Early-est:     Vanuatu Islands    2024.12.13-03:18:02.64    q:B      mb:4.5*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:     fmamp_polarity_waveform:     hash:

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Earthquake Details: Magnitude: mb: 4.5* [14]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0] Region: Vanuatu Islands Origin Time: 2024.12.13-03:18:02.64 UTC Hypocenter: lat: -14.55°  lon: 167.20°  [+/-14km]    depth: 143km  [+/-18km] Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 0.9s   assocPhases: 49   usedPhases: 28 minDist: 0.9°   maxDist: 148.4°   AzGap: 126°   2ndAzGap: 181°   atten: -1.59 [+/-0.26] Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 14km   maxHorUnc: 14km   azMaxHorUnc: 5° 68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 20km   majorAxisAzimuth: 102°   majorAxisPlunge: 50°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 18km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 10°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 2°   semiMinorAxisLength: 14km Tsunamigeneic Assesment: Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99% T50Ex: 0.6 [9]    Td: 1.0Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.6s [9] Closest plate boundaries:    New Hebrides / Australia [subduction zone]: distance: ~100km    New Hebrides - Pacific [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~100km    Pacific / Australia [subduction zone]: distance: ~140km Subduction geometry:    Zone: Santa Cruz Islands/Vanuatu/Loyalty Islands: DEBUG: error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'gmt'    Slab depth at epicenter: error: evaluating slab depth: -999.9 Decision table (TEST!): Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip Compatible close plate boundary?:  YES (100km)  YES (100km)  no Prob underwater:  >99%  >99%  >99% Td*T50Ex:    -    -    - Td*To:      -      -      - Mwp magnitude:        -        -        - Hypocenter depth:        143km        143km        143km Slab depth at epicenter:        n/a        -        - Tsunami and Rupture predictions (TEST!): No prediction: Event too small (Mwp<7.0) or too few Mwp readings (N<20)

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D) Nodal Plane 1: strike: 150°   dip: 42°   rake: -135° Nodal Plane 2: strike: 23°   dip: 62°   rake: -58° Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 12   misfitWeightCount: 4.4   misfit: 0.05   stationDistributionRatio: 0.44   meanDistP: 48.2   meanDistT: 53.0   qualityCode: D Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY_WAVEFORM):    (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/_polarity_waveform
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (No solution available) Nodal Plane 1: strike: 999°   dip: 99°   rake: 999° Nodal Plane 2: strike: 324°   dip: 13°   rake: 135° Quality: azimuthalGap: 200°   stationPolarityCount: 12   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: E Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1734059883425
Event info last updated: 2024.12.13-04:17:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2024.12.13-03:24:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA