[rCMT] Mw=5.5 TONGA

USGS research CMT researchcmt at geohazards.cr.usgs.gov
Wed Nov 21 00:44:16 GMT 2007


AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2007jydd TONGA                                             
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used : CASY COR CTAO KIP MAJO PET RPN TAU TUC YSS                                                          
Origin time: 2007  324  23  52  55
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -17.9000   -173.400  35   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.015070 Mtt :     -0.003042
Mff :     -0.012028 Mrt :      0.007522
Mrf :      0.020500 Mtf :      0.004292
T-axis:  moment=     0.028   plunge=    58.074  azimuth=   300.063    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.005   plunge=    13.825  azimuth=   186.800    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.023   plunge=    28.148  azimuth=    89.234    
best double couple: Mo=    0.026(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.5  tau=  1.6     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   10.70/ 74.54/104.35     146.87/ 20.98/ 48.13  
Centroid location :  -17.546  -172.980    10.000
Centroid time :      4.605
Variance reduction (%) :   1
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    1    0    1    1    2    1    0    1    1    1            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    2    1    1    1    0    1    1    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    2    1    1    1    0    1    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  25  
number of runs = 13
starttime = Tue Nov 20 17:08:42 MST 2007
endtime = Tue Nov 20 17:43:58 MST 2007
inversion time = Tue Nov 20 17:43:43 MST 2007 - Tue Nov 20 17:43:57 MST 2007
Solution produced by inversion of all available channels



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