Early-est:     Fiji Islands Region    2026.10.10-12:21:04.58    q:B      mb:4.4    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1791634864723.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1791634864723.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1791634864723.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1791634864723.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: 4.4 [15]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Fiji Islands Region
Origin Time: 2026.10.10-12:21:04.58 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -19.68°  lon: -177.49°  [+/-20km]    depth: 576km  [+/-16km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 0.7s   assocPhases: 43   usedPhases: 21
minDist: 4.6°   maxDist: 149.8°   AzGap: 108°   2ndAzGap: 196°   atten: -1.12 [+/-0.36]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 14km   maxHorUnc: 20km   azMaxHorUnc: 11°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 25km   majorAxisAzimuth: 10°   majorAxisPlunge: 12°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 18km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 277°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 15°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.0 [11]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 0.8s [10]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Niuafo'ou - Australia [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~110km
   Tonga - Australia [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~140km
   Tonga - Niuafo'ou [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~160km
   Tonga / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~430km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Kermadec-Tonga    Slab depth at epicenter: 449km
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (430km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       576km
       576km
       576km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       449km
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 1°   dip: 14°   rake: -74°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 164°   dip: 77°   rake: -94°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 14   misfitWeightCount: 4.2   misfit: 0.10   stationDistributionRatio: 0.55   meanDistP: 31.7   meanDistT: 39.2   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1791634864723.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 64°   dip: 26°   rake: -86°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 240°   dip: 64°   rake: -92°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 119°   stationPolarityCount: 14   misfit: 0.35   stationDistributionRatio: 0.51   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 35.37   fracAcc30degPref: 0.62   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1791634864723.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.1791634864723.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.1791634864723.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1791634864723
Event info last updated: 2026.10.10-13:22:02 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.10.10-12:27:29 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI