Early-est:     South of Fiji Islands    2025.04.09-17:25:11.13    q:B      mb:5.1*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:0.0     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1744219512168.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1744219512168.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1744219512168.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: 5.1* [39]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: South of Fiji Islands
Origin Time: 2025.04.09-17:25:11.13 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -25.78°  lon: -178.00°  [+/-31km]    depth: 362km  [+/-32km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.3s   assocPhases: 74   usedPhases: 43
minDist: 8.8°   maxDist: 158.2°   AzGap: 147°   2ndAzGap: 216°   atten: -1.38 [+/-0.26]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 16km   maxHorUnc: 31km   azMaxHorUnc: 73°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 39km   majorAxisAzimuth: 73°   majorAxisPlunge: 19°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 32km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 254°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 71°   semiMinorAxisLength: 19km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.0 [32]    Td: 1.6s [5]    Td*T50Ex: 0.0 [5]    To: 3.1s [32]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Kermadec - Australia [continental rift boundary]: distance: ~30km
   Kermadec - Tonga [continental rift boundary]: distance: ~200km
   Tonga - Australia [continental rift boundary]: distance: ~200km
   Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~260km
   Tonga / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~380km
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 (260km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   0.0
   0.0
   0.0
Td*To:
     5.0
     5.0
     5.0
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       362km
       362km
       362km
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: 275°   dip: 35°   rake: 59°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 131°   dip: 60°   rake: 110°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 33   misfitWeightCount: 6.9   misfit: 0.25   stationDistributionRatio: 0.52   meanDistP: 55.1   meanDistT: 52.0   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1744219512168.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.1744219512168.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: 185°   stationPolarityCount: 33   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/1744219512168
Event info last updated: 2025.04.09-18:24:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.04.09-17:30:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA