[rCMT] (Update) Mw=6.9 EAST OF SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS

USGS research CMT researchcmt at geohazards.usgs.gov
Mon Jun 30 16:02:10 GMT 2008


HUMAN REVIEWED solution
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More data added
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General region :  2008txal EAST OF SOUTH SANDWICH IS                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  ARU BFO CASY CCM COR CTAO DGAR ESK FFC GNI HKT INCN KIP KIV KMBO KONO KURK LSZ LVZ MAJO OTAV PET PM
Origin time: 2008  182   6  17  43
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -58.2000   -21.9000  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.064970 Mtt :     -2.791618
Mff :      2.856588 Mrt :      0.165371
Mrf :     -0.094924 Mtf :      0.986236
T-axis:  moment=     3.025   plunge=     1.224  azimuth=    99.589    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.055   plunge=    86.268  azimuth=   350.462    
P-axis:  moment=    -2.970   plunge=     3.525  azimuth=   189.664    
best double couple: Mo=    2.998(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.9  tau=  8.0     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  234.58/ 86.64/ -1.63     324.67/ 88.37/-176.64 
Centroid location :  -57.890   -21.739    16.041
Centroid time :      2.434
Variance reduction (%) :  74
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     2    1    1    5    3    4    0    4    3    1    1    1            
r-comp:     1    0    0    1    0    4    0    2    3    1    1    0            
t-comp:     1    2    0    3    4    3    0    2    1    0    2    0            
Total number of traces used =  57  


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