[rCMT] Mw=6.3 KURIL ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008uwae KURIL ISLANDS                                     
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  INCN KIP KURK MAJO TIXI TLY ULN                                                                    
Origin time: 2008  206   1  43  17
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      51.0000    157.600  35   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.230492 Mtt :     -0.129895
Mff :     -0.100597 Mrt :      0.208408
Mrf :      0.021828 Mtf :     -0.090046
T-axis:  moment=     0.327   plunge=    64.909  azimuth=     5.774    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.053   plunge=    13.393  azimuth=   245.210    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.273   plunge=    20.807  azimuth=   150.018    
best double couple: Mo=    0.300(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.3  tau=  3.7     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   70.98/ 67.09/104.56     217.26/ 26.93/ 59.24  
Centroid location :   50.113   157.718    31.330
Centroid time :      8.982
Variance reduction (%) :  44
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    1    1    2    1    1    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    1    1    2    0    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  17  
number of runs = 1
starttime = Wed Jul 23 20:18:13 MDT 2008
endtime = Wed Jul 23 20:19:17 MDT 2008
inversion time = Wed Jul 23 20:19:12 MDT 2008 - Wed Jul 23 20:19:17 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%