[rCMT] Mw=6.1 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008utaj OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU,                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  ARU KIP KURK PMG TIXI TLY ULN YAK                                                                  
Origin time: 2008  203  11  30  31
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      37.2000    142.100  34   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.056126 Mtt :     -0.010161
Mff :     -0.045966 Mrt :     -0.166963
Mrf :     -0.004025 Mtf :     -0.018514
T-axis:  moment=     0.194   plunge=    50.466  azimuth=   183.257    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.044   plunge=     7.446  azimuth=    84.146    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.150   plunge=    38.551  azimuth=   348.167    
best double couple: Mo=    0.172(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.1  tau=  3.1     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   33.47/  9.59/ 38.93     264.93/ 83.99/ 97.49  
Centroid location :   37.945   142.198    23.358
Centroid time :      4.720
Variance reduction (%) :  32
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    0    1    0    0    1    3    0    0    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    0    1    0    0    1    2    0    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    2    3    0    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  15  
number of runs = 4
starttime = Mon Jul 21 06:00:43 MDT 2008
endtime = Mon Jul 21 06:09:22 MDT 2008
inversion time = Mon Jul 21 06:09:15 MDT 2008 - Mon Jul 21 06:09:21 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%