[rCMT] Mw=6.0 SOLOMON ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008wta5 SOLOMON ISLANDS                                   
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY INCN KIP MAJO TLY YAK YSS                                                                     
Origin time: 2008  253  12  22  49
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -9.30000    158.300  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.024372 Mtt :     -0.000830
Mff :     -0.023541 Mrt :      0.102164
Mrf :     -0.075074 Mtf :      0.093890
T-axis:  moment=     0.115   plunge=    45.422  azimuth=   352.966    
N-axis:  moment=     0.067   plunge=    28.206  azimuth=   115.942    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.182   plunge=    31.257  azimuth=   224.941    
best double couple: Mo=    0.149(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.0  tau=  2.9     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  111.70/ 82.14/ 61.50       7.56/ 29.47/163.86  
Centroid location :   -9.441   157.940    14.051
Centroid time :     -0.355
Variance reduction (%) :  40
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    2    1    0    0    0    1            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    2    1    0    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    2    2    0    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  13  
number of runs = 9
starttime = Tue Sep 9 06:55:52 MDT 2008
endtime = Tue Sep 9 07:17:29 MDT 2008
inversion time = Tue Sep 9 07:17:24 MDT 2008 - Tue Sep 9 07:17:28 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%