[rCMT] Mw=6.3 NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2007byar NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  BFO ESK KMBO LSZ NNA SDV SUR TSUM                                                                  
Origin time: 2007  124  12   6  52
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -1.50000   -14.9000  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.000616 Mtt :      0.065368
Mff :     -0.065983 Mrt :     -0.140759
Mrf :     -0.043581 Mtf :     -0.252162
T-axis:  moment=     0.288   plunge=    17.960  azimuth=   213.616    
N-axis:  moment=     0.022   plunge=    60.967  azimuth=    87.884    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.310   plunge=    22.009  azimuth=   311.145    
best double couple: Mo=    0.299(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.3  tau=  3.7     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   83.03/ 87.31/-151.08     351.54/ 61.12/ -3.07 
Centroid location :   -0.995   -14.831    10.000
Centroid time :     -1.425
Variance reduction (%) :  51
 
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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    0    0    0            
r-comp:     0    1    2    0    0    2    0    0    1    1    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    2    0    0    0    1    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  18  
number of runs = 7
starttime = Fri May 4 06:31:41 MDT 2007
endtime = Fri May 4 06:45:40 MDT 2007
inversion time = Fri May 4 06:45:37 MDT 2007 - Fri May 4 06:45:40 MDT 2007
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%