[rCMT] Mw=5.5 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008ruc2 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used : AAK ARU CTAO KIP KURK PET TIXI TLY ULN                                                              
Origin time: 2008  129  23  21  11
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      36.2000    141.600  45   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.017993 Mtt :     -0.002993
Mff :     -0.015000 Mrt :     -0.000059
Mrf :     -0.011040 Mtf :     -0.001306
T-axis:  moment=     0.021   plunge=    73.063  azimuth=    87.386    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.003   plunge=     2.089  azimuth=   184.264    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.018   plunge=    16.800  azimuth=   274.895    
best double couple: Mo=    0.020(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.5  tau=  1.5     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):    8.15/ 28.26/ 94.42     183.15/ 61.83/ 87.63  
Centroid location :   36.182   141.525    29.358
Centroid time :     12.344
Variance reduction (%) :   7
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    1    1    0    1    3    1    0    0    0            
r-comp:     1    0    0    1    1    0    1    4    1    0    0    0            
t-comp:     1    0    0    1    1    0    1    4    1    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  25  
number of runs = 12
starttime = Thu May 8 17:36:48 MDT 2008
endtime = Thu May 8 18:01:41 MDT 2008
inversion time = Thu May 8 18:01:37 MDT 2008 - Thu May 8 18:01:40 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of all available channels