[rCMT] Mw=6.1 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

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Mon Apr 28 09:49:36 MST 2008


AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008rja3 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS RE                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY KMBO LSZ LVC NNA OTAV RPN SUR TSUM                                                            
Origin time: 2008  119  15  57  55
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -58.7000   -24.8000  35   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.123877 Mtt :      0.014993
Mff :     -0.138871 Mrt :     -0.122691
Mrf :     -0.003064 Mtf :     -0.022966
T-axis:  moment=     0.204   plunge=    56.797  azimuth=   183.052    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.059   plunge=    32.371  azimuth=    17.446    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.145   plunge=     6.602  azimuth=   283.239    
best double couple: Mo=    0.174(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.1  tau=  3.1     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  342.22/ 47.70/ 43.63     219.55/ 59.31/128.51  
Centroid location :  -58.247   -24.600    29.712
Centroid time :      4.430
Variance reduction (%) :  50
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    0    3    1    0    0    1    1    1    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    2    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    1    1    0    0    0    2    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  15  
number of runs = 7
starttime = Mon Apr 28 10:32:09 MDT 2008
endtime = Mon Apr 28 10:49:33 MDT 2008
inversion time = Mon Apr 28 10:49:26 MDT 2008 - Mon Apr 28 10:49:33 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%


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