[rCMT] Mw=6.4 WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008vmbb WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND                          
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  AAK ARU BFO COR CTAO DGAR ESK FFC GNI HKT INCN KEV KIP KIV KMBO KONO KURK LSZ MAJO NNA OTAV PET PMG
Origin time: 2008  222  16  36  43
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -60.7000    153.600  35   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.009444 Mtt :      0.243213
Mff :     -0.252657 Mrt :      0.274272
Mrf :     -0.023508 Mtf :     -0.258830
T-axis:  moment=     0.497   plunge=    28.618  azimuth=    19.985    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.109   plunge=    56.625  azimuth=   234.065    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.387   plunge=    15.700  azimuth=   118.807    
best double couple: Mo=    0.442(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.4  tau=  4.2     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   67.13/ 81.53/147.60     162.48/ 57.99/ 10.01  
Centroid location :  -60.407   153.460    25.797
Centroid time :      7.518
Variance reduction (%) :  42
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    3    3    2    2    1    5    4    4    2    3    0            
r-comp:     0    2    2    0    0    0    5    6    3    2    1    0            
t-comp:     1    2    2    2    1    1    6    6    2    3    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  78  
number of runs = 1
starttime = Sat Aug 9 12:33:40 MDT 2008
endtime = Sat Aug 9 12:36:52 MDT 2008
inversion time = Sat Aug 9 12:36:23 MDT 2008 - Sat Aug 9 12:36:51 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%