[rCMT] Mw=6.0 TONGA REGION

USGS research CMT researchcmt at geohazards.cr.usgs.gov
Mon Aug 27 18:03:47 GMT 2007


AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2007gnbn TONGA REGION                                      
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO KIP MAJO PET PMG TAU                                                                     
Origin time: 2007  239  17  12   0
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -17.3000   -172.300  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.047523 Mtt :     -0.001625
Mff :      0.049148 Mrt :     -0.011569
Mrf :     -0.097501 Mtf :      0.018153
T-axis:  moment=     0.114   plunge=    31.226  azimuth=   102.394    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.006   plunge=     5.430  azimuth=     9.091    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.108   plunge=    58.199  azimuth=   270.272    
best double couple: Mo=    0.111(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.0  tau=  2.7     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):    7.78/ 76.44/-95.59     210.43/ 14.64/-68.01  
Centroid location :  -16.913  -171.777    10.000
Centroid time :     -1.341
Variance reduction (%) :  31
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    1    1    1    1            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    0    1    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  13  
number of runs = 14
starttime = Mon Aug 27 11:29:24 MDT 2007
endtime = Mon Aug 27 12:03:45 MDT 2007
inversion time = Mon Aug 27 12:03:41 MDT 2007 - Mon Aug 27 12:03:45 MDT 2007
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%



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