[rCMT] Mw=6.0 VANUATU

USGS research CMT researchcmt at geohazards.usgs.gov
Tue Jun 10 05:03:17 GMT 2008


AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008tcaj VANUATU                                           
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO INCN KIP MAJO PET TAU                                                                    
Origin time: 2008  162   4  13  35
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -18.0000    168.000  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.081307 Mtt :      0.007546
Mff :     -0.088853 Mrt :      0.073784
Mrf :     -0.039038 Mtf :      0.014828
T-axis:  moment=     0.130   plunge=    58.946  azimuth=    13.318    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.023   plunge=    24.427  azimuth=   152.279    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.107   plunge=    17.961  azimuth=   250.746    
best double couple: Mo=    0.119(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.0  tau=  2.7     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   13.58/ 34.53/136.85     141.27/ 67.19/ 63.34  
Centroid location :  -18.700   168.248    33.256
Centroid time :     -1.098
Variance reduction (%) :  29
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    1    1    0    1    1    1            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    1    0    0    1    1    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    1    0    0    0    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  13  
number of runs = 7
starttime = Mon Jun 9 22:49:14 MDT 2008
endtime = Mon Jun 9 23:03:17 MDT 2008
inversion time = Mon Jun 9 23:03:15 MDT 2008 - Mon Jun 9 23:03:17 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%


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