Early-est:     South Sandwich Islands Region    2025.12.13-14:04:34.24    q:B      mb:5.1    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1765634677126.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1765634677126.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1765634677126.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1765634677126.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: 5.1 [24]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: South Sandwich Islands Region
Origin Time: 2025.12.13-14:04:34.24 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -58.99°  lon: -25.35°  [+/-17km]    depth: 66km  [+/-22km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.3s   assocPhases: 84   usedPhases: 43
minDist: 9.9°   maxDist: 163.7°   AzGap: 56°   2ndAzGap: 82°   atten: -2.17 [+/-0.40]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 14km   maxHorUnc: 17km   azMaxHorUnc: 59°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 26km   majorAxisAzimuth: 237°   majorAxisPlunge: 48°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 17km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 135°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 10°   semiMinorAxisLength: 16km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.2 [16]    Td: 0.6Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.6s [11]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Sandwich / South America [subduction zone]: distance: ~70km
   Antarctica - South America [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~160km
   Sandwich - Antarctica [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~160km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Scotia    Slab depth at epicenter: 19km
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:
       66km
       66km
       66km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       19km
       -
       -
./hypo.1765634677126.map.jpg

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 141°   dip: 53°   rake: -159°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 38°   dip: 73°   rake: -39°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 45   misfitWeightCount: 10.2   misfit: 0.10   stationDistributionRatio: 0.43   meanDistP: 33.0   meanDistT: 26.9   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1765634677126.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 119°   dip: 79°   rake: -170°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 27°   dip: 80°   rake: -11°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 56°   stationPolarityCount: 45   misfit: 0.47   stationDistributionRatio: 0.54   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 38.91   fracAcc30degPref: 0.76   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1765634677126.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.1765634677126.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.1765634677126.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1765634677126
Event info last updated: 2025.12.13-15:04:45 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.12.13-14:14:28 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI