[rCMT] Mw=5.8 NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008wpb6 NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  BFO ESK KMBO KONO NNA OTAV SJG SUR                                                                 
Origin time: 2008  249  19   7  39
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -1.10000   -13.9000  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.004662 Mtt :      0.027981
Mff :     -0.023319 Mrt :     -0.027822
Mrf :      0.028995 Mtf :     -0.038432
T-axis:  moment=     0.069   plunge=    27.888  azimuth=   211.492    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.020   plunge=    52.751  azimuth=   345.595    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.049   plunge=    22.592  azimuth=   108.771    
best double couple: Mo=    0.059(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.8  tau=  2.2     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  248.57/ 52.96/175.75     341.13/ 86.61/ 37.12  
Centroid location :   -0.817   -13.533    18.428
Centroid time :     -4.344
Variance reduction (%) :  37
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    1    1    0    0    3    0    0    1    0    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    1    1    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    2    0    0    0    1    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  12  
number of runs = 3
starttime = Fri Sep 5 13:46:46 MDT 2008
endtime = Fri Sep 5 13:53:05 MDT 2008
inversion time = Fri Sep 5 13:53:01 MDT 2008 - Fri Sep 5 13:53:05 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%