[rCMT] Mw=6.8 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008rtbu NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  AAK KURK PET TIXI TLY ULN YAK                                                                      
Origin time: 2008  128  16  45  20
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      36.1000    141.400  35   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.934178 Mtt :     -0.174834
Mff :     -0.759344 Mrt :      1.218329
Mrf :      1.601812 Mtf :     -0.365414
T-axis:  moment=     2.234   plunge=    57.060  azimuth=   311.891    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.030   plunge=     4.333  azimuth=   215.176    
P-axis:  moment=    -2.204   plunge=    32.581  azimuth=   122.401    
best double couple: Mo=    2.219(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.8  tau=  7.2     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   36.12/ 77.72/ 94.43     196.09/ 13.04/ 70.44  
Centroid location :   36.077   141.997    28.790
Centroid time :      8.761
Variance reduction (%) :  54
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    2    2    1    0    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    2    3    1    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    1    3    0    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  18  
number of runs = 2
starttime = Wed May 7 11:20:15 MDT 2008
endtime = Wed May 7 11:23:46 MDT 2008
inversion time = Wed May 7 11:23:40 MDT 2008 - Wed May 7 11:23:46 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%