Early-est:     Banda Sea    2025.08.04-10:48:19.67    q:B      mb:4.4*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1754304499640.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1754304499640.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1754304499640.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: 4.4* [9]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Banda Sea
Origin Time: 2025.08.04-10:48:19.67 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -5.98°  lon: 128.12°  [+/-20km]    depth: 373km  [+/-16km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.3s   assocPhases: 42   usedPhases: 10
minDist: 5.1°   maxDist: 70.8°   AzGap: 86°   2ndAzGap: 160°   atten: -1.89 [+/-0.72]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 13km   maxHorUnc: 20km   azMaxHorUnc: 144°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 25km   majorAxisAzimuth: 325°   majorAxisPlunge: 11°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 17km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 63°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 35°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.1 [5]    Td: 0.4Xs [2]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.3s [5]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Banda Sea - Timor [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~90km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 YES (90km)
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       373km
       373km
       373km
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: 248°   dip: 51°   rake: -149°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 137°   dip: 66°   rake: -43°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 10   misfitWeightCount: 5.9   misfit: 0.04   stationDistributionRatio: 0.53   meanDistP: 46.2   meanDistT: 51.2   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1754304499640.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.1754304499640.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: 152°   stationPolarityCount: 10   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/1754304499640
Event info last updated: 2025.08.04-11:47:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.08.04-10:54:13 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA