Early-est:     South of Fiji Islands    2026.09.28-22:26:01.47    q:C      mb:3.8*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1790634361616.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1790634361616.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1790634361616.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: 3.8* [5]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: South of Fiji Islands
Origin Time: 2026.09.28-22:26:01.47 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -25.29°  lon: 179.69°  [+/-12km]    depth: 480km  [+/-17km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.5s   assocPhases: 11   usedPhases: 11
minDist: 7.7°   maxDist: 149.8°   AzGap: 201°   2ndAzGap: 220°   atten: -2.08 [+/-0.64]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 12km   maxHorUnc: 12km   azMaxHorUnc: 104°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 18km   majorAxisAzimuth: 106°   majorAxisPlunge: 71°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 15km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 283°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 19°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: - [0]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: -s [0]
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:
       480km
       480km
       480km
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: 91°   dip: 41°   rake: 66°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 302°   dip: 53°   rake: 109°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 9   misfitWeightCount: 3.6   misfit: 0.06   stationDistributionRatio: 0.38   meanDistP: 53.8   meanDistT: 49.3   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1790634361616.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.1790634361616.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: 261°   stationPolarityCount: 9   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: E
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1790634361616.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1790634361616
Event info last updated: 2026.09.28-23:25:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.09.28-22:35:13 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA