[rCMT] Mw=5.8 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008zbay KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION                           
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO KIP MAJO PMG PMSA RPN TAU                                                                
Origin time: 2008  311   9  11   2
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -29.9000   -177.000  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.047836 Mtt :     -0.006132
Mff :     -0.041704 Mrt :     -0.012023
Mrf :      0.053969 Mtf :     -0.022917
T-axis:  moment=     0.078   plunge=    60.102  azimuth=   240.994    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.007   plunge=    18.797  azimuth=     7.291    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.071   plunge=    22.353  azimuth=   105.336    
best double couple: Mo=    0.075(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.8  tau=  2.3     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):    0.13/ 69.87/ 69.93     226.84/ 28.12/133.12  
Centroid location :  -28.932  -176.920    10.000
Centroid time :      6.017
Variance reduction (%) :  24
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    1    0    0    1    0    1    2    0    1    1            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0            
t-comp:     1    0    0    0    0    1    0    1    1    0    1    0            
Total number of traces used =  15  
number of runs = 9
starttime = Thu Nov 6 02:43:22 MST 2008
endtime = Thu Nov 6 03:05:50 MST 2008
inversion time = Thu Nov 6 03:05:45 MST 2008 - Thu Nov 6 03:05:49 MST 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%