[rCMT] Mw=5.6 KURIL ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008vsaz KURIL ISLANDS                                     
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used : AAK KIP KURK PMG TIXI TLY ULN YAK                                                                   
Origin time: 2008  227  11  10  30
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      44.1000    147.500  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.015149 Mtt :      0.016020
Mff :     -0.000871 Mrt :      0.019698
Mrf :      0.017039 Mtf :     -0.010004
T-axis:  moment=     0.026   plunge=    23.857  azimuth=     5.243    
N-axis:  moment=     0.010   plunge=    28.708  azimuth=   261.227    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.036   plunge=    51.102  azimuth=   128.480    
best double couple: Mo=    0.031(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.6  tau=  1.7     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  137.88/ 33.25/-28.82     252.59/ 74.67/-119.87 
Centroid location :   43.643   147.609    29.839
Centroid time :      8.463
Variance reduction (%) :   0
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    2    1    2    0    0    1            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    1    2    2    0    0    1            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    1    2    2    0    0    1            
Total number of traces used =  21  
number of runs = 10
starttime = Thu Aug 14 05:26:53 MDT 2008
endtime = Thu Aug 14 05:50:15 MDT 2008
inversion time = Thu Aug 14 05:50:09 MDT 2008 - Thu Aug 14 05:50:15 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of all available channels