[rCMT] Mw=5.8 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008vqam SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS                                
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO INCN KIP MAJO PET RPN TLY ULN                                                            
Origin time: 2008  225   5  26   4
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -11.5000    166.200  92   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.042329 Mtt :      0.006807
Mff :     -0.049136 Mrt :      0.021498
Mrf :      0.025636 Mtf :      0.004009
T-axis:  moment=     0.058   plunge=    63.139  azimuth=   329.768    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.002   plunge=    21.774  azimuth=   187.706    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.056   plunge=    14.949  azimuth=    91.583    
best double couple: Mo=    0.057(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.8  tau=  2.1     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   19.27/ 63.36/114.52     153.78/ 35.59/ 50.40  
Centroid location :  -11.081   166.048    10.000
Centroid time :      2.249
Variance reduction (%) :  19
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    1    1    0    1    0    1            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    1    1    0    1    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    1    2    0    1    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  14  
number of runs = 8
starttime = Tue Aug 12 00:01:49 MDT 2008
endtime = Tue Aug 12 00:20:54 MDT 2008
inversion time = Tue Aug 12 00:20:49 MDT 2008 - Tue Aug 12 00:20:53 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%