[rCMT] Mw=7.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND

Mon Sep 29 16:13:05 GMT 2008

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008xna6 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEA                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO KIP MAJO PMG PMSA RPN TAU                                                                
Origin time: 2008  273  15  19  32
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -29.9000   -177.800  35   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      4.090421 Mtt :     -0.519559
Mff :     -3.570862 Mrt :      0.775802
Mrf :      2.267138 Mtf :     -1.092426
T-axis:  moment=     4.753   plunge=    74.552  azimuth=   289.720    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.169   plunge=     0.451  azimuth=   198.090    
P-axis:  moment=    -4.583   plunge=    15.441  azimuth=   107.965    
best double couple: Mo=    4.668(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=7.0  tau=  9.3     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   18.35/ 60.44/ 90.52     197.30/ 29.56/ 89.09  
Centroid location :  -29.766  -177.258    50.820
Centroid time :     13.515
Variance reduction (%) :  79
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    1    0    0    1    0    1    2    0    1    1            
r-comp:     1    0    1    0    0    1    0    0    2    0    1    0            
t-comp:     1    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    2    0    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  19  
number of runs = 8
starttime = Mon Sep 29 09:53:33 MDT 2008
endtime = Mon Sep 29 10:13:03 MDT 2008
inversion time = Mon Sep 29 10:12:58 MDT 2008 - Mon Sep 29 10:13:02 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%