[rCMT] Mw=5.8 NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008vrbf NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  ARU ESK KONO KURK PET TLY YAK                                                                      
Origin time: 2008  226  18  30  57
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      83.5000    114.100  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.039749 Mtt :      0.014940
Mff :      0.024809 Mrt :     -0.058401
Mrf :     -0.023656 Mtf :     -0.019010
T-axis:  moment=     0.053   plunge=    29.884  azimuth=   190.554    
N-axis:  moment=     0.033   plunge=    17.977  azimuth=    89.807    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.085   plunge=    54.119  azimuth=   333.155    
best double couple: Mo=    0.069(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.8  tau=  2.3     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   85.60/ 77.26/-108.45     322.12/ 22.30/-35.56 
Centroid location :   83.493   114.321    10.000
Centroid time :     -0.496
Variance reduction (%) :  29
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    1    0    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    1    0            
r-comp:     1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    1    0            
t-comp:     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1    0    1    1            
Total number of traces used =  15  
number of runs = 5
starttime = Wed Aug 13 12:47:20 MDT 2008
endtime = Wed Aug 13 12:58:34 MDT 2008
inversion time = Wed Aug 13 12:58:30 MDT 2008 - Wed Aug 13 12:58:34 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%