[rCMT] Mw=6.6 KURIL ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008pda8 KURIL ISLANDS                                     
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  AAK INCN KIP KURK TIXI TLY ULN YAK                                                                 
Origin time: 2008   63   9  31   6
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      46.6000    153.000  35   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.702462 Mtt :     -0.334121
Mff :     -0.368341 Mrt :      0.609048
Mrf :      0.350133 Mtf :     -0.265295
T-axis:  moment=     1.017   plunge=    65.711  azimuth=   337.469    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.110   plunge=     6.773  azimuth=   232.211    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.907   plunge=    23.208  azimuth=   139.292    
best double couple: Mo=    0.962(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.6  tau=  5.5     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   54.89/ 68.54/ 97.28     215.64/ 22.61/ 72.13  
Centroid location :   45.909   153.197    21.075
Centroid time :      4.648
Variance reduction (%) :  52
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    1    2    2    1    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    0    2    3    1    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    1    2    1    1    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  20  
number of runs = 1
starttime = Mon Mar 3 03:00:09 MST 2008
endtime = Mon Mar 3 03:02:56 MST 2008
inversion time = Mon Mar 3 03:02:34 MST 2008 - Mon Mar 3 03:02:54 MST 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%