Early-est:     Northern Molucca Sea    2024.12.14-17:38:19.02    q:B      mb:5.1*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:0.2     fmamp_polarity:     fmamp_polarity_waveform:     hash:

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Earthquake Details: Magnitude: mb: 5.1* [52]    Mwp: 4.7X [1]    Mwpd: - [0] Region: Northern Molucca Sea Origin Time: 2024.12.14-17:38:19.02 UTC Hypocenter: lat: 1.56°  lon: 126.72°  [+/-21km]    depth: 55km  [+/-35km] Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.4s   assocPhases: 109   usedPhases: 76 minDist: 1.0°   maxDist: 159.2°   AzGap: 52°   2ndAzGap: 62°   atten: -1.05 [+/-0.22] Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 20km   maxHorUnc: 21km   azMaxHorUnc: 149° 68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 38km   majorAxisAzimuth: 156°   majorAxisPlunge: 61°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 24km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 248°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 1°   semiMinorAxisLength: 20km Tsunamigeneic Assesment: Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99% T50Ex: 0.4 [47]    Td: 0.6s [5]    Td*T50Ex: 0.2 [5]    To: 5.1s [44] Closest plate boundaries:    Birds Head / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~40km    Molucca Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~40km    Molucca Sea \ Birds Head [subduction zone]: distance: ~40km    Sunda - Birds Head [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~90km    Molucca Sea / Sunda [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 (40km)  YES (90km)  no Prob underwater:  >99%  >99%  >99% Td*T50Ex:    0.2    0.2    0.2 Td*To:      3.1      3.1      3.1 Mwp magnitude:        -        -        - Hypocenter depth:        55km        55km        55km Slab depth at epicenter:        n/a        -        - Tsunami and Rupture predictions (TEST!): No prediction: Event too small (Mwp<7.0) or too few Mwp readings (N<20)

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C) Nodal Plane 1: strike: 54°   dip: 33°   rake: 145° Nodal Plane 2: strike: 174°   dip: 72°   rake: 62° Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 54   misfitWeightCount: 17.2   misfit: 0.18   stationDistributionRatio: 0.47   meanDistP: 35.0   meanDistT: 44.5   qualityCode: C Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY_WAVEFORM):    (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/_polarity_waveform
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C) Nodal Plane 1: strike: 108°   dip: 36°   rake: 176° Nodal Plane 2: strike: 202°   dip: 87°   rake: 54° Quality: azimuthalGap: 46°   stationPolarityCount: 54   misfit: 0.33   stationDistributionRatio: 0.78   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 36.05   fracAcc30degPref: 0.73   qualityCode: C Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1734197902891
Event info last updated: 2024.12.14-18:37:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2024.12.14-17:43:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA