[rCMT] Mw=6.0 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

USGS research CMT researchcmt at geohazards.usgs.gov
Mon Sep 1 04:56:56 GMT 2008


AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008wkai SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS                             
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO KIP MAJO PET PMG RPN YSS                                                                 
Origin time: 2008  245   4   0  31
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -25.4000   -177.600  102  
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.026365 Mtt :     -0.055122
Mff :      0.028757 Mrt :     -0.079157
Mrf :     -0.086497 Mtf :     -0.029532
T-axis:  moment=     0.122   plunge=    48.564  azimuth=   110.452    
N-axis:  moment=     0.014   plunge=    19.865  azimuth=   224.613    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.137   plunge=    34.602  azimuth=   329.048    
best double couple: Mo=    0.129(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.0  tau=  2.8     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  112.51/ 21.30/159.28     221.93/ 82.61/ 69.96  
Centroid location :  -24.917  -177.296   133.422
Centroid time :     10.934
Variance reduction (%) :  38
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    1    2    1    2    0    0    1            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    2    1    0    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    2    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  16  
number of runs = 9
starttime = Sun Aug 31 22:34:57 MDT 2008
endtime = Sun Aug 31 22:56:54 MDT 2008
inversion time = Sun Aug 31 22:56:49 MDT 2008 - Sun Aug 31 22:56:54 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%


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