Early-est:     Kermadec Islands, New Zealand    2025.01.31-15:58:10.16    q:B      mb:5.0    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1738339090584.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1738339090584.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1738339090584.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1738339090584.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 [26]    Mwp: 4.6X [1]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Origin Time: 2025.01.31-15:58:10.16 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -30.75°  lon: -177.65°  [+/-14km]    depth: 17km  [+/-19km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.9s   assocPhases: 67   usedPhases: 47
minDist: 1.5°   maxDist: 164.0°   AzGap: 75°   2ndAzGap: 82°   atten: -0.74 [+/-0.34]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 10km   maxHorUnc: 14km   azMaxHorUnc: 96°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 20km   majorAxisAzimuth: 108°   majorAxisPlunge: 61°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 17km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 269°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 28°   semiMinorAxisLength: 13km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [18]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 4.0s [14]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~80km
   Kermadec - Australia [continental rift boundary]: distance: ~160km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Kermadec-Tonga    Slab depth at epicenter: 30km
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (80km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       17km
       17km
       17km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       30km
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 41°   dip: 37°   rake: -105°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 240°   dip: 55°   rake: -79°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 40   misfitWeightCount: 5.8   misfit: 0.04   stationDistributionRatio: 0.65   meanDistP: 33.2   meanDistT: 35.5   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1738339090584.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 32°   dip: 39°   rake: -106°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 233°   dip: 53°   rake: -77°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 75°   stationPolarityCount: 40   misfit: 0.15   stationDistributionRatio: 0.42   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 23.99   fracAcc30degPref: 0.85   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1738339090584.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_AREF):    (No solution available)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 0°   dip: 0°   rake: nan°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: nan°   dip: nan°   rake: nan°
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.1738339090584.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_MWP):    (No solution available)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 0°   dip: 0°   rake: nan°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: nan°   dip: nan°   rake: nan°
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.1738339090584.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1738339090584
Event info last updated: 2025.01.31-16:58:34 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.01.31-16:05:02 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI