Early-est:     North Island, New Zealand    2026.02.10-01:04:41.66    q:C      mb:-    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1770685481678.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1770685481678.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1770685481678.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: 7.0X [1]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: North Island, New Zealand
Origin Time: 2026.02.10-01:04:41.66 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -38.99°  lon: 174.48°  [+/-23km]    depth: 15km  [+/-20km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.5s   assocPhases: 7   usedPhases: 7
minDist: 0.6°   maxDist: 59.4°   AzGap: 110°   2ndAzGap: 153°   atten: -9.90 [+/-0.00]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 14km   maxHorUnc: 23km   azMaxHorUnc: 92°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 28km   majorAxisAzimuth: 92°   majorAxisPlunge: 0°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 21km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 1°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 62°   semiMinorAxisLength: 16km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: 20%
T50Ex: 1.1X [1]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 45.0Xs [1]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Kermadec - Australia [continental transform fault]: distance: ~100km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 20%
 20%
 20%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       15km
       15km
       15km
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.1770685481678.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.1770685481678.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/1770685481678
Event info last updated: 2026.02.10-02:03:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.02.10-01:07:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA