Early-est:     South of Fiji Islands    2026.08.09-18:23:02.91    q:B      mb:4.4*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1786299782629.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1786299782629.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1786299782629.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* [9]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: South of Fiji Islands
Origin Time: 2026.08.09-18:23:02.91 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -23.80°  lon: -179.56°  [+/-14km]    depth: 534km  [+/-17km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 0.7s   assocPhases: 20   usedPhases: 15
minDist: 6.5°   maxDist: 148.4°   AzGap: 220°   2ndAzGap: 258°   atten: -0.84 [+/-0.44]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 12km   maxHorUnc: 14km   azMaxHorUnc: 149°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 18km   majorAxisAzimuth: 338°   majorAxisPlunge: 43°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 17km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 132°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 44°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.0 [8]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.0s [8]
Closest plate boundaries:
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?:
 no
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       534km
       534km
       534km
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: 215°   dip: 4°   rake: -153°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 97°   dip: 88°   rake: -86°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 13   misfitWeightCount: 3.3   misfit: 0.03   stationDistributionRatio: 0.44   meanDistP: 49.3   meanDistT: 52.2   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1786299782629.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.1786299782629.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: 178°   stationPolarityCount: 13   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: E
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1786299782629
Event info last updated: 2026.08.09-19:22:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.08.09-18:32:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA