Early-est:     New Britain Region, P.N.G.    2026.10.06-08:45:27.95    q:B      mb:4.7    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1791276328815.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1791276328815.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1791276328815.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1791276328815.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.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 [13]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: New Britain Region, P.N.G.
Origin Time: 2026.10.06-08:45:27.95 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -4.13°  lon: 152.85°  [+/-14km]    depth: 48km  [+/-21km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 0.7s   assocPhases: 59   usedPhases: 18
minDist: 0.7°   maxDist: 120.0°   AzGap: 118°   2ndAzGap: 150°   atten: -1.57 [+/-0.51]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 13km   maxHorUnc: 14km   azMaxHorUnc: 74°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 22km   majorAxisAzimuth: 284°   majorAxisPlunge: 67°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 17km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 58°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 16°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.5 [12]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.8s [8]
Closest plate boundaries:
   North Bismarck - South Bismarck [continental transform fault]: distance: ~20km
   Pacific - North Bismarck [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~160km
   South Bismarck / Solomon Sea [subduction zone]: distance: ~170km
   North Bismarck - Manus [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~180km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Solomon Islands    Slab depth at epicenter: 128km
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (170km)
 no
 YES (20km)
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       48km
       48km
       48km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       128km
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 20°   dip: 76°   rake: 168°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 113°   dip: 79°   rake: 14°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 17   misfitWeightCount: 3.5   misfit: 0.10   stationDistributionRatio: 0.57   meanDistP: 46.5   meanDistT: 43.1   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1791276328815.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 29°   dip: 76°   rake: -160°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 294°   dip: 71°   rake: -15°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 133°   stationPolarityCount: 17   misfit: 0.22   stationDistributionRatio: 0.70   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 41.64   fracAcc30degPref: 0.44   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1791276328815.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_AREF):    (No solution available)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 0°   dip: 0°   rake: nan°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: nan°   dip: nan°   rake: nan°
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/_amp_aref
./hypo.1791276328815.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_MWP):    (No solution available)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 0°   dip: 0°   rake: nan°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: nan°   dip: nan°   rake: nan°
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/_amp_mwp
./hypo.1791276328815.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1791276328815
Event info last updated: 2026.10.06-09:45:29 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.10.06-08:50:30 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI