Early-est:     Kuril Islands    2025.08.04-15:57:52.73    q:B      mb:4.4*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1754323073045.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1754323073045.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1754323073045.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* [13]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Kuril Islands
Origin Time: 2025.08.04-15:57:52.73 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 49.80°  lon: 155.99°  [+/-13km]    depth: 68km  [+/-28km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.1s   assocPhases: 38   usedPhases: 14
minDist: 3.6°   maxDist: 142.4°   AzGap: 148°   2ndAzGap: 177°   atten: -1.01 [+/-0.61]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 12km   maxHorUnc: 13km   azMaxHorUnc: 113°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 29km   majorAxisAzimuth: 258°   majorAxisPlunge: 73°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 16km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 151°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 5°   semiMinorAxisLength: 14km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.3 [6]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 4.4s [6]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Okhotsk / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~140km
   North America / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~810km
   Okhotsk / North America [subduction zone]: distance: ~810km
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 (140km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       68km
       68km
       68km
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)
./hypo.1754323073045.map.jpg

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 255°   dip: 32°   rake: 11°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 156°   dip: 84°   rake: 121°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 16   misfitWeightCount: 6.3   misfit: 0.03   stationDistributionRatio: 0.52   meanDistP: 46.3   meanDistT: 46.7   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1754323073045.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.1754323073045.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: 177°   stationPolarityCount: 16   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/1754323073045
Event info last updated: 2025.08.04-16:56:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.08.04-16:05:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA