[rCMT] Mw=5.8 NEAR WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008qxbw NEAR WEST COAST OF HONSHU                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used : AAK ARU KURK TIXI TLY ULN YAK                                                                       
Origin time: 2008  107  19  19  34
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      39.0000    139.900  147  
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.012241 Mtt :      0.014518
Mff :     -0.002277 Mrt :      0.028772
Mrf :      0.042075 Mtf :      0.012052
T-axis:  moment=     0.055   plunge=    36.418  azimuth=   316.361    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.003   plunge=    12.678  azimuth=   216.808    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.053   plunge=    50.732  azimuth=   110.836    
best double couple: Mo=    0.054(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.8  tau=  2.1     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   95.79/ 14.71/-30.18     215.15/ 82.67/-102.78 
Centroid location :   40.173   139.520    97.259
Centroid time :     35.776
Variance reduction (%) :  20
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    2    3    1    0    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    1    4    1    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    1    4    1    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  18  
number of runs = 9
starttime = Wed Apr 16 13:39:06 MDT 2008
endtime = Wed Apr 16 13:57:25 MDT 2008
inversion time = Wed Apr 16 13:57:22 MDT 2008 - Wed Apr 16 13:57:25 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of all available channels