[rCMT] Mw=5.8 KURIL ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008qbbw KURIL ISLANDS                                     
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  ARU CTAO GNI KIP KIV KONO KURK SFJD TLY ULN                                                        
Origin time: 2008   86  18  33  35
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      46.5000    153.000  24   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.023475 Mtt :     -0.006310
Mff :     -0.017166 Mrt :      0.036231
Mrf :      0.033160 Mtf :     -0.005102
T-axis:  moment=     0.057   plunge=    55.786  azimuth=   322.774    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.007   plunge=     6.064  azimuth=   223.785    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.050   plunge=    33.523  azimuth=   129.749    
best double couple: Mo=    0.053(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.8  tau=  2.1     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   44.99/ 78.80/ 96.18     195.84/ 12.77/ 61.46  
Centroid location :   45.433   153.672    36.814
Centroid time :      5.876
Variance reduction (%) :  20
 
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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    4    1    0    0    1            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    1    1    0    2    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  13  
number of runs = 1
starttime = Wed Mar 26 13:22:41 MDT 2008
endtime = Wed Mar 26 13:23:13 MDT 2008
inversion time = Wed Mar 26 13:23:11 MDT 2008 - Wed Mar 26 13:23:13 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%