Early-est:     New Britain Region, P.N.G.    2026.06.23-19:27:09.08    q:C      mb:4.4*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1782242829268.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1782242829268.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1782242829268.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: 4.4* [8]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: New Britain Region, P.N.G.
Origin Time: 2026.06.23-19:27:09.08 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -6.19°  lon: 148.94°  [+/-26km]    depth: 46km  [+/-28km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.2s   assocPhases: 11   usedPhases: 7
minDist: 3.8°   maxDist: 65.7°   AzGap: 170°   2ndAzGap: 247°   atten: -0.93 [+/-0.29]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 17km   maxHorUnc: 26km   azMaxHorUnc: 134°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 35km   majorAxisAzimuth: 132°   majorAxisPlunge: 34°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 25km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 336°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 53°   semiMinorAxisLength: 20km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4X [3]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 6.1Xs [2]
Closest plate boundaries:
   South Bismarck / Solomon Sea [subduction zone]: distance: ~100km
   South Bismarck - Woodlark [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~140km
   Solomon Sea \ Woodlark [subduction zone]: distance: ~140km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Solomon Islands: 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 (100km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       46km
       46km
       46km
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: 176°   dip: 17°   rake: -8°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 274°   dip: 88°   rake: -107°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 8   misfitWeightCount: 4.6   misfit: 0.00   stationDistributionRatio: 0.44   meanDistP: 49.8   meanDistT: 49.4   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1782242829268.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.1782242829268.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: 170°   stationPolarityCount: 8   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: E
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1782242829268.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1782242829268
Event info last updated: 2026.06.23-20:26:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.06.23-19:33:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA