  
Centroid location :  -20.296   168.888    36.677
Centroid time :     -0.080
Variance reduction (%) :  37
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    1    0    1    0    2    0    0    1    1    1            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    1    0    2    0    0    1    1    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    2    0    0    1    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  18  
number of runs = 8
starttime = Wed Apr 9 05:46:55 MDT 2008
endtime = Wed Apr 9 06:06:52 MDT 2008
inversion time = Wed Apr 9 06:06:45 MDT 2008 - Wed Apr 9 06:06:52 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%