Early-est:     Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G.    2017.03.09-12:11:27.37    q:C      mb:4.5    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:     hash:     fmamp_amp_aref:     fmamp_amp_mwp:

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Earthquake Details: Magnitude: mb: 4.5 [18]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0] Region: Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. Origin Time: 2017.03.09-12:11:27.37 UTC Hypocenter: lat: -7.64°  lon: 147.10°  [+/-23km]    depth: 20km  [+/-19km] Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.6s   assocPhases: 20   usedPhases: 19 minDist: 1.8°   maxDist: 93.9°   AzGap: 154°   2ndAzGap: 215°   atten: -0.92 [+/-0.18] Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 16km   maxHorUnc: 23km   azMaxHorUnc: 45° 68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 28km   majorAxisAzimuth: 225°   majorAxisPlunge: 7°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 21km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 130°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 32°   semiMinorAxisLength: 18km Tsunamigeneic Assesment: Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1% T50Ex: 0.4 [11]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 3.8s [4] Closest plate boundaries:    South Bismarck - Woodlark [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~70km    Woodlark - Australia [continental transform fault]: distance: ~90km    Australia - Woodlark [continental transform fault]: distance: ~110km    South Bismarck / Solomon Sea [subduction zone]: distance: ~170km    Solomon Sea \ Woodlark [subduction zone]: distance: ~170km Subduction geometry: none or not available Decision table (TEST!): Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip Compatible close plate boundary?:  YES (170km)  YES (70km)  no Prob underwater:  <1%  <1%  <1% Td*T50Ex:    -    -    - Td*To:      -      -      - Mwp magnitude:        -        -        - Hypocenter depth:        20km        20km        20km Slab depth at epicenter:        n/a        -        -

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D) Nodal Plane 1: strike: 64°   dip: 60°   rake: -32° Nodal Plane 2: strike: 171°   dip: 62°   rake: -146° Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 18   misfitWeightCount: 7.1   misfit: 0.09   stationDistributionRatio: 0.38   meanDistP: 36.0   meanDistT: 40.9   qualityCode: D Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
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: 153°   stationPolarityCount: 18   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: E Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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
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

Event ID: smi:localhost/ee/event/1489061503162
Event info last updated: 2017.03.09-13:11:37 UTC
Event first association/location: 2017.03.09-12:17:37 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: localhost