[rCMT] Mw=6.0 TONGA

USGS research CMT researchcmt at geohazards.usgs.gov
Wed Apr 21 18:27:16 UTC 2010


General region :  2010trig TONGA                                             
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY COR CTAO FFC HKT INCN KIP MAJO OTAV PET PMG TAU TIXI TUC ULN YAK                              
Origin time: 2010  111  17  20  29
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -15.1000   -173.300  35   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.089217 Mtt :      0.011988
Mff :      0.077228 Mrt :     -0.092561
Mrf :      0.002770 Mtf :     -0.045254
T-axis:  moment=     0.114   plunge=    16.273  azimuth=   231.957    
N-axis:  moment=     0.032   plunge=    26.875  azimuth=   133.450    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.146   plunge=    57.870  azimuth=   349.654    
best double couple: Mo=    0.130(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.0  tau=  2.8     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  355.41/ 37.16/-41.55     120.65/ 66.38/-119.56 
Centroid location :  -14.760  -173.038    40.035
Centroid time :     12.953
Variance reduction (%) :  46
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    1    0    4    1    3    3    1    1    1    1            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    2    0    0    1    1    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    1    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  23  


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