[rCMT] Mw=7.8 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2007ksak SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS                             
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used : CASY CTAO KIP MAJO PMG PMSA RPN TAU                                                                 
Origin time: 2007  343   7  28  24
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -26.2000   -177.500  188  
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     19.333990 Mtt :    -35.282150
Mff :     15.948161 Mrt :    -41.260334
Mrf :     -7.022355 Mtf :    -25.413532
T-axis:  moment=    43.159   plunge=    54.357  azimuth=   207.794    
N-axis:  moment=    22.433   plunge=    22.696  azimuth=    82.115    
P-axis:  moment=   -65.591   plunge=    25.893  azimuth=   340.402    
best double couple: Mo=   54.375(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=7.8  tau= 21.0     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   30.07/ 27.94/ 34.57     268.74/ 74.58/113.59  
Centroid location :  -25.293  -177.331   187.177
Centroid time :     17.610
Variance reduction (%) :  88
 
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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    1    2    0    1    0            
t-comp:     1    0    1    0    0    1    0    1    2    0    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  22  
number of runs = 8
starttime = Sun Dec 9 00:57:04 MST 2007
endtime = Sun Dec 9 01:19:44 MST 2007
inversion time = Sun Dec 9 01:19:28 MST 2007 - Sun Dec 9 01:19:42 MST 2007
Solution produced by inversion of all available channels