Early-est:     Kermadec Islands Region    2024.12.15-01:26:22.72    q:A      mb:4.5*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:     fmamp_polarity_waveform:     hash:

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Earthquake Details: Magnitude: mb: 4.5* [28]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0] Region: Kermadec Islands Region Origin Time: 2024.12.15-01:26:22.72 UTC Hypocenter: lat: -31.38°  lon: -179.96°  [+/-6km]    depth: 451km  [+/-7km] Location Quality: qualityCode:  A     stdErr: 0.9s   assocPhases: 39   usedPhases: 26 minDist: 6.6°   maxDist: 84.3°   AzGap: 172°   2ndAzGap: 205°   atten: -1.28 [+/-0.19] Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 5km   maxHorUnc: 6km   azMaxHorUnc: 22° 68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 8km   majorAxisAzimuth: 32°   majorAxisPlunge: 39°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 7km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 169°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 42°   semiMinorAxisLength: 6km Tsunamigeneic Assesment: Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99% T50Ex: 0.0 [14]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.7s [14] Closest plate boundaries:    Kermadec - Australia [oceanic spreading ridge]: distance: ~40km    Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~240km 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 (240km)  no  no Prob underwater:  >99%  >99%  >99% Td*T50Ex:    -    -    - Td*To:      -      -      - Mwp magnitude:        -        -        - Hypocenter depth:        451km        451km        451km 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: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C) Nodal Plane 1: strike: 2°   dip: 42°   rake: -19° Nodal Plane 2: strike: 106°   dip: 78°   rake: -131° Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 27   misfitWeightCount: 8.7   misfit: 0.13   stationDistributionRatio: 0.45   meanDistP: 33.7   meanDistT: 48.1   qualityCode: C 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: 257°   dip: 90°   rake: 122° Nodal Plane 2: strike: 347°   dip: 32°   rake: 0° Quality: azimuthalGap: 150°   stationPolarityCount: 27   misfit: 0.25   stationDistributionRatio: 0.49   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 37.44   fracAcc30degPref: 0.53   qualityCode: D Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1734225983208
Event info last updated: 2024.12.15-02:25:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2024.12.15-01:30:25 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA