Early-est:     Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G.    2026.10.04-01:38:45.71    q:B      mb:4.5*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1791077925751.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1791077925751.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1791077925751.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: 4.5* [11]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G.
Origin Time: 2026.10.04-01:38:45.71 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -6.43°  lon: 147.31°  [+/-13km]    depth: 92km  [+/-16km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.0s   assocPhases: 27   usedPhases: 13
minDist: 3.0°   maxDist: 71.5°   AzGap: 183°   2ndAzGap: 189°   atten: -1.46 [+/-0.37]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 12km   maxHorUnc: 13km   azMaxHorUnc: 67°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 17km   majorAxisAzimuth: 236°   majorAxisPlunge: 33°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 16km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 104°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 46°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.6 [7]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 4.0s [7]
Closest plate boundaries:
   South Bismarck - Woodlark [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~50km
   South Bismarck / Solomon Sea [subduction zone]: distance: ~180km
   Solomon Sea \ Woodlark [subduction zone]: distance: ~180km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Solomon Islands: 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?:
 YES (180km)
 YES (50km)
 no
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       92km
       92km
       92km
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: 288°   dip: 31°   rake: -107°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 128°   dip: 60°   rake: -80°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 9   misfitWeightCount: 4.6   misfit: 0.00   stationDistributionRatio: 0.30   meanDistP: 46.0   meanDistT: 47.8   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1791077925751.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: 173°   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
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1791077925751
Event info last updated: 2026.10.04-02:37:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.10.04-01:47:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA