[rCMT] Mw=5.5 NORTHERN ALGERIA

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008sya1 NORTHERN ALGERIA                                  
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  GNI KEV KIV KONO LVZ SFJD                                                                          
Origin time: 2008  158  20   2  58
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      35.9000  -0.600000  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.019816 Mtt :     -0.008827
Mff :     -0.010989 Mrt :     -0.007793
Mrf :     -0.003663 Mtf :     -0.014278
T-axis:  moment=     0.022   plunge=    75.753  azimuth=   179.740    
N-axis:  moment=     0.004   plunge=    10.008  azimuth=    45.713    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.026   plunge=    10.036  azimuth=   313.924    
best double couple: Mo=    0.024(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.5  tau=  1.6     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   31.68/ 36.04/ 72.82     232.60/ 55.80/102.13  
Centroid location :   36.215    -0.888    10.000
Centroid time :      9.595
Variance reduction (%) :   7
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    2    0    3    0    0    0    0    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    2    0    3    0    0    0    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  12  
number of runs = 7
starttime = Fri Jun 6 14:23:05 MDT 2008
endtime = Fri Jun 6 14:36:52 MDT 2008
inversion time = Fri Jun 6 14:36:50 MDT 2008 - Fri Jun 6 14:36:52 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%