[rCMT] Mw=6.2 SOLOMON ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008sva4 SOLOMON ISLANDS                                   
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY INCN KIP MAJO PET TAU YAK YSS                                                                 
Origin time: 2008  155  16  20  52
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :    -10.40000    161.300  90   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.229946 Mtt :      0.070775
Mff :      0.159171 Mrt :      0.071493
Mrf :     -0.039969 Mtf :      0.137203
T-axis:  moment=     0.259   plunge=     1.203  azimuth=   306.411    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.000   plunge=    19.478  azimuth=    36.837    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.259   plunge=    70.482  azimuth=   213.016    
best double couple: Mo=    0.259(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.2  tau=  3.5     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   17.62/ 47.05/-117.10     234.52/ 49.33/-63.92 
Centroid location :  -10.271   160.918    80.530
Centroid time :     -1.331
Variance reduction (%) :  45
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    4    1    0    0    0    2            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    3    1    0    0    0    1            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    3    1    0    0    0    1            
Total number of traces used =  19  
number of runs = 8
starttime = Tue Jun 3 10:53:52 MDT 2008
endtime = Tue Jun 3 11:13:46 MDT 2008
inversion time = Tue Jun 3 11:13:43 MDT 2008 - Tue Jun 3 11:13:45 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%