Early-est:     North Island, New Zealand    2024.12.13-07:02:34.02    q:C      mb:-    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1734073361652.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1734073361652.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1734073361652.mech.hash.thumb.jpg

Automatic solution - this event has not been reviewed by a seismologist
Automatically determined event information may be incorrect!

Earthquake Details:
Magnitude: mb: 4.3X [2]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: North Island, New Zealand
Origin Time: 2024.12.13-07:02:34.02 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -38.88°  lon: 174.56°  [+/-22km]    depth: 271km  [+/-29km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.9s   assocPhases: 13   usedPhases: 10
minDist: 0.4°   maxDist: 166.3°   AzGap: 69°   2ndAzGap: 112°   atten: -9.90 [+/-0.00]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 15km   maxHorUnc: 22km   azMaxHorUnc: 121°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 30km   majorAxisAzimuth: 117°   majorAxisPlunge: 52°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 26km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 306°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 37°   semiMinorAxisLength: 19km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: 36%
T50Ex: 0.6X [2]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 2.3Xs [2]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Kermadec - Australia [continental transform fault]: distance: ~100km
   Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~360km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (360km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 36%
 36%
 36%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       271km
       271km
       271km
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)
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 359°   dip: 24°   rake: 122°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 145°   dip: 70°   rake: 77°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 8   misfitWeightCount: 4.5   misfit: 0.00   stationDistributionRatio: 0.51   meanDistP: 49.6   meanDistT: 44.1   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1734073361652.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
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
./hypo.1734073361652.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
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: 174°   stationPolarityCount: 8   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: E
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1734073361652
Event info last updated: 2024.12.13-08:01:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2024.12.13-07:05:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA