[rCMT] Mw=6.8 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008nud7 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS RE                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used : LSZ LVC NNA OTAV PMSA RPN SDV SJG SUR TAU                                                           
Origin time: 2008   54  15  57  24
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -57.1000   -23.6000  35   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -1.232684 Mtt :     -0.449580
Mff :      1.682264 Mrt :     -0.843476
Mrf :      1.038689 Mtf :     -0.425852
T-axis:  moment=     2.189   plunge=    19.742  azimuth=   254.328    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.286   plunge=    20.781  azimuth=   156.501    
P-axis:  moment=    -1.903   plunge=    60.668  azimuth=    24.020    
best double couple: Mo=    2.046(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.8  tau=  7.0     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   15.29/ 31.21/-46.78     147.60/ 67.81/-112.53 
Centroid location :  -56.687   -23.570    18.981
Centroid time :      2.046
Variance reduction (%) :  61
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    0    2    0    0    0    3    1    1    1    0            
r-comp:     1    0    0    1    0    0    0    2    2    1    1    0            
t-comp:     1    0    0    1    0    0    0    2    2    1    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  25  
number of runs = 6
starttime = Sat Feb 23 09:29:10 MST 2008
endtime = Sat Feb 23 09:50:04 MST 2008
inversion time = Sat Feb 23 09:49:34 MST 2008 - Sat Feb 23 09:50:03 MST 2008
Solution produced by inversion of all available channels