[rCMT] (Update) Mw=6.8 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU

USGS research CMT researchcmt at geohazards.usgs.gov
Sat Jul 19 05:44:38 GMT 2008


HUMAN REVIEWED solution
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More data added and initial depth changed
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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 BFO CASY CCM COR CTAO DGAR ESK FFC GNI HKT KIP KMBO KONO KURK LSZ LVZ OTAV PMG PMSA RPN SDV
Origin time: 2008  201   2  39  31
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      37.6000    142.100  30   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      1.440930 Mtt :     -0.300505
Mff :     -1.140426 Mrt :     -0.357318
Mrf :      1.888497 Mtf :     -0.509938
T-axis:  moment=     2.546   plunge=    59.587  azimuth=   247.693    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.364   plunge=    14.003  azimuth=     2.834    
P-axis:  moment=    -2.182   plunge=    26.402  azimuth=    99.945    
best double couple: Mo=    2.364(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.8  tau=  7.4     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  358.41/ 72.82/ 75.33     219.96/ 22.45/129.32  
Centroid location :   37.779   142.474    26.269
Centroid time :      5.313
Variance reduction (%) :  50
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     3    0    1    1    9    0    5    4    4    2    0    1            
r-comp:     3    0    1    1    7    0    6    4    3    1    0    0            
t-comp:     3    0    1    1    8    0    5    4    3    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  81  


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