Early-est:     New Guinea, Papua New Guinea    2026.10.07-17:36:17.26    q:B      mb:4.1    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1791394576886.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1791394576886.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1791394576886.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1791394576886.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: 4.1 [8]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Origin Time: 2026.10.07-17:36:17.26 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -4.75°  lon: 143.74°  [+/-14km]    depth: 88km  [+/-17km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.0s   assocPhases: 15   usedPhases: 13
minDist: 3.8°   maxDist: 117.1°   AzGap: 192°   2ndAzGap: 210°   atten: -1.00 [+/-0.37]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 12km   maxHorUnc: 14km   azMaxHorUnc: 32°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 18km   majorAxisAzimuth: 31°   majorAxisPlunge: 19°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 16km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 228°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 70°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.6 [6]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.1Xs [3]
Closest plate boundaries:
   South Bismarck - Woodlark [continental rift boundary]: distance: ~100km
   North Bismarck - South Bismarck [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~140km
   North Bismarck \ Woodlark [subduction zone]: distance: ~140km
   Woodlark - Australia [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~190km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (140km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       88km
       88km
       88km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       n/a
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 187°   dip: 19°   rake: -106°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 25°   dip: 72°   rake: -84°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 11   misfitWeightCount: 4.1   misfit: 0.10   stationDistributionRatio: 0.34   meanDistP: 40.8   meanDistT: 45.8   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1791394576886.mech.fmamp_polarity.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: 210°   stationPolarityCount: 11   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.64   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 40.10   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: E
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1791394576886.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_AREF):    (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/_amp_aref
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_MWP):    (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/_amp_mwp
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Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1791394576886
Event info last updated: 2026.10.07-18:36:34 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.10.07-17:42:23 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI