Early-est:     North Island, New Zealand    2024.12.14-17:32:51.43    q:C      mb:5.3*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:     fmamp_polarity_waveform:     hash:

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Earthquake Details: Magnitude: mb: 5.3* [4]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0] Region: North Island, New Zealand Origin Time: 2024.12.14-17:32:51.43 UTC Hypocenter: lat: -41.38°  lon: 175.29°  [+/-22km]    depth: 96km  [+/-28km] Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 2.5s   assocPhases: 13   usedPhases: 8 minDist: 0.4°   maxDist: 117.5°   AzGap: 166°   2ndAzGap: 211°   atten: -9.90 [+/-0.00] Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 13km   maxHorUnc: 22km   azMaxHorUnc: 148° 68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 29km   majorAxisAzimuth: 319°   majorAxisPlunge: 57°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 26km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 153°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 32°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km Tsunamigeneic Assesment: Discriminants: Prob Underwater: 19% T50Ex: 0.4X [3]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 18.4Xs [2] Closest plate boundaries:    Kermadec - Australia [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~50km    Australia - Pacific [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~80km    Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~80km    Australia \ Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~610km    Pacific / Australia [subduction zone]: distance: ~790km Subduction geometry: none or not available Decision table (TEST!): Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip Compatible close plate boundary?:  YES (80km)  YES (50km)  YES (80km) Prob underwater:  19%  19%  19% Td*T50Ex:    -    -    - Td*To:      -      -      - Mwp magnitude:        -        -        - Hypocenter depth:        96km        96km        96km 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: 62°   dip: 43°   rake: -146° Nodal Plane 2: strike: 305°   dip: 67°   rake: -52° Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 9   misfitWeightCount: 5.1   misfit: 0.04   stationDistributionRatio: 0.50   meanDistP: 49.0   meanDistT: 44.1   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):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D) Nodal Plane 1: strike: 280°   dip: 35°   rake: -80° Nodal Plane 2: strike: 88°   dip: 56°   rake: -97° Quality: azimuthalGap: 128°   stationPolarityCount: 9   misfit: 0.30   stationDistributionRatio: 0.49   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 44.18   fracAcc30degPref: 0.32   qualityCode: D Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1734197572946
Event info last updated: 2024.12.14-18:31:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2024.12.14-17:34:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA