[rCMT] Mw=6.2 NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2007flce NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  BFO ESK KMBO LSZ LVC SDV SJG SUR TSUM                                                              
Origin time: 2007  212  22  55  31
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -1.00000E-01   -17.8000  1
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.036497 Mtt :      0.095442
Mff :     -0.058946 Mrt :      0.046180
Mrf :      0.040158 Mtf :     -0.194643
T-axis:  moment=     0.229   plunge=     3.486  azimuth=    33.692    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.017   plunge=    70.895  azimuth=   293.564    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.211   plunge=    18.760  azimuth=   124.877    
best double couple: Mo=    0.220(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.2  tau=  3.3     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  260.76/ 79.37/-164.03     167.74/ 74.31/-11.04 
Centroid location :    0.011   -17.723    25.452
Centroid time :     -2.720
Variance reduction (%) :  55
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    2    2    0    0    2    0    0    1    1    0    0            
r-comp:     0    1    1    0    0    2    0    0    2    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    2    0    0    2    0    0    2    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  20  
number of runs = 2
starttime = Tue Jul 31 17:32:33 MDT 2007
endtime = Tue Jul 31 17:35:19 MDT 2007
inversion time = Tue Jul 31 17:35:16 MDT 2007 - Tue Jul 31 17:35:19 MDT 2007
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%