[rCMT] Mw=6.5 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008rfa9 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDG                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  BFO ESK LSZ NNA OTAV SDV SJG SUR TSUM                                                              
Origin time: 2008  115  12  14  50
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -1.20000   -23.6000  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.167666 Mtt :      0.212628
Mff :     -0.044961 Mrt :     -0.321872
Mrf :     -0.233142 Mtf :     -0.571243
T-axis:  moment=     0.685   plunge=     8.250  azimuth=   215.964    
N-axis:  moment=     0.070   plunge=    55.292  azimuth=   113.880    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.755   plunge=    33.437  azimuth=   311.458    
best double couple: Mo=    0.720(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.5  tau=  5.0     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   88.13/ 73.25/-149.15     348.36/ 60.59/-19.32 
Centroid location :   -1.017   -23.889    18.589
Centroid time :      8.499
Variance reduction (%) :  57
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    1    2    0    0    2    0    0    3    0    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    2    0    0    2    1    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    2    0    0    3    1    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  21  
number of runs = 10
starttime = Thu Apr 24 06:34:22 MDT 2008
endtime = Thu Apr 24 06:55:18 MDT 2008
inversion time = Thu Apr 24 06:55:14 MDT 2008 - Thu Apr 24 06:55:17 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%