Early-est: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 2017.03.11-17:10:41.10 q:A mb:5.3 Mwp:5.7 Mwpd:- Td*T50Ex:0.9 fmamp_polarity: hash: fmamp_amp_aref: fmamp_amp_mwp:

Automatic solution - this event has not been reviewed by a seismologist
Automatically determined event information may be incorrect!

Earthquake Details:
Magnitude:	mb: 5.3 [70] Mwp: 5.7 [20] Mwpd: 6.0Xinv [17]
Region:	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Origin Time:	2017.03.11-17:10:41.10 UTC
Hypocenter:	lat: -30.52° lon: -177.35° [+/-13km] depth: 20km [+/-20km]
Location Quality:	qualityCode: A stdErr: 1.6s assocPhases: 150 usedPhases: 109 minDist: 1.4° maxDist: 169.3° AzGap: 83° 2ndAzGap: 115° atten: -1.14 [+/-0.20]
Location Uncertainty:	68%ConfEllipse: minHorUnc: 12km maxHorUnc: 13km azMaxHorUnc: 159° 68%ConfEllipsoid: semiMajorAxisLength: 21km majorAxisAzimuth: 336° majorAxisPlunge: 62° semiIntermediateAxisLength: 15km intermediateAxisAzimuth: 243° intermediateAxisPlunge: 2° semiMinorAxisLength: 14km

Tsunamigeneic Assesment:

Discriminants:

Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [58]    Td: 2.1s [17]    Td*T50Ex: 0.9 [17]    To: 25.4s [50]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Kermadec / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~70km
   Kermadec - Australia [continental rift boundary]: distance: ~180km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Kermadec-Tonga    Slab depth at epicenter: 24km

Decision table (TEST!):

Event type:

Subduction Zone

Other Thrust/Normal

Strike-slip

Compatible close plate boundary?:

YES (70km)

Prob underwater:

>99%

Td*T50Ex:

0.9

Td*To:

53.3

Mwp magnitude:

5.7

Hypocenter depth:

20km

Slab depth at epicenter:

24km

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY): (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1:	strike: 48° dip: 36° rake: 82°
Nodal Plane 2:	strike: 238° dip: 54° rake: 96°
Quality:	azimuthalGap: -1° stationPolarityCount: 94 misfitWeightCount: 11.7 misfit: 0.09 stationDistributionRatio: 0.42 meanDistP: 30.2 meanDistT: 29.4 qualityCode: C
Method:	methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity

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First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH): (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1:	strike: 246° dip: 56° rake: 176°
Nodal Plane 2:	strike: 338° dip: 87° rake: 34°
Quality:	azimuthalGap: 83° stationPolarityCount: 94 misfit: 0.25 stationDistributionRatio: 0.46 rmsAngDiffAccPref: 40.22 fracAcc30degPref: 0.62 qualityCode: D
Method:	methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2

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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:localhost/ee/event/1489252241752
Event info last updated: 2017.03.11-18:10:58 UTC
Event first association/location: 2017.03.11-17:17:40 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: localhost

Early-est: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 2017.03.11-17:10:41.10 q:A mb:5.3 Mwp:5.7 Mwpd:- Td*T50Ex:0.9 fmamp_polarity: hash: fmamp_amp_aref: fmamp_amp_mwp:

Automatic solution - this event has not been reviewed by a seismologist Automatically determined event information may be incorrect!

Automatic solution - this event has not been reviewed by a seismologist
Automatically determined event information may be incorrect!