Early-est:     Santa Cruz Islands    2025.12.13-18:54:02.72    q:B      mb:4.5    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1765652038227.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1765652038227.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1765652038227.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1765652038227.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: 4.5 [33]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Santa Cruz Islands
Origin Time: 2025.12.13-18:54:02.72 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -12.59°  lon: 166.90°  [+/-16km]    depth: 274km  [+/-19km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 0.9s   assocPhases: 91   usedPhases: 44
minDist: 2.9°   maxDist: 151.0°   AzGap: 44°   2ndAzGap: 60°   atten: -0.77 [+/-0.24]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 15km   maxHorUnc: 16km   azMaxHorUnc: 7°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 22km   majorAxisAzimuth: 44°   majorAxisPlunge: 41°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 19km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 137°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 4°   semiMinorAxisLength: 16km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.0 [17]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.2s [14]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Pacific / Australia [subduction zone]: distance: ~110km
   New Hebrides - Pacific [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~120km
   New Hebrides / Australia [subduction zone]: distance: ~150km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Santa Cruz Islands/Vanuatu/Loyalty Islands    Slab depth at epicenter: 142km
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (110km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       274km
       274km
       274km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       142km
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 173°   dip: 35°   rake: -121°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 29°   dip: 60°   rake: -70°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 46   misfitWeightCount: 13.9   misfit: 0.25   stationDistributionRatio: 0.50   meanDistP: 38.0   meanDistT: 37.1   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1765652038227.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 188°   dip: 51°   rake: -172°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 93°   dip: 84°   rake: -40°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 41°   stationPolarityCount: 46   misfit: 0.36   stationDistributionRatio: 0.67   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 20.35   fracAcc30degPref: 0.88   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1765652038227.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.1765652038227.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.1765652038227.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1765652038227
Event info last updated: 2025.12.13-19:55:02 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.12.13-18:59:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI