[rCMT] Mw=5.9 EAST TIMOR REGION

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Tue Sep 16 12:00:26 GMT 2008


AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008xaaz EAST TIMOR REGION                                 
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO INCN MAJO PMG TLY ULN YSS                                                                
Origin time: 2008  260  11  15  41
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -8.80000    126.800  44   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.054015 Mtt :     -0.035846
Mff :     -0.018169 Mrt :      0.008271
Mrf :      0.074376 Mtf :     -0.015898
T-axis:  moment=     0.101   plunge=    57.872  azimuth=   268.856    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.027   plunge=    13.722  azimuth=    21.738    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.073   plunge=    28.423  azimuth=   119.333    
best double couple: Mo=    0.087(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.9  tau=  2.5     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   17.93/ 74.80/ 75.77     241.97/ 20.71/132.13  
Centroid location :   -9.306   127.356    25.300
Centroid time :    -16.359
Variance reduction (%) :  21
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    1    0    0    0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1            
r-comp:     0    1    1    0    0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    1    1    0    0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  17  
number of runs = 7
starttime = Tue Sep 16 05:44:12 MDT 2008
endtime = Tue Sep 16 06:00:23 MDT 2008
inversion time = Tue Sep 16 06:00:19 MDT 2008 - Tue Sep 16 06:00:23 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%


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