[rCMT] Mw=6.2 NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008wgck NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  BFO ESK KIV KMBO KONO OTAV SDV SJG SUR TSUM                                                        
Origin time: 2008  241  15  22  24
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      1.00000E-01   -17.3000  1
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.083952 Mtt :      0.141979
Mff :     -0.058027 Mrt :     -0.056876
Mrf :      0.041292 Mtf :     -0.247526
T-axis:  moment=     0.321   plunge=     9.838  azimuth=   214.045    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.096   plunge=    80.105  azimuth=    27.804    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.225   plunge=     1.055  azimuth=   123.862    
best double couple: Mo=    0.273(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.2  tau=  3.6     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  258.53/ 82.31/173.76     349.37/ 83.81/  7.74  
Centroid location :    0.144   -17.398    24.466
Centroid time :     -2.901
Variance reduction (%) :  47
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    2    1    0    1    3    0    0    2    0    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    1    2    0    0    2    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    1    2    0    0    2    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  21  
number of runs = 1
starttime = Thu Aug 28 10:06:21 MDT 2008
endtime = Thu Aug 28 10:07:49 MDT 2008
inversion time = Thu Aug 28 10:07:42 MDT 2008 - Thu Aug 28 10:07:48 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%