[rCMT] Mw=5.8 SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008vvcb SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RID                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  AAK ARU BFO CASY CCM COR DGAR ESK FFC GNI HKT INCN KEV KIP KIV KONO LSZ MAJO NNA OTAV PET PMG RPN T
Origin time: 2008  230  15  39   9
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -52.8000   -4.40000  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.004914 Mtt :     -0.026712
Mff :      0.031625 Mrt :     -0.004363
Mrf :      0.056529 Mtf :      0.002856
T-axis:  moment=     0.073   plunge=    36.051  azimuth=   269.815    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.025   plunge=    11.316  azimuth=   171.440    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.047   plunge=    51.658  azimuth=    66.785    
best double couple: Mo=    0.060(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.8  tau=  2.2     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   45.43/ 13.90/-35.21     169.84/ 82.04/-101.43 
Centroid location :  -51.967    -4.189    15.724
Centroid time :      7.936
Variance reduction (%) :  11
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    2    3    3    3    0    1    5    1    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    3    1    0    2    0    1    1    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    1    1    0    5    0    0    0    0    1    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  36  
number of runs = 1
starttime = Mon Aug 18 09:31:19 MDT 2008
endtime = Mon Aug 18 09:34:12 MDT 2008
inversion time = Mon Aug 18 09:33:58 MDT 2008 - Mon Aug 18 09:34:11 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%