Early-est:     North Island, New Zealand    2025.01.28-10:26:30.29    q:B      mb:5.0    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1738059989800.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1738059989800.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1738059989800.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1738059989800.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 [21]    Mwp: 5.3X [2]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: North Island, New Zealand
Origin Time: 2025.01.28-10:26:30.29 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -40.66°  lon: 176.03°  [+/-16km]    depth: 10km  [+/-15km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.7s   assocPhases: 57   usedPhases: 32
minDist: 1.2°   maxDist: 159.9°   AzGap: 103°   2ndAzGap: 127°   atten: -1.13 [+/-0.21]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 14km   maxHorUnc: 16km   azMaxHorUnc: 78°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 20km   majorAxisAzimuth: 79°   majorAxisPlunge: 11°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 18km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 170°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 6°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.4 [18]    Td: 3.0Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 18.7s [13]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Kermadec - Australia [continental transform fault]: distance: ~40km
   Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~130km
   Australia - Pacific [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~160km
   Australia \ Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~700km
   Pacific / Australia [subduction zone]: distance: ~880km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (130km)
 no
 YES (40km)
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       10km
       10km
       10km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       n/a
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 324°   dip: 34°   rake: 128°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 101°   dip: 64°   rake: 67°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 31   misfitWeightCount: 7.5   misfit: 0.15   stationDistributionRatio: 0.51   meanDistP: 42.4   meanDistT: 34.4   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1738059989800.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 184°   dip: 88°   rake: 158°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 275°   dip: 68°   rake: 2°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 102°   stationPolarityCount: 31   misfit: 0.33   stationDistributionRatio: 0.48   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 32.21   fracAcc30degPref: 0.79   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1738059989800.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.1738059989800.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.1738059989800.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1738059989800
Event info last updated: 2025.01.28-11:26:33 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.01.28-10:33:04 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI