Early-est:     El Salvador    2026.02.05-05:39:51.52    q:C      mb:4.5*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1770269991416.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1770269991416.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1770269991416.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: 4.5* [9]    Mwp: 4.2X [1]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: El Salvador
Origin Time: 2026.02.05-05:39:51.52 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 13.37°  lon: -89.47°  [+/-31km]    depth: 73km  [+/-39km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.7s   assocPhases: 16   usedPhases: 11
minDist: 2.2°   maxDist: 42.5°   AzGap: 214°   2ndAzGap: 232°   atten: -1.52 [+/-0.61]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 17km   maxHorUnc: 31km   azMaxHorUnc: 66°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 47km   majorAxisAzimuth: 67°   majorAxisPlunge: 46°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 28km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 237°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 44°   semiMinorAxisLength: 21km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [5]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 2.2s [5]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Caribbean - North America [continental rift boundary]: distance: ~120km
   Caribbean / Cocos [subduction zone]: distance: ~120km
   Cocos \ North America [subduction zone]: distance: ~180km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Central America: 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 (120km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       73km
       73km
       73km
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.1770269991416.map.jpg

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 96°   dip: 41°   rake: -138°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 331°   dip: 64°   rake: -58°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 12   misfitWeightCount: 3.1   misfit: 0.11   stationDistributionRatio: 0.30   meanDistP: 51.1   meanDistT: 50.8   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1770269991416.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.1770269991416.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: 226°   stationPolarityCount: 12   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: E
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1770269991416.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1770269991416
Event info last updated: 2026.02.05-06:38:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.02.05-05:47:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA