[rCMT] Mw=6.3 TONGA

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008ylau TONGA                                             
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO KIP MAJO PET PMG RPN TAU                                                                 
Origin time: 2008  296  12  55  57
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -18.4000   -175.400  227  
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.146326 Mtt :      0.094523
Mff :      0.051802 Mrt :     -0.148390
Mrf :     -0.281938 Mtf :      0.132069
T-axis:  moment=     0.383   plunge=    30.420  azimuth=   130.565    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.031   plunge=    13.240  azimuth=    32.624    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.351   plunge=    56.239  azimuth=   282.016    
best double couple: Mo=    0.367(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.3  tau=  4.0     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   29.44/ 76.71/-103.61     255.93/ 18.93/-45.10 
Centroid location :  -17.871  -175.087   270.462
Centroid time :      4.241
Variance reduction (%) :  68
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    1    1    1    1    1    1    1            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    1    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    1    0    1    0    1    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  18  
number of runs = 8
starttime = Wed Oct 22 07:27:46 MDT 2008
endtime = Wed Oct 22 07:47:10 MDT 2008
inversion time = Wed Oct 22 07:47:05 MDT 2008 - Wed Oct 22 07:47:10 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%