Early-est:     Talaud Islands, Indonesia    2025.04.09-15:21:27.46    q:C      mb:4.8*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1744212087493.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1744212087493.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1744212087493.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: 4.8* [9]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Talaud Islands, Indonesia
Origin Time: 2025.04.09-15:21:27.46 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 3.45°  lon: 127.54°  [+/-11km]    depth: 84km  [+/-18km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.5s   assocPhases: 29   usedPhases: 10
minDist: 6.6°   maxDist: 147.2°   AzGap: 176°   2ndAzGap: 182°   atten: -1.83 [+/-0.59]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 11km   maxHorUnc: 11km   azMaxHorUnc: 50°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 18km   majorAxisAzimuth: 211°   majorAxisPlunge: 80°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 14km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 54°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 9°   semiMinorAxisLength: 13km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [11]    Td: 0.8Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 17.4s [10]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Sunda - Birds Head [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~130km
   Philippine Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~130km
   Birds Head / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~140km
   Molucca Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~230km
   Molucca Sea \ Birds Head [subduction zone]: distance: ~230km
   Birds Head / Philippine Sea [subduction zone]: distance: ~320km
   Molucca Sea / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~400km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (130km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       84km
       84km
       84km
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: 262°   dip: 43°   rake: 156°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 10°   dip: 74°   rake: 50°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 11   misfitWeightCount: 5.7   misfit: 0.05   stationDistributionRatio: 0.39   meanDistP: 47.0   meanDistT: 48.3   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1744212087493.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
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 259°   dip: 34°   rake: 154°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 11°   dip: 76°   rake: 58°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 96°   stationPolarityCount: 11   misfit: 0.11   stationDistributionRatio: 0.73   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 39.30   fracAcc30degPref: 0.51   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1744212087493
Event info last updated: 2025.04.09-16:20:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.04.09-15:28:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA