Early-est:     Northern Algeria    2024.12.16-00:09:44.69    q:A      mb:4.7*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1734307782129.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1734307782129.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1734307782129.mech.hash.thumb.jpg

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

Earthquake Details:
Magnitude: mb: 4.7* [28]    Mwp: 4.9X [1]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Northern Algeria
Origin Time: 2024.12.16-00:09:44.69 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 36.01°  lon: 1.45°  [+/-9km]    depth: 17km  [+/-6km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  A     stdErr: 1.3s   assocPhases: 38   usedPhases: 33
minDist: 2.5°   maxDist: 80.0°   AzGap: 224°   2ndAzGap: 227°   atten: -1.83 [+/-0.27]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 3km   maxHorUnc: 9km   azMaxHorUnc: 165°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 11km   majorAxisAzimuth: 345°   majorAxisPlunge: 6°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 6km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 134°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 83°   semiMinorAxisLength: 4km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.6 [29]    Td: 0.7Xs [2]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 29.7s [27]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Eurasia - Africa [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~40km
   Eurasia \ Africa [subduction zone]: distance: ~840km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 YES (40km)
 no
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       17km
       17km
       17km
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)
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 11°   dip: 25°   rake: -20°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 119°   dip: 82°   rake: -114°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 24   misfitWeightCount: 2.9   misfit: 0.07   stationDistributionRatio: 0.41   meanDistP: 45.6   meanDistT: 53.9   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1734307782129.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
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
./hypo.1734307782129.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.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: 254°   stationPolarityCount: 24   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: E
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1734307782129
Event info last updated: 2024.12.16-01:08:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2024.12.16-00:12:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA