Early-est:     Fiji Islands Region    2026.06.18-12:29:18.13    q:B      mb:4.8*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1781785758761.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1781785758761.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1781785758761.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: 4.8* [37]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Fiji Islands Region
Origin Time: 2026.06.18-12:29:18.13 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -21.64°  lon: -179.14°  [+/-42km]    depth: 596km  [+/-33km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.2s   assocPhases: 82   usedPhases: 63
minDist: 4.7°   maxDist: 157.4°   AzGap: 59°   2ndAzGap: 97°   atten: -1.32 [+/-0.22]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 33km   maxHorUnc: 42km   azMaxHorUnc: 117°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 53km   majorAxisAzimuth: 302°   majorAxisPlunge: 17°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 42km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 38°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 19°   semiMinorAxisLength: 28km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.0 [18]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.0s [17]
Closest plate boundaries:
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?:
 no
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       596km
       596km
       596km
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: 249°   dip: 40°   rake: -103°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 86°   dip: 52°   rake: -79°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 37   misfitWeightCount: 11.0   misfit: 0.19   stationDistributionRatio: 0.44   meanDistP: 50.0   meanDistT: 51.9   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1781785758761.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.1781785758761.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 236°   dip: 37°   rake: -129°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 102°   dip: 62°   rake: -64°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 74°   stationPolarityCount: 37   misfit: 0.31   stationDistributionRatio: 0.58   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 26.80   fracAcc30degPref: 0.84   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1781785758761
Event info last updated: 2026.06.18-13:28:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.06.18-12:33:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA