[rCMT] Mw=5.7 ASCENSION ISLAND REGION

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2007htbl ASCENSION ISLAND REGION                           
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  ARU BFO CCM CTAO ESK FFC GNI HKT KEV KIP KIV KONO KURK LVC LVZ MAJO NNA OTAV PET SFJD SJG SUR TAU T
Origin time: 2007  269  18  39  34
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -7.00000   -11.5000  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.002581 Mtt :     -0.018410
Mff :      0.015829 Mrt :     -0.001268
Mrf :      0.029070 Mtf :      0.029256
T-axis:  moment=     0.047   plunge=    30.422  azimuth=   293.459    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.005   plunge=    50.246  azimuth=   158.552    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.042   plunge=    22.989  azimuth=    37.885    
best double couple: Mo=    0.044(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.7  tau=  2.0     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   78.09/ 50.64/  6.08     344.22/ 85.30/140.48  
Centroid location :   -6.322   -11.295    25.380
Centroid time :     -4.507
Variance reduction (%) :   7
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    1    1    0    6    5    0    5    3    1    0    0            
r-comp:     0    1    1    0    1    5    0    0    0    0    0    0            
t-comp:     1    1    0    0    3    5    1    0    0    1    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  42  
number of runs = 1
starttime = Thu Sep 27 13:37:27 MDT 2007
endtime = Thu Sep 27 13:41:17 MDT 2007
inversion time = Thu Sep 27 13:40:58 MDT 2007 - Thu Sep 27 13:41:17 MDT 2007
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%