[rCMT] Mw=7.1 MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008qtae MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION                           
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO DGAR KIP LVC MAJO PMSA RPN SUR                                                           
Origin time: 2008  103   0  30  13
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -55.6000    158.300  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      4.687246 Mtt :     -0.109538
Mff :     -4.577708 Mrt :      2.041233
Mrf :      3.152234 Mtf :     -0.140315
T-axis:  moment=     6.237   plunge=    66.896  azimuth=   317.650    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.585   plunge=    13.622  azimuth=   193.035    
P-axis:  moment=    -5.652   plunge=    18.292  azimuth=    98.441    
best double couple: Mo=    5.944(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=7.1  tau= 10.0     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   19.63/ 64.63/105.11     167.42/ 29.27/ 61.20  
Centroid location :  -55.227   158.309    22.288
Centroid time :     16.837
Variance reduction (%) :  71
 
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z-comp:     1    1    1    0    1    0    2    0    0    1    2    0            
r-comp:     1    0    1    0    1    0    1    0    0    1    0    0            
t-comp:     1    0    1    0    1    0    1    0    0    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  18  
number of runs = 13
starttime = Fri Apr 11 19:02:15 MDT 2008
endtime = Fri Apr 11 19:33:40 MDT 2008
inversion time = Fri Apr 11 19:33:37 MDT 2008 - Fri Apr 11 19:33:40 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%