Early-est:     Kermadec Islands, New Zealand    2025.01.28-10:23:31.98    q:B      mb:5.0    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1738059812157.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1738059812157.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1738059812157.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1738059812157.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: 5.0 [36]    Mwp: 4.7X [1]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Origin Time: 2025.01.28-10:23:31.98 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -30.59°  lon: -177.68°  [+/-17km]    depth: 20km  [+/-15km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 2.2s   assocPhases: 84   usedPhases: 71
minDist: 1.4°   maxDist: 163.8°   AzGap: 57°   2ndAzGap: 72°   atten: -0.94 [+/-0.23]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 12km   maxHorUnc: 17km   azMaxHorUnc: 145°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 22km   majorAxisAzimuth: 325°   majorAxisPlunge: 2°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 15km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 233°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 51°   semiMinorAxisLength: 14km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [22]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 2.1s [18]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~90km
   Kermadec - Australia [continental rift boundary]: distance: ~150km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Kermadec-Tonga    Slab depth at epicenter: 34km
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (90km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       20km
       20km
       20km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       34km
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 67°   dip: 41°   rake: 119°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 211°   dip: 55°   rake: 67°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 56   misfitWeightCount: 9.1   misfit: 0.14   stationDistributionRatio: 0.38   meanDistP: 34.6   meanDistT: 46.1   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1738059812157.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 291°   dip: 66°   rake: -168°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 195°   dip: 79°   rake: -25°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 72°   stationPolarityCount: 56   misfit: 0.30   stationDistributionRatio: 0.47   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 38.47   fracAcc30degPref: 0.63   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1738059812157.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_AREF):    (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_aref
./hypo.1738059812157.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.1738059812157.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1738059812157
Event info last updated: 2025.01.28-11:23:34 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.01.28-10:31:02 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI