[rCMT] Mw=5.8 TONGA

USGS research CMT researchcmt at geohazards.usgs.gov
Sun Oct 19 13:48:41 GMT 2008


AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008yibd TONGA                                             
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used : CASY COR CTAO KIP MAJO PET PMG PMSA RPN TAU                                                         
Origin time: 2008  293  12  55   5
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -21.9000   -173.700  35   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.023753 Mtt :      0.008805
Mff :      0.014948 Mrt :     -0.043824
Mrf :      0.044304 Mtf :      0.016503
T-axis:  moment=     0.049   plunge=    40.176  azimuth=   234.186    
N-axis:  moment=     0.028   plunge=     5.273  azimuth=   139.717    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.077   plunge=    49.334  azimuth=    43.549    
best double couple: Mo=    0.063(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.8  tau=  2.2     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  139.29/ 85.40/-95.29       8.40/  7.01/-41.10  
Centroid location :  -20.708  -173.534    10.000
Centroid time :     13.630
Variance reduction (%) :   0
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    1    0    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    1    0    1    0    1    1    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    1    0    1    0    1    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  20  
number of runs = 9
starttime = Sun Oct 19 07:26:38 MDT 2008
endtime = Sun Oct 19 07:48:30 MDT 2008
inversion time = Sun Oct 19 07:48:23 MDT 2008 - Sun Oct 19 07:48:29 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of all available channels


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