[rCMT] Mw=7.1 EAST OF SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008txal EAST OF SOUTH SANDWICH IS                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY KMBO LSZ NNA OTAV PMSA RPN SUR TSUM                                                           
Origin time: 2008  182   6  17  43
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -58.2000   -21.9000  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.275868 Mtt :     -3.082455
Mff :      2.806587 Mrt :     -4.696834
Mrf :     -1.160864 Mtf :      1.075032
T-axis:  moment=     4.813   plunge=    39.562  azimuth=   126.896    
N-axis:  moment=     1.583   plunge=    31.069  azimuth=   246.746    
P-axis:  moment=    -6.396   plunge=    34.941  azimuth=     1.641    
best double couple: Mo=    5.605(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=7.1  tau=  9.8     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  150.88/ 31.20/174.98     245.18/ 87.40/ 58.90  
Centroid location :  -58.398   -21.885    10.000
Centroid time :      8.624
Variance reduction (%) :  68
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    0    3    0    0    0    0    1    1    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    2    1    1    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    1    1    0    0    0    2    1    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  17  
number of runs = 7
starttime = Mon Jun 30 00:52:40 MDT 2008
endtime = Mon Jun 30 01:09:39 MDT 2008
inversion time = Mon Jun 30 01:09:31 MDT 2008 - Mon Jun 30 01:09:38 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%