Early-est:     Near Coast of Venezuela    2025.08.01-23:52:30.97    q:B      mb:4.6*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1754092350335.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1754092350335.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1754092350335.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: 4.6* [17]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Near Coast of Venezuela
Origin Time: 2025.08.01-23:52:30.97 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 10.76°  lon: -62.44°  [+/-25km]    depth: 118km  [+/-27km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.1s   assocPhases: 60   usedPhases: 17
minDist: 1.6°   maxDist: 164.9°   AzGap: 92°   2ndAzGap: 138°   atten: -1.14 [+/-0.64]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 13km   maxHorUnc: 25km   azMaxHorUnc: 72°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 38km   majorAxisAzimuth: 74°   majorAxisPlunge: 40°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 18km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 206°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 39°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: 78%
T50Ex: 0.0 [9]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.9s [9]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Caribbean - South America [continental transform fault]: distance: ~40km
   Caribbean / South America [subduction zone]: distance: ~470km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 no
 YES (40km)
Prob underwater:
 78%
 78%
 78%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       118km
       118km
       118km
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: 68°   dip: 54°   rake: -13°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 165°   dip: 80°   rake: -143°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 17   misfitWeightCount: 5.3   misfit: 0.04   stationDistributionRatio: 0.41   meanDistP: 50.4   meanDistT: 44.7   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1754092350335.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.1754092350335.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 32°   dip: 58°   rake: -97°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 226°   dip: 33°   rake: -78°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 138°   stationPolarityCount: 17   misfit: 0.39   stationDistributionRatio: 0.84   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 45.43   fracAcc30degPref: 0.33   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1754092350335
Event info last updated: 2025.08.02-00:51:02 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.08.02-00:00:03 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA