[rCMT] Mw=6.4 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008xuan KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEA                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO KIP MAJO PMG PMSA RPN                                                                    
Origin time: 2008  279   9  12  40
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -30.3000   -177.200  35   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.177966 Mtt :     -0.014662
Mff :     -0.163304 Mrt :      0.081037
Mrf :      0.385134 Mtf :     -0.031835
T-axis:  moment=     0.434   plunge=    56.919  azimuth=   281.988    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.008   plunge=     0.099  azimuth=   191.835    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.426   plunge=    33.081  azimuth=   101.771    
best double couple: Mo=    0.430(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.4  tau=  4.2     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   11.86/ 78.08/ 90.10     191.36/ 11.92/ 89.52  
Centroid location :  -29.689  -176.424    18.074
Centroid time :      9.017
Variance reduction (%) :  25
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    1    0    0    1    0    1    2    0    0    1            
r-comp:     1    0    1    0    0    1    0    1    2    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  15  
number of runs = 10
starttime = Sun Oct 5 03:44:58 MDT 2008
endtime = Sun Oct 5 04:10:07 MDT 2008
inversion time = Sun Oct 5 04:10:02 MDT 2008 - Sun Oct 5 04:10:07 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%