[rCMT] Mw=5.9 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REG, CHINA

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008sda9 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REG,                         
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  AAK ARU KURK MAJO PET TIXI YAK                                                                     
Origin time: 2008  138  17   8  25
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      32.3000   105.0000  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.054739 Mtt :     -0.031781
Mff :     -0.022959 Mrt :     -0.068634
Mrf :      0.000318 Mtf :     -0.020496
T-axis:  moment=     0.094   plunge=    60.160  azimuth=   190.249    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.018   plunge=    13.430  azimuth=    75.648    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.076   plunge=    26.107  azimuth=   338.928    
best double couple: Mo=    0.085(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.9  tau=  2.4     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   40.25/ 22.40/ 52.46     259.99/ 72.41/104.10  
Centroid location :   32.717   104.977    17.751
Centroid time :     12.324
Variance reduction (%) :  26
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    0    1    0    2    0    3    0    0    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    0    1    1    0    0    2    0    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    1    1    0    0    1    0    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  13  
number of runs = 1
starttime = Sat May 17 11:41:53 MDT 2008
endtime = Sat May 17 11:42:19 MDT 2008
inversion time = Sat May 17 11:42:17 MDT 2008 - Sat May 17 11:42:19 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%