[rCMT] Mw=6.3 LOYALTY ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008rjbe LOYALTY ISLANDS                                   
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO INCN KIP MAJO PET RPN TAU YSS                                                            
Origin time: 2008  119  18  33  28
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -20.2000    168.800  4    
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.248164 Mtt :     -0.007834
Mff :     -0.240331 Mrt :     -0.085291
Mrf :     -0.217866 Mtf :      0.135007
T-axis:  moment=     0.375   plunge=    60.047  azimuth=   130.775    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.023   plunge=    23.947  azimuth=   350.359    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.352   plunge=    16.904  azimuth=   252.603    
best double couple: Mo=    0.364(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.3  tau=  4.0     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  311.15/ 35.09/ 45.08     181.77/ 65.98/116.38  
Centroid location :  -19.759   169.054    10.000
Centroid time :     14.744
Variance reduction (%) :  39
 
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z-comp:     0    0    1    0    1    0    2    1    0    1    1    1            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    3    1    0    1    1    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    1    0    1    1    0    1    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  21  
number of runs = 4
starttime = Mon Apr 28 13:16:33 MDT 2008
endtime = Mon Apr 28 13:26:28 MDT 2008
inversion time = Mon Apr 28 13:26:20 MDT 2008 - Mon Apr 28 13:26:27 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%