Early-est:     Santa Cruz Islands    2025.12.09-11:25:38.44    q:B      mb:4.8    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1765279540650.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1765279540650.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1765279540650.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1765279540650.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: 4.8 [21]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Santa Cruz Islands
Origin Time: 2025.12.09-11:25:38.44 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -12.42°  lon: 166.50°  [+/-14km]    depth: 68km  [+/-17km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.0s   assocPhases: 64   usedPhases: 29
minDist: 3.1°   maxDist: 148.9°   AzGap: 138°   2ndAzGap: 144°   atten: -1.46 [+/-0.30]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 13km   maxHorUnc: 14km   azMaxHorUnc: 120°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 18km   majorAxisAzimuth: 303°   majorAxisPlunge: 43°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 16km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 55°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 22°   semiMinorAxisLength: 16km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [13]    Td: 0.7Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.4s [7]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Pacific / Australia [subduction zone]: distance: ~70km
   New Hebrides - Pacific [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~150km
   New Hebrides / Australia [subduction zone]: distance: ~160km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Santa Cruz Islands/Vanuatu/Loyalty Islands    Slab depth at epicenter: 42km
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (70km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       68km
       68km
       68km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       42km
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 134°   dip: 48°   rake: -59°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 272°   dip: 51°   rake: -120°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 27   misfitWeightCount: 8.2   misfit: 0.12   stationDistributionRatio: 0.45   meanDistP: 52.1   meanDistT: 32.0   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 264°   dip: 48°   rake: -132°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 137°   dip: 57°   rake: -54°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 144°   stationPolarityCount: 28   misfit: 0.24   stationDistributionRatio: 0.63   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 32.35   fracAcc30degPref: 0.68   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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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
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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
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Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1765279540650
Event info last updated: 2025.12.09-12:25:44 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.12.09-11:30:37 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI