[rCMT] Mw=6.3 ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REGION, P.N.G.

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008ymbe ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REGION,                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  INCN KIP MAJO PET TAU TLY ULN YSS                                                                  
Origin time: 2008  297  10   4  36
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -2.60000    145.600  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.069999 Mtt :     -0.185647
Mff :      0.255646 Mrt :     -0.085808
Mrf :      0.111504 Mtf :      0.302795
T-axis:  moment=     0.418   plunge=     7.391  azimuth=   295.713    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.027   plunge=    66.779  azimuth=   188.115    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.391   plunge=    21.883  azimuth=    28.699    
best double couple: Mo=    0.404(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.3  tau=  4.1     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   70.20/ 69.24/-10.64     164.01/ 80.06/-158.91 
Centroid location :   -2.402   146.411    10.000
Centroid time :      4.849
Variance reduction (%) :  58
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    0    1    0    1    4    0    0    0    0    0            
r-comp:     1    0    0    1    0    0    3    0    0    0    0    0            
t-comp:     1    0    0    1    0    0    4    0    0    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  18  
number of runs = 4
starttime = Thu Oct 23 04:38:45 MDT 2008
endtime = Thu Oct 23 04:47:40 MDT 2008
inversion time = Thu Oct 23 04:47:34 MDT 2008 - Thu Oct 23 04:47:39 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%