Early-est:     East of Kuril Islands    2026.02.06-16:20:13.58    q:C      mb:4.9*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1770394815419.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1770394815419.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1770394815419.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* [29]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: East of Kuril Islands
Origin Time: 2026.02.06-16:20:13.58 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 50.76°  lon: 160.00°  [+/-32km]    depth: 15km  [+/-32km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 2.5s   assocPhases: 56   usedPhases: 37
minDist: 2.4°   maxDist: 78.0°   AzGap: 88°   2ndAzGap: 123°   atten: -1.85 [+/-0.42]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 26km   maxHorUnc: 32km   azMaxHorUnc: 178°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 40km   majorAxisAzimuth: 358°   majorAxisPlunge: 3°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 32km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 92°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 54°   semiMinorAxisLength: 31km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [20]    Td: 1.2Xs [2]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 3.1s [20]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Okhotsk / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~10km
   North America / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~560km
   Okhotsk / North America [subduction zone]: distance: ~560km
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 (10km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       15km
       15km
       15km
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.1770394815419.map.jpg

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 216°   dip: 57°   rake: 37°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 104°   dip: 59°   rake: 141°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 34   misfitWeightCount: 9.0   misfit: 0.14   stationDistributionRatio: 0.50   meanDistP: 50.6   meanDistT: 39.8   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1770394815419.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.1770394815419.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 113°   dip: 67°   rake: 141°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 221°   dip: 55°   rake: 29°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 88°   stationPolarityCount: 34   misfit: 0.19   stationDistributionRatio: 0.67   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 15.34   fracAcc30degPref: 0.96   qualityCode: B
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1770394815419.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1770394815419
Event info last updated: 2026.02.06-17:18:25 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.02.06-16:27:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA