[rCMT] Mw=5.6 LOYALTY ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008ugay LOYALTY ISLANDS                                   
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO DGAR HKT KIP KMBO LSZ NNA OTAV PMG SJG SUR TUC                                           
Origin time: 2008  191   8  24  19
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -21.0000    168.700  64   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.023333 Mtt :     -0.001980
Mff :      0.025314 Mrt :     -0.005761
Mrf :     -0.012314 Mtf :     -0.016278
T-axis:  moment=     0.034   plunge=     8.983  azimuth=    67.141    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.004   plunge=    26.275  azimuth=   161.617    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.030   plunge=    62.004  azimuth=   319.842    
best double couple: Mo=    0.032(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.6  tau=  1.8     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  358.82/ 59.07/-58.93     129.29/ 42.71/-130.74 
Centroid location :  -20.823   168.976    52.249
Centroid time :      9.344
Variance reduction (%) :   9
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    1    2    2    0    0    0    1    2    2    1            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  15  
number of runs = 1
starttime = Wed Jul 9 05:06:28 MDT 2008
endtime = Wed Jul 9 05:09:07 MDT 2008
inversion time = Wed Jul 9 05:09:01 MDT 2008 - Wed Jul 9 05:09:07 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%