[rCMT] Mw=5.9 SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008umbf SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RID                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  AAK ARU CTAO ESK FFC KIV RPN SUR TLY                                                               
Origin time: 2008  197   5   7  11
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -47.2000   -12.1000  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.002082 Mtt :      0.029373
Mff :     -0.027291 Mrt :      0.031910
Mrf :      0.081606 Mtf :     -0.047556
T-axis:  moment=     0.070   plunge=    40.830  azimuth=   246.671    
N-axis:  moment=     0.049   plunge=    27.630  azimuth=     3.564    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.119   plunge=    36.717  azimuth=   116.544    
best double couple: Mo=    0.095(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.9  tau=  2.5     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):    2.38/ 87.73/ 62.35     268.06/ 27.74/175.12  
Centroid location :  -47.162   -13.144    23.065
Centroid time :      7.055
Variance reduction (%) :   5
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    1    1    1    0    1    0    1    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0            
t-comp:     1    0    0    0    3    1    0    0    0    1    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  12  
number of runs = 1
starttime = Tue Jul 15 10:36:37 MDT 2008
endtime = Tue Jul 15 10:37:33 MDT 2008
inversion time = Tue Jul 15 10:37:27 MDT 2008 - Tue Jul 15 10:37:32 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%