[rCMT] Mw=6.4 NORTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008zfae NORTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA                           
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  ARU GNI INCN KIV MAJO YAK YSS                                                                      
Origin time: 2008  315   1  22   1
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      37.6000    95.8000  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.233449 Mtt :     -0.257878
Mff :      0.024428 Mrt :      0.415779
Mrf :      0.282499 Mtf :      0.000382
T-axis:  moment=     0.582   plunge=    54.689  azimuth=   314.337    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.048   plunge=    12.875  azimuth=    63.162    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.534   plunge=    32.232  azimuth=   161.448    
best double couple: Mo=    0.558(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=6.4  tau=  4.6     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   60.49/ 78.47/ 76.86     289.93/ 17.42/138.11  
Centroid location :   37.599    95.892    13.410
Centroid time :      7.277
Variance reduction (%) :  39
 
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z-comp:     0    0    0    2    0    1    0    1    2    0    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    0    1    1    1    0    1    1    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    2    0    1    0    1    2    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  17  
number of runs = 1
starttime = Sun Nov 9 18:51:25 MST 2008
endtime = Sun Nov 9 18:52:30 MST 2008
inversion time = Sun Nov 9 18:52:25 MST 2008 - Sun Nov 9 18:52:29 MST 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%