[rCMT] Mw=5.5 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008xgan HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION                            
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used : AAK ARU KURK PMG TIXI TLY ULN YAK                                                                   
Origin time: 2008  266   7  31  59
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      41.6000    140.500  147  
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.019373 Mtt :      0.009945
Mff :      0.009428 Mrt :     -0.008882
Mrf :      0.013735 Mtf :     -0.004938
T-axis:  moment=     0.021   plunge=    21.837  azimuth=   228.936    
N-axis:  moment=     0.005   plunge=     4.304  azimuth=   320.664    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.026   plunge=    67.699  azimuth=    61.238    
best double couple: Mo=    0.024(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.5  tau=  1.6     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  310.68/ 23.47/-100.86     142.50/ 66.97/-85.32 
Centroid location :   41.837   140.248   147.710
Centroid time :      8.361
Variance reduction (%) :   0
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    0    0    0    0    2    1    1    0    0    0            
r-comp:     1    0    0    0    0    0    1    3    2    0    0    0            
t-comp:     1    0    0    0    0    0    1    3    2    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  19  
number of runs = 9
starttime = Mon Sep 22 01:48:46 MDT 2008
endtime = Mon Sep 22 02:09:57 MDT 2008
inversion time = Mon Sep 22 02:09:52 MDT 2008 - Mon Sep 22 02:09:57 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of all available channels