Early-est:     Loyalty Islands    2026.09.30-01:17:58.33    q:C      mb:4.7*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1790731077535.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1790731077535.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1790731077535.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: 4.7* [7]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Loyalty Islands
Origin Time: 2026.09.30-01:17:58.33 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -21.33°  lon: 167.85°  [+/-34km]    depth: 27km  [+/-30km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 2.2s   assocPhases: 52   usedPhases: 17
minDist: 0.2°   maxDist: 149.4°   AzGap: 154°   2ndAzGap: 202°   atten: -1.08 [+/-0.97]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 26km   maxHorUnc: 34km   azMaxHorUnc: 92°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 42km   majorAxisAzimuth: 92°   majorAxisPlunge: 0°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 34km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 182°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 37°   semiMinorAxisLength: 27km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: 95%
T50Ex: 0.4 [4]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.3s [4]
Closest plate boundaries:
   New Hebrides / Australia [subduction zone]: distance: ~100km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (100km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 95%
 95%
 95%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       27km
       27km
       27km
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: 149°   dip: 17°   rake: 89°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 329°   dip: 73°   rake: 90°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 13   misfitWeightCount: 3.8   misfit: 0.04   stationDistributionRatio: 0.26   meanDistP: 51.2   meanDistT: 48.0   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1790731077535.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
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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: 227°   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/1790731077535
Event info last updated: 2026.09.30-02:16:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.09.30-01:23:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA