Early-est:     Off E. Coast of S. Island, N.Z.    2025.02.01-09:26:43.22    q:B      mb:4.5    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1738402003218.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1738402003218.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1738402003218.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1738402003218.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: 4.5 [8]    Mwp: 4.7X [1]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Off E. Coast of S. Island, N.Z.
Origin Time: 2025.02.01-09:26:43.22 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -42.26°  lon: 175.01°  [+/-19km]    depth: 10km  [+/-15km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.5s   assocPhases: 43   usedPhases: 19
minDist: 1.0°   maxDist: 159.5°   AzGap: 113°   2ndAzGap: 176°   atten: -1.41 [+/-0.28]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 14km   maxHorUnc: 19km   azMaxHorUnc: 114°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 24km   majorAxisAzimuth: 295°   majorAxisPlunge: 8°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 18km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 26°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 10°   semiMinorAxisLength: 14km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [5]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.3s [4]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Australia - Pacific [continental transform fault]: distance: ~20km
   Kermadec - Australia [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~50km
   Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~50km
   Australia \ Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~540km
   Pacific / Australia [subduction zone]: distance: ~710km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (50km)
 YES (50km)
 YES (20km)
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
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: 51°   dip: 16°   rake: 157°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 163°   dip: 84°   rake: 75°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 21   misfitWeightCount: 6.6   misfit: 0.12   stationDistributionRatio: 0.58   meanDistP: 33.7   meanDistT: 39.9   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1738402003218.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 19°   dip: 63°   rake: 144°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 128°   dip: 59°   rake: 33°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 91°   stationPolarityCount: 21   misfit: 0.35   stationDistributionRatio: 0.49   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 37.55   fracAcc30degPref: 0.69   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1738402003218.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.1738402003218.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.1738402003218.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1738402003218
Event info last updated: 2025.02.01-10:27:02 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.02.01-10:18:49 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI