[rCMT] Mw=6.4 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

USGS research CMT researchcmt at geohazards.usgs.gov
Wed May 7 10:00:56 MST 2008


AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008rtbp NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  AAK ARU CTAO KIP KURK LVZ TIXI TLY ULN YAK                                                         
Origin time: 2008  128  16  16  34
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      36.3000    141.700  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.087310 Mtt :     -0.000301
Mff :     -0.087009 Mrt :      0.264679
Mrf :      0.338064 Mtf :     -0.003566
T-axis:  moment=     0.452   plunge=    49.569  azimuth=   312.952    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.029   plunge=     5.387  azimuth=   216.598    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.423   plunge=    39.919  azimuth=   122.073    
best double couple: Mo=    0.437(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.4  tau=  4.2     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   37.06/ 85.15/ 95.41     168.81/  7.26/ 41.99  
Centroid location :   36.713   141.665    10.000
Centroid time :     10.301
Variance reduction (%) :  10
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    0    1    0    0    2    2    1    0    0    0            
r-comp:     1    0    0    0    0    0    3    3    1    0    0    0            
t-comp:     1    0    0    1    0    0    1    1    1    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  20  
number of runs = 1
starttime = Wed May 7 11:00:25 MDT 2008
endtime = Wed May 7 11:00:56 MDT 2008
inversion time = Wed May 7 11:00:53 MDT 2008 - Wed May 7 11:00:56 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%


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