[rCMT] Mw=5.8 TONGA

USGS research CMT researchcmt at geohazards.usgs.gov
Wed Jul 16 09:03:57 GMT 2008


AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008unam TONGA                                             
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY COR CTAO KIP MAJO PET PMG RPN                                                                 
Origin time: 2008  198   8  11   7
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -16.6000   -173.000  34   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.035133 Mtt :     -0.039059
Mff :      0.003926 Mrt :     -0.044456
Mrf :     -0.029230 Mtf :      0.002991
T-axis:  moment=     0.068   plunge=    57.380  azimuth=   131.998    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.007   plunge=    17.022  azimuth=   250.575    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.061   plunge=    26.914  azimuth=   349.515    
best double couple: Mo=    0.065(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.8  tau=  2.2     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  114.79/ 23.70/136.74     245.54/ 74.01/ 72.27  
Centroid location :  -15.772  -173.521    27.538
Centroid time :     11.122
Variance reduction (%) :  24
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    1    0    1    1    1    1    0    1    0    1            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    1    0    1    0    1    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  12  
number of runs = 13
starttime = Wed Jul 16 02:31:38 MDT 2008
endtime = Wed Jul 16 03:03:55 MDT 2008
inversion time = Wed Jul 16 03:03:51 MDT 2008 - Wed Jul 16 03:03:54 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%


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