Early-est:     South of Fiji Islands    2024.12.14-04:34:14.50    q:C      mb:4.3*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1734150852134.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1734150852134.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1734150852134.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: 4.3* [11]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: South of Fiji Islands
Origin Time: 2024.12.14-04:34:14.50 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -23.49°  lon: -176.58°  [+/-56km]    depth: 265km  [+/-124km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.2s   assocPhases: 45   usedPhases: 16
minDist: 7.6°   maxDist: 159.1°   AzGap: 143°   2ndAzGap: 206°   atten: -1.78 [+/-0.44]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 13km   maxHorUnc: 56km   azMaxHorUnc: 90°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 141km   majorAxisAzimuth: 89°   majorAxisPlunge: 61°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 18km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 326°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 17°   semiMinorAxisLength: 14km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.1 [4]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.5s [4]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Tonga - Australia [continental rift boundary]: distance: ~50km
   Kermadec - Tonga [continental transform fault]: distance: ~60km
   Kermadec - Australia [continental rift boundary]: distance: ~110km
   Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~160km
   Tonga / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~170km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Kermadec-Tonga: 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 (160km)
 no
 YES (60km)
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       265km
       265km
       265km
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: 8°   dip: 36°   rake: 22°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 260°   dip: 77°   rake: 124°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 11   misfitWeightCount: 2.5   misfit: 0.04   stationDistributionRatio: 0.47   meanDistP: 50.7   meanDistT: 53.5   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1734150852134.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.1734150852134.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: 224°   stationPolarityCount: 11   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/1734150852134
Event info last updated: 2024.12.14-05:33:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2024.12.14-04:42:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA