Early-est:     Tonga Islands    2025.12.11-10:37:54.49    q:B      mb:4.8    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1765449474765.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1765449474765.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1765449474765.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1765449474765.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 [14]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Tonga Islands
Origin Time: 2025.12.11-10:37:54.49 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -20.27°  lon: -173.44°  [+/-17km]    depth: 66km  [+/-14km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.7s   assocPhases: 56   usedPhases: 23
minDist: 3.5°   maxDist: 157.2°   AzGap: 66°   2ndAzGap: 98°   atten: -1.45 [+/-0.34]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 11km   maxHorUnc: 17km   azMaxHorUnc: 171°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 21km   majorAxisAzimuth: 351°   majorAxisPlunge: 1°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 15km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 259°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 53°   semiMinorAxisLength: 13km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [10]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 6.6s [7]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Tonga / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~20km
   Tonga - Niuafo'ou [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~200km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Kermadec-Tonga    Slab depth at epicenter: 12km
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (20km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       66km
       66km
       66km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       12km
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 142°   dip: 60°   rake: -32°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 250°   dip: 63°   rake: -146°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 22   misfitWeightCount: 6.7   misfit: 0.10   stationDistributionRatio: 0.37   meanDistP: 44.4   meanDistT: 44.4   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1765449474765.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 257°   dip: 42°   rake: -156°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 148°   dip: 74°   rake: -51°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 98°   stationPolarityCount: 22   misfit: 0.26   stationDistributionRatio: 0.53   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 40.75   fracAcc30degPref: 0.62   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1765449474765.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.1765449474765.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.1765449474765.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1765449474765
Event info last updated: 2025.12.11-11:38:04 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.12.11-10:47:42 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI