Early-est:     East of Kuril Islands    2025.08.03-20:08:51.37    q:B      mb:4.9*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1754251731679.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1754251731679.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1754251731679.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: 4.9* [61]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: East of Kuril Islands
Origin Time: 2025.08.03-20:08:51.37 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 49.94°  lon: 157.34°  [+/-21km]    depth: 30km  [+/-24km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.4s   assocPhases: 94   usedPhases: 71
minDist: 3.2°   maxDist: 145.7°   AzGap: 109°   2ndAzGap: 136°   atten: -1.04 [+/-0.24]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 21km   maxHorUnc: 21km   azMaxHorUnc: 120°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 27km   majorAxisAzimuth: 294°   majorAxisPlunge: 9°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 26km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 202°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 13°   semiMinorAxisLength: 24km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [46]    Td: 2.7Xs [3]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 2.8s [40]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Okhotsk / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~70km
   North America / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~740km
   Okhotsk / North America [subduction zone]: distance: ~740km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Kamchatka/Kurils/Japan: DEBUG: error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'gmt'    Slab depth at epicenter: error: evaluating slab depth: -999.9
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (70km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
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: 168°   dip: 23°   rake: -145°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 45°   dip: 77°   rake: -71°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 63   misfitWeightCount: 8.4   misfit: 0.08   stationDistributionRatio: 0.60   meanDistP: 30.7   meanDistT: 46.6   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1754251731679.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.1754251731679.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 213°   dip: 76°   rake: 158°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 309°   dip: 69°   rake: 15°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 136°   stationPolarityCount: 63   misfit: 0.32   stationDistributionRatio: 0.72   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 9.37   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/1754251731679
Event info last updated: 2025.08.03-21:07:02 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.08.03-20:16:02 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA