[rCMT] Mw=6.1 TONGA

USGS research CMT researchcmt at geohazards.usgs.gov
Tue Jan 22 01:45:52 MST 2008


AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008mmae TONGA                                             
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY COR CTAO KIP MAJO PET RPN TAU TUC YSS                                                         
Origin time: 2008   22   7  55  49
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -15.3000   -175.300  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.010544 Mtt :      0.055228
Mff :     -0.044683 Mrt :     -0.045391
Mrf :      0.151658 Mtf :      0.119792
T-axis:  moment=     0.159   plunge=    26.646  azimuth=   310.790    
N-axis:  moment=     0.072   plunge=    43.210  azimuth=   192.668    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.231   plunge=    35.067  azimuth=    61.413    
best double couple: Mo=    0.195(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.1  tau=  3.2     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  187.85/ 84.89/-133.43      92.47/ 43.67/ -7.42 
Centroid location :  -14.752  -175.402    17.847
Centroid time :      5.799
Variance reduction (%) :  37
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    1    0    1    1    1    1    0    1    1    1            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    1    1    2    1    0    1    1    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    2    1    1    0    0    1    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  23  
number of runs = 6
starttime = Tue Jan 22 01:28:32 MST 2008
endtime = Tue Jan 22 01:45:48 MST 2008
inversion time = Tue Jan 22 01:45:33 MST 2008 - Tue Jan 22 01:45:48 MST 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%


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