[rCMT] Mw=5.9 CAUCASUS REGION, RUSSIA

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008yaa2 CAUCASUS REGION, RUSSIA                           
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  AAK BFO ESK KEV KONO KURK TLY                                                                      
Origin time: 2008  285   9   6   8
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      43.6000    46.3000  1    
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.051204 Mtt :     -0.056060
Mff :      0.004856 Mrt :      0.024126
Mrf :      0.055483 Mtf :     -0.000208
T-axis:  moment=     0.091   plunge=    56.384  azimuth=   284.216    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.027   plunge=    27.180  azimuth=    64.786    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.064   plunge=    18.228  azimuth=   164.522    
best double couple: Mo=    0.078(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.9  tau=  2.4     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):   53.07/ 68.43/ 60.58     289.97/ 35.90/141.17  
Centroid location :   43.121    46.208    10.000
Centroid time :     -2.860
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    0    0    1    1    0    0    0            
r-comp:     0    0    0    0    1    0    1    2    1    0    0    0            
t-comp:     0    0    0    1    1    0    1    2    1    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  14  
number of runs = 2
starttime = Sat Oct 11 03:32:57 MDT 2008
endtime = Sat Oct 11 03:36:32 MDT 2008
inversion time = Sat Oct 11 03:36:29 MDT 2008 - Sat Oct 11 03:36:32 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%