Early-est:     Tonga Islands Region    2026.06.22-12:39:23.18    q:B      mb:4.9*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1782131967580.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1782131967580.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1782131967580.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: 4.9* [13]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Tonga Islands Region
Origin Time: 2026.06.22-12:39:23.18 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -23.24°  lon: -175.09°  [+/-11km]    depth: 112km  [+/-18km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.0s   assocPhases: 29   usedPhases: 20
minDist: 6.4°   maxDist: 159.7°   AzGap: 100°   2ndAzGap: 160°   atten: -2.01 [+/-0.29]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 9km   maxHorUnc: 11km   azMaxHorUnc: 171°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 18km   majorAxisAzimuth: 113°   majorAxisPlunge: 76°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 13km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 356°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 6°   semiMinorAxisLength: 10km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [9]    Td: 3.7Xs [2]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 11.5s [6]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Tonga / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~40km
   Kermadec - Tonga [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~60km
   Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~60km
   Tonga - Australia [oceanic spreading ridge]: distance: ~180km
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 (40km)
 no
 YES (60km)
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       112km
       112km
       112km
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: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 41°   dip: 13°   rake: -54°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 185°   dip: 80°   rake: -98°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 14   misfitWeightCount: 5.9   misfit: 0.04   stationDistributionRatio: 0.49   meanDistP: 43.6   meanDistT: 42.3   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1782131967580.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.1782131967580.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 184°   dip: 65°   rake: -112°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 48°   dip: 33°   rake: -51°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 88°   stationPolarityCount: 14   misfit: 0.32   stationDistributionRatio: 0.40   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 46.95   fracAcc30degPref: 0.29   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1782131967580.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1782131967580
Event info last updated: 2026.06.22-13:38:02 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.06.22-12:50:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA