Early-est:     Vanuatu Islands    2026.08.08-18:29:07.60    q:C      mb:4.6*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:     fmamp_polarity_waveform:     hash:

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Earthquake Details: Magnitude: mb: 4.6* [8]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0] Region: Vanuatu Islands Origin Time: 2026.08.08-18:29:07.60 UTC Hypocenter: lat: -13.56°  lon: 165.34°  [+/-38km]    depth: 187km  [+/-45km] Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 3.4s   assocPhases: 29   usedPhases: 9 minDist: 7.1°   maxDist: 64.3°   AzGap: 221°   2ndAzGap: 252°   atten: -1.44 [+/-0.34] Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 11km   maxHorUnc: 38km   azMaxHorUnc: 40° 68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 64km   majorAxisAzimuth: 219°   majorAxisPlunge: 44°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 16km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 88°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 34°   semiMinorAxisLength: 11km Tsunamigeneic Assesment: Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99% T50Ex: 0.3 [5]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 2.6s [5] Closest plate boundaries:    Pacific / Australia [subduction zone]: distance: ~80km    New Hebrides - Pacific [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~90km    New Hebrides / Australia [subduction zone]: distance: ~90km Subduction geometry: none or not available Decision table (TEST!): Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip Compatible close plate boundary?:  YES (80km)  YES (90km)  no Prob underwater:  >99%  >99%  >99% Td*T50Ex:    -    -    - Td*To:      -      -      - Mwp magnitude:        -        -        - Hypocenter depth:        187km        187km        187km 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)

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
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
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: 0°   stationPolarityCount: 7   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: F Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1786213747596
Event info last updated: 2026.08.08-19:28:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.08.08-19:28:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA