[rCMT] Mw=6.3 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008lraw EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG.,                          
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY KIP MAJO PET TAU TLY ULN YAK                                                                  
Origin time: 2008    1  18  55   1
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -6.00000    146.900  48   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.337097 Mtt :     -0.300621
Mff :     -0.036475 Mrt :      0.078185
Mrf :      0.046628 Mtf :      0.092656
T-axis:  moment=     0.355   plunge=    78.283  azimuth=   312.733    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.020   plunge=    10.445  azimuth=   105.464    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.335   plunge=     5.250  azimuth=   196.435    
best double couple: Mo=    0.345(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.3  tau=  3.9     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   96.92/ 51.12/ 76.53     297.80/ 40.79/106.11  
Centroid location :   -6.076   147.122    46.532
Centroid time :      0.766
Variance reduction (%) :  68
 
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z-comp:     1    0    0    1    0    1    3    0    0    0    0    1            
r-comp:     1    0    0    1    0    0    3    0    0    0    0    0            
t-comp:     1    0    0    1    0    0    4    0    0    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  18  
number of runs = 6
starttime = Tue Jan 1 12:26:37 MST 2008
endtime = Tue Jan 1 12:42:19 MST 2008
inversion time = Tue Jan 1 12:42:09 MST 2008 - Tue Jan 1 12:42:18 MST 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%