[rCMT] Mw=6.8 WESTERN XIZANG

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008wdaj WESTERN XIZANG                                    
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  ARU DGAR GNI INCN KEV KIV KURK LVZ MAJO TIXI TLY ULN YAK YSS                                       
Origin time: 2008  238  13  22   2
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      30.9000    83.6000  35   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -1.053252 Mtt :     -0.182438
Mff :      1.235689 Mrt :      1.078765
Mrf :      1.425695 Mtf :      0.112208
T-axis:  moment=     2.078   plunge=    28.308  azimuth=   287.721    
N-axis:  moment=     0.104   plunge=    15.855  azimuth=    26.520    
P-axis:  moment=    -2.182   plunge=    56.819  azimuth=   142.263    
best double couple: Mo=    2.130(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.8  tau=  7.1     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  341.88/ 22.01/-136.81     210.84/ 75.14/-73.58 
Centroid location :   31.526    83.250    16.275
Centroid time :     11.286
Variance reduction (%) :  74
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    2    1    2    2    1    1    0    0    1            
r-comp:     0    0    0    2    2    2    4    1    1    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    2    2    2    4    1    1    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  34  
number of runs = 1
starttime = Mon Aug 25 07:58:36 MDT 2008
endtime = Mon Aug 25 08:00:03 MDT 2008
inversion time = Mon Aug 25 07:59:54 MDT 2008 - Mon Aug 25 08:00:02 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%