[rCMT] Mw=5.8 KURIL ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008qtaf KURIL ISLANDS                                     
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used : AAK ARU KEV KIP LVZ TLY ULN YAK                                                                     
Origin time: 2008  103   0  46  27
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      43.9000    147.500  53   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.013431 Mtt :     -0.020183
Mff :      0.033614 Mrt :      0.005238
Mrf :      0.046904 Mtf :     -0.007290
T-axis:  moment=     0.063   plunge=    31.463  azimuth=   267.181    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.018   plunge=    16.903  azimuth=     7.897    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.045   plunge=    53.312  azimuth=   121.967    
best double couple: Mo=    0.054(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.8  tau=  2.1     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  313.93/ 20.59/-145.75     191.42/ 78.58/-72.75 
Centroid location :   50.209   146.329   238.663
Centroid time :    108.449
Variance reduction (%) :  -2
 
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z-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    3    1    2    0    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    3    2    2    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    3    2    2    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  23  
number of runs = 8
starttime = Fri Apr 11 19:07:36 MDT 2008
endtime = Fri Apr 11 19:27:36 MDT 2008
inversion time = Fri Apr 11 19:27:27 MDT 2008 - Fri Apr 11 19:27:36 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of all available channels