[rCMT] Mw=6.2 VANUATU

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008wsaj VANUATU                                           
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO INCN KIP MAJO PET PMG RPN                                                                
Origin time: 2008  252   3   3  22
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -20.0000    169.000  85   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.274976 Mtt :     -0.012020
Mff :     -0.262955 Mrt :     -0.006494
Mrf :      0.009979 Mtf :      0.052566
T-axis:  moment=     0.275   plunge=    88.529  azimuth=   220.372    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.002   plunge=     0.910  azimuth=   348.597    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.274   plunge=     1.155  azimuth=    78.615    
best double couple: Mo=    0.275(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.2  tau=  3.6     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  347.72/ 46.16/ 88.74     169.54/ 43.85/ 91.31  
Centroid location :  -19.911   169.015    45.635
Centroid time :     -0.875
Variance reduction (%) :  50
 
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z-comp:     0    0    1    0    1    0    2    1    1    1    0    1            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    1    1    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    1    0    0    1    1    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  15  
number of runs = 7
starttime = Sun Sep 7 21:37:23 MDT 2008
endtime = Sun Sep 7 21:54:01 MDT 2008
inversion time = Sun Sep 7 21:53:57 MDT 2008 - Sun Sep 7 21:54:01 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%