Early-est:     East of North Island, N.Z.    2024.12.14-10:19:59.11    q:B      mb:5.0*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1734171599110.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1734171599110.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1734171599110.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: 5.0* [10]    Mwp: 5.8X [2]    Mwpd: 6.1Xinv [1]
Region: East of North Island, N.Z.
Origin Time: 2024.12.14-10:19:59.11 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -37.95°  lon: -178.81°  [+/-38km]    depth: 12km  [+/-33km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 2.0s   assocPhases: 13   usedPhases: 13
minDist: 3.9°   maxDist: 22.7°   AzGap: 266°   2ndAzGap: 271°   atten: -1.60 [+/-0.35]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 16km   maxHorUnc: 38km   azMaxHorUnc: 95°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 50km   majorAxisAzimuth: 272°   majorAxisPlunge: 23°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 31km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 140°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 57°   semiMinorAxisLength: 18km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 1.4 [8]    Td: 2.9Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 91.3s [8]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~130km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (130km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       12km
       12km
       12km
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):    (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
./hypo.1734171599110.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.1734171599110.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: 0°   stationPolarityCount: 7   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: F
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1734171599110
Event info last updated: 2024.12.14-11:18:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2024.12.14-10:26:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA