[rCMT] Mw=6.1 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

USGS research CMT researchcmt at geohazards.usgs.gov
Wed Feb 20 06:36:23 MST 2008


AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008nra1 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN                              
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used : CASY LSZ LVC NNA OTAV RPN SDV SJG SUR                                                               
Origin time: 2008   51  12  49  48
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -53.0000   -46.7000  34   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.192112 Mtt :     -0.049755
Mff :     -0.142356 Mrt :     -0.023473
Mrf :     -0.007852 Mtf :      0.081496
T-axis:  moment=     0.195   plunge=    82.964  azimuth=   155.867    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.005   plunge=     6.995  azimuth=   329.610    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.190   plunge=     0.759  azimuth=    59.703    
best double couple: Mo=    0.193(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.1  tau=  3.2     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  322.85/ 46.18/ 80.28     156.74/ 44.67/ 99.97  
Centroid location :  -52.130   -46.105    82.347
Centroid time :     29.861
Variance reduction (%) :   0
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    1    1    0    0    2    2    1    0    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    0    1    0    0    1    3    1    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    1    0    0    1    3    1    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  20  
number of runs = 7
starttime = Wed Feb 20 06:13:22 MST 2008
endtime = Wed Feb 20 06:35:37 MST 2008
inversion time = Wed Feb 20 06:35:12 MST 2008 - Wed Feb 20 06:35:35 MST 2008
Solution produced by inversion of all available channels


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