Magnitude 6.8 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

December 9, 2008, KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION, MW=6.7

Liz Starin

CENTROID-MOMENT-TENSOR  SOLUTION
GCMT EVENT:     C200812090624A  
DATA: II IU CU G  GE 
L.P.BODY WAVES:104S, 248C, T= 50
MANTLE WAVES:  101S, 234C, T=125
SURFACE WAVES: 107S, 247C, T= 50
TIMESTAMP:      Q-20081209145926
CENTROID LOCATION:
ORIGIN TIME:      06:24:07.6 0.1
LAT:31.01S 0.00;LON:176.54W 0.00
DEP: 19.3  0.2;TRIANG HDUR:  5.5
MOMENT TENSOR: SCALE 10**26 D-CM
RR=-1.300 0.007; TT=-0.206 0.006
PP= 1.500 0.006; RT=-0.163 0.016
RP=-0.355 0.014; TP= 0.124 0.005
PRINCIPAL AXES:
1.(T) VAL=  1.556;PLG= 7;AZM= 95
2.(N)      -0.199;     7;    186
3.(P)      -1.363;    80;    317
BEST DBLE.COUPLE:M0= 1.46*10**26
NP1: STRIKE=177;DIP=38;SLIP=-101
NP2: STRIKE= 11;DIP=53;SLIP= -82

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