[rCMT] Mw=5.9 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008meaw ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA RE                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  AAK ARU GNI INCN KURK MAJO TLY ULN                                                                 
Origin time: 2008   14  13  38  35
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     10.40000    92.9000  30   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.042817 Mtt :     -0.015832
Mff :     -0.026985 Mrt :      0.023170
Mrf :     -0.075861 Mtf :      0.018715
T-axis:  moment=     0.092   plunge=    57.852  azimuth=    80.186    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.005   plunge=     7.177  azimuth=   338.628    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.087   plunge=    31.147  azimuth=   244.263    
best double couple: Mo=    0.090(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.9  tau=  2.5     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  311.28/ 15.33/ 61.79     160.36/ 76.53/ 97.38  
Centroid location :   11.075    91.793    43.795
Centroid time :     18.775
Variance reduction (%) :  33
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    0    2    1    3    1    0    0    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  13  
number of runs = 7
starttime = Mon Jan 14 06:53:09 MST 2008
endtime = Mon Jan 14 07:13:26 MST 2008
inversion time = Mon Jan 14 07:13:17 MST 2008 - Mon Jan 14 07:13:26 MST 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%