[rCMT] Mw=6.2 TONGA

USGS research CMT researchcmt at geohazards.usgs.gov
Tue Jan 22 04:36:43 MST 2008


AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008mmak TONGA                                             
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO KIP MAJO PET RPN TAU YSS                                                                 
Origin time: 2008   22  10  49  26
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -15.4000   -175.600  35   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.001208 Mtt :      0.186949
Mff :     -0.185741 Mrt :     -0.008296
Mrf :     -0.104793 Mtf :      0.123362
T-axis:  moment=     0.231   plunge=    10.239  azimuth=   161.013    
N-axis:  moment=     0.029   plunge=    66.492  azimuth=    46.478    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.260   plunge=    20.921  azimuth=   254.973    
best double couple: Mo=    0.246(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.2  tau=  3.5     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   29.39/ 82.72/-157.59     296.39/ 67.78/ -7.87 
Centroid location :  -14.774  -175.733    34.221
Centroid time :      8.418
Variance reduction (%) :  45
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    0    1    1    1            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    2    1    0    1    1    0            
t-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    1    1    1    0    1    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  17  
number of runs = 4
starttime = Tue Jan 22 04:25:42 MST 2008
endtime = Tue Jan 22 04:36:40 MST 2008
inversion time = Tue Jan 22 04:36:28 MST 2008 - Tue Jan 22 04:36:39 MST 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%


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