[rCMT] Mw=6.0 TONGA

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Sat Nov 8 08:41:47 GMT 2008


AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008zdak TONGA                                             
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  CASY CTAO KIP MAJO PMG RPN TAU                                                                     
Origin time: 2008  313   7  50   1
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :     -15.2000   -174.300  144  
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :     -0.028559 Mtt :      0.063308
Mff :     -0.034749 Mrt :     -0.069822
Mrf :     -0.073566 Mtf :     -0.009373
T-axis:  moment=     0.107   plunge=    32.666  azimuth=   164.410    
N-axis:  moment=     0.016   plunge=    26.319  azimuth=    55.920    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.123   plunge=    45.693  azimuth=   295.472    
best double couple: Mo=    0.115(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.0  tau=  2.7     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   52.37/ 82.86/-116.54     308.39/ 27.42/-15.67 
Centroid location :  -14.251  -174.166   132.762
Centroid time :      5.298
Variance reduction (%) :  28
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    1    0    1    1    1    1    1            
r-comp:     0    0    1    0    0    1    0    1    1    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  14  
number of runs = 7
starttime = Sat Nov 8 01:24:43 MST 2008
endtime = Sat Nov 8 01:41:44 MST 2008
inversion time = Sat Nov 8 01:41:40 MST 2008 - Sat Nov 8 01:41:44 MST 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%


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