Early-est:     Southeast of Loyalty Islands    2026.06.23-15:13:40.77    q:C      mb:-    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1782227620768.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1782227620768.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1782227620768.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: - [0]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Southeast of Loyalty Islands
Origin Time: 2026.06.23-15:13:40.77 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -22.41°  lon: 169.29°  [+/-22km]    depth: 10km  [+/-51km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.5s   assocPhases: 8   usedPhases: 7
minDist: 1.2°   maxDist: 127.6°   AzGap: 245°   2ndAzGap: 269°   atten: -9.90 [+/-0.00]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 14km   maxHorUnc: 22km   azMaxHorUnc: 105°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 54km   majorAxisAzimuth: 290°   majorAxisPlunge: 71°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 22km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 98°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 19°   semiMinorAxisLength: 17km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: - [0]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: -s [0]
Closest plate boundaries:
   New Hebrides / Australia [subduction zone]: distance: ~40km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (40km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       10km
       10km
       10km
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
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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
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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: 53°   stationPolarityCount: 3   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.62   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 37.89   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/1782227620768
Event info last updated: 2026.06.23-16:12:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.06.23-15:24:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA