Early-est:     Seram, Indonesia    2024.12.16-10:14:46.72    q:A      mb:5.3*    Mwp:5.5    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:0.7     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1734344086536.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1734344086536.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1734344086536.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: 5.3* [62]    Mwp: 5.5 [13]    Mwpd: 5.7Xinv [11]
Region: Seram, Indonesia
Origin Time: 2024.12.16-10:14:46.72 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -3.78°  lon: 129.31°  [+/-15km]    depth: 30km  [+/-19km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  A     stdErr: 1.1s   assocPhases: 116   usedPhases: 80
minDist: 3.1°   maxDist: 149.2°   AzGap: 36°   2ndAzGap: 45°   atten: -1.01 [+/-0.21]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 15km   maxHorUnc: 15km   azMaxHorUnc: 36°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 21km   majorAxisAzimuth: 142°   majorAxisPlunge: 47°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 19km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 50°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 2°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [56]    Td: 1.8s [13]    Td*T50Ex: 0.7 [13]    To: 3.7s [52]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Birds Head \ Banda Sea [subduction zone]: distance: ~150km
   Birds Head - Banda Sea [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~200km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (150km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   0.7
   0.7
   0.7
Td*To:
     6.7
     6.7
     6.7
Mwp magnitude:
       5.5
       5.5
       5.5
Hypocenter depth:
       30km
       30km
       30km
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: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 45°   dip: 71°   rake: 6°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 313°   dip: 84°   rake: 161°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 60   misfitWeightCount: 17.0   misfit: 0.22   stationDistributionRatio: 0.48   meanDistP: 36.2   meanDistT: 50.3   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1734344086536.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.1734344086536.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 311°   dip: 77°   rake: 160°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 45°   dip: 70°   rake: 14°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 44°   stationPolarityCount: 61   misfit: 0.31   stationDistributionRatio: 0.74   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 8.28   fracAcc30degPref: 1.00   qualityCode: B
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1734344086536
Event info last updated: 2024.12.16-11:13:02 UTC
Event first association/location: 2024.12.16-10:20:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA