[rCMT] Mw=5.9 SOLOMON ISLANDS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008ska9 SOLOMON ISLANDS                                   
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY INCN KIP MAJO PET TAU TLY ULN YSS                                                             
Origin time: 2008  145  13  24  11
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -7.30000    156.000  67   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.057318 Mtt :     -0.006131
Mff :     -0.051187 Mrt :     -0.025304
Mrf :     -0.001386 Mtf :      0.053316
T-axis:  moment=     0.070   plunge=    61.572  azimuth=   155.157    
N-axis:  moment=     0.018   plunge=    27.863  azimuth=   322.721    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.088   plunge=     5.200  azimuth=    55.478    
best double couple: Mo=    0.079(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.9  tau=  2.4     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  301.91/ 56.10/ 55.73     172.61/ 46.69/129.96  
Centroid location :   -7.005   156.102    51.679
Centroid time :      2.377
Variance reduction (%) :  22
 
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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    1    0    0    0    2            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    1    1    1    0    0    0    1            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    2    0    0    0    0    1            
Total number of traces used =  14  
number of runs = 8
starttime = Sat May 24 07:56:40 MDT 2008
endtime = Sat May 24 08:12:54 MDT 2008
inversion time = Sat May 24 08:12:52 MDT 2008 - Sat May 24 08:12:54 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%