[rCMT] Mw=6.1 LOYALTY ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008rjbs 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  20  26  49
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -20.2000    168.900  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.149124 Mtt :      0.104525
Mff :      0.044600 Mrt :     -0.117056
Mrf :     -0.044416 Mtf :     -0.058927
T-axis:  moment=     0.164   plunge=    16.719  azimuth=   200.502    
N-axis:  moment=     0.047   plunge=    20.137  azimuth=   104.178    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.211   plunge=    63.344  azimuth=   327.255    
best double couple: Mo=    0.187(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.1  tau=  3.2     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   94.16/ 64.63/-112.40     318.04/ 33.35/-51.22 
Centroid location :  -20.136   168.839    30.146
Centroid time :      6.888
Variance reduction (%) :  27
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    1    0    1    0    3    1    0    1    1    1            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    2    1    0    1    1    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    2    1    0    1    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  20  
number of runs = 2
starttime = Mon Apr 28 15:14:44 MDT 2008
endtime = Mon Apr 28 15:19:10 MDT 2008
inversion time = Mon Apr 28 15:19:02 MDT 2008 - Mon Apr 28 15:19:09 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%