Early-est:     South of Kermadec Islands    2026.09.25-20:17:29.17    q:C      mb:5.4*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1790367449210.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1790367449210.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1790367449210.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: 5.4* [6]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: South of Kermadec Islands
Origin Time: 2026.09.25-20:17:29.17 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -32.66°  lon: -170.14°  [+/-44km]    depth: 2km  [+/-32km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 3.0s   assocPhases: 15   usedPhases: 10
minDist: 12.6°   maxDist: 166.0°   AzGap: 148°   2ndAzGap: 188°   atten: -1.23 [+/-1.18]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 15km   maxHorUnc: 44km   azMaxHorUnc: 86°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 56km   majorAxisAzimuth: 266°   majorAxisPlunge: 17°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 29km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 112°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 71°   semiMinorAxisLength: 18km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.7 [7]    Td: 0.6Xs [3]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 12.7s [7]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~660km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
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:
       2km
       2km
       2km
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.1790367449210.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.1790367449210.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: 191°   stationPolarityCount: 7   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.74   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 35.36   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/1790367449210
Event info last updated: 2026.09.25-21:16:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.09.25-20:31:03 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA