Early-est:     Tonga Islands    2025.02.03-10:32:03.84    q:A      mb:4.9    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1738578723210.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1738578723210.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1738578723210.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1738578723210.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: 4.9 [26]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Tonga Islands
Origin Time: 2025.02.03-10:32:03.84 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -20.38°  lon: -174.23°  [+/-12km]    depth: 110km  [+/-15km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  A     stdErr: 1.1s   assocPhases: 70   usedPhases: 24
minDist: 4.3°   maxDist: 154.7°   AzGap: 62°   2ndAzGap: 90°   atten: -2.21 [+/-0.18]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 10km   maxHorUnc: 12km   azMaxHorUnc: 179°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 16km   majorAxisAzimuth: 11°   majorAxisPlunge: 57°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 13km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 164°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 30°   semiMinorAxisLength: 12km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [17]    Td: 2.2Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 2.4s [8]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Tonga / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~90km
   Tonga - Niuafo'ou [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~130km
   Tonga - Australia [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~200km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Kermadec-Tonga    Slab depth at epicenter: 35km
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:
       110km
       110km
       110km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       35km
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 86°   dip: 51°   rake: -5°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 179°   dip: 86°   rake: -141°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 23   misfitWeightCount: 8.5   misfit: 0.08   stationDistributionRatio: 0.50   meanDistP: 21.8   meanDistT: 42.7   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1738578723210.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 184°   dip: 76°   rake: -153°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 87°   dip: 64°   rake: -16°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 62°   stationPolarityCount: 24   misfit: 0.14   stationDistributionRatio: 0.59   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 12.20   fracAcc30degPref: 1.00   qualityCode: B
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1738578723210.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.1738578723210.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.1738578723210.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1738578723210
Event info last updated: 2025.02.03-11:32:49 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.02.03-10:37:05 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI