Early-est:     South of Tonga Islands    2025.12.09-11:15:19.25    q:B      mb:4.7    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1765278915502.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1765278915502.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1765278915502.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1765278915502.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: 4.7 [17]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: South of Tonga Islands
Origin Time: 2025.12.09-11:15:19.25 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -26.49°  lon: -175.55°  [+/-20km]    depth: 123km  [+/-33km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.8s   assocPhases: 34   usedPhases: 21
minDist: 9.0°   maxDist: 161.8°   AzGap: 92°   2ndAzGap: 111°   atten: -1.50 [+/-0.35]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 14km   maxHorUnc: 20km   azMaxHorUnc: 175°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 37km   majorAxisAzimuth: 357°   majorAxisPlunge: 57°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 18km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 135°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 25°   semiMinorAxisLength: 17km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [11]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 8.0s [7]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~10km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Kermadec-Tonga    Slab depth at epicenter: 10km
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (10km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       123km
       123km
       123km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       10km
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 94°   dip: 33°   rake: -62°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 241°   dip: 61°   rake: -107°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 20   misfitWeightCount: 5.4   misfit: 0.09   stationDistributionRatio: 0.52   meanDistP: 31.6   meanDistT: 33.7   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1765278915502.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 65°   dip: 34°   rake: -101°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 259°   dip: 57°   rake: -82°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 111°   stationPolarityCount: 20   misfit: 0.22   stationDistributionRatio: 0.51   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 37.29   fracAcc30degPref: 0.47   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1765278915502.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.1765278915502.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.1765278915502.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1765278915502
Event info last updated: 2025.12.09-12:15:35 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.12.09-11:22:25 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI