Early-est:     Vanuatu Islands Region    2017.03.13-16:39:55.26    q:C      mb:5.1    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1489423196703.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1489423196703.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1489423196703.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1489423196703.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: 5.1 [18]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Vanuatu Islands Region
Origin Time: 2017.03.13-16:39:55.26 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -19.05°  lon: 173.83°  [+/-16km]    depth: 18km  [+/-12km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 2.7s   assocPhases: 28   usedPhases: 20
minDist: 4.2°   maxDist: 145.2°   AzGap: 155°   2ndAzGap: 256°   atten: -1.25 [+/-0.35]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 10km   maxHorUnc: 16km   azMaxHorUnc: 153°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 20km   majorAxisAzimuth: 152°   majorAxisPlunge: 7°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 13km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 61°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 13°   semiMinorAxisLength: 12km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.0 [13]    Td: 0.3Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 0.8s [13]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Conway Reef - New Hebrides [oceanic spreading ridge]: distance: ~40km
   Australia - Conway Reef [oceanic spreading ridge]: distance: ~200km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       18km
       18km
       18km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       n/a
       -
       -
./hypo.1489423196703.map.jpg

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 93°   dip: 18°   rake: -166°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 350°   dip: 86°   rake: -72°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 18   misfitWeightCount: 1.4   misfit: 0.02   stationDistributionRatio: 0.50   meanDistP: 45.9   meanDistT: 42.3   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1489423196703.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: 159°   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
./hypo.1489423196703.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_AREF):    (No solution available)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 12°   dip: 0°   rake: 0°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 282°   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
./hypo.1489423196703.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_MWP):    (No solution available)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 12°   dip: 0°   rake: 0°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 282°   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
./hypo.1489423196703.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:localhost/ee/event/1489423196703
Event info last updated: 2017.03.13-17:39:09 UTC
Event first association/location: 2017.03.13-16:48:07 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: localhost