[rCMT] Mw=7.1 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008urah OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU,                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  AAK ARU KURK PMG TIXI TLY ULN YAK                                                                  
Origin time: 2008  201   2  39  31
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      37.6000    142.100  40   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      1.273380 Mtt :     -0.207653
Mff :     -1.065727 Mrt :      0.845919
Mrf :      6.415298 Mtf :     -0.612764
T-axis:  moment=     6.635   plunge=    50.285  azimuth=   273.408    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.056   plunge=     4.098  azimuth=     8.355    
P-axis:  moment=    -6.578   plunge=    39.417  azimuth=   101.731    
best double couple: Mo=    6.606(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=7.1  tau= 10.4     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):    7.96/ 84.55/ 85.88     225.13/  6.82/126.97  
Centroid location :   37.387   142.722    15.287
Centroid time :      0.023
Variance reduction (%) :  43
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    0    0    0    0    1    3    1    0    0    0            
r-comp:     1    0    0    0    0    0    2    4    1    0    0    0            
t-comp:     1    0    0    0    0    0    1    3    1    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  20  
number of runs = 2
starttime = Fri Jul 18 21:12:52 MDT 2008
endtime = Fri Jul 18 21:16:32 MDT 2008
inversion time = Fri Jul 18 21:16:26 MDT 2008 - Fri Jul 18 21:16:32 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%