Early-est:     North Island, New Zealand    2026.06.23-13:56:30.34    q:C      mb:-    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1782222990529.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1782222990529.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1782222990529.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: 5.9X [1]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: North Island, New Zealand
Origin Time: 2026.06.23-13:56:30.34 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -39.04°  lon: 175.67°  [+/-35km]    depth: 105km  [+/-61km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 2.2s   assocPhases: 7   usedPhases: 6
minDist: 1.7°   maxDist: 163.8°   AzGap: 232°   2ndAzGap: 265°   atten: -9.90 [+/-0.00]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 18km   maxHorUnc: 35km   azMaxHorUnc: 13°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 68km   majorAxisAzimuth: 200°   majorAxisPlunge: 61°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 33km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 356°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 27°   semiMinorAxisLength: 22km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: - [0]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: -s [0]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Kermadec - Australia [continental transform fault]: distance: ~20km
   Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~290km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (290km)
 no
 YES (20km)
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       105km
       105km
       105km
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.1782222990529.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.1782222990529.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: 89°   stationPolarityCount: 5   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.70   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 47.99   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/1782222990529
Event info last updated: 2026.06.23-14:55:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.06.23-14:02:03 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA