Early-est:     Kermadec Islands Region    2025.01.28-06:52:37.83    q:A      mb:5.3    Mwp:5.9    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:1.7     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1738047156110.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1738047156110.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1738047156110.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1738047156110.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.thumb.jpg

Automatic solution - this event has not been reviewed by a seismologist
Automatically determined event information may be incorrect!

Earthquake Details:
Magnitude: mb: 5.3 [65]    Mwp: 5.9 [16]    Mwpd: 6.1Xinv [9]
Region: Kermadec Islands Region
Origin Time: 2025.01.28-06:52:37.83 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -28.19°  lon: -176.06°  [+/-11km]    depth: 10km  [+/-8km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  A     stdErr: 1.8s   assocPhases: 178   usedPhases: 130
minDist: 2.0°   maxDist: 171.2°   AzGap: 106°   2ndAzGap: 112°   atten: -1.17 [+/-0.16]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 7km   maxHorUnc: 11km   azMaxHorUnc: 142°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 14km   majorAxisAzimuth: 322°   majorAxisPlunge: 2°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 8km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 232°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 8°   semiMinorAxisLength: 8km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [46]    Td: 4.1s [10]    Td*T50Ex: 1.7 [10]    To: 20.5s [33]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~20km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Kermadec-Tonga    Slab depth at epicenter: 12km
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (20km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   1.7
   1.7
   1.7
Td*To:
     84.0
     84.0
     84.0
Mwp magnitude:
       5.9
       5.9
       5.9
Hypocenter depth:
       10km
       10km
       10km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       12km
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 101°   dip: 41°   rake: 31°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 347°   dip: 70°   rake: 127°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 121   misfitWeightCount: 18.0   misfit: 0.15   stationDistributionRatio: 0.48   meanDistP: 25.4   meanDistT: 32.8   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1738047156110.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 134°   dip: 26°   rake: 79°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 327°   dip: 64°   rake: 96°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 105°   stationPolarityCount: 121   misfit: 0.36   stationDistributionRatio: 0.48   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 31.56   fracAcc30degPref: 0.69   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1738047156110.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_AREF):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 102°   dip: 54°   rake: 8°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 7°   dip: 84°   rake: 144°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 19   misfitWeightCount: 4.9   misfit: 9999.90   stationDistributionRatio: 0.24   meanDistP: 34.1   meanDistT: 37.8   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_amp_aref
./hypo.1738047156110.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_MWP):    (No solution available)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 0°   dip: 0°   rake: 0°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 270°   dip: 90°   rake: 90°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 0   misfitWeightCount: -1.0   misfit: -1.00   stationDistributionRatio: -1.00   meanDistP: -1.0   meanDistT: -1.0   qualityCode: X
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_amp_mwp
./hypo.1738047156110.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1738047156110
Event info last updated: 2025.01.28-07:52:48 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.01.28-06:57:13 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI