Early-est:     Crete, Greece    2026.02.07-22:33:15.74    q:A      mb:5.0*    Mwp:5.1    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:0.6     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1770503600453.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1770503600453.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1770503600453.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: 5.0* [79]    Mwp: 5.1 [4]    Mwpd: 5.4Xinv [2]
Region: Crete, Greece
Origin Time: 2026.02.07-22:33:15.74 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 35.26°  lon: 23.26°  [+/-4km]    depth: 14km  [+/-6km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  A     stdErr: 1.4s   assocPhases: 109   usedPhases: 89
minDist: 2.6°   maxDist: 92.3°   AzGap: 61°   2ndAzGap: 75°   atten: -1.08 [+/-0.12]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 3km   maxHorUnc: 4km   azMaxHorUnc: 48°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 6km   majorAxisAzimuth: 320°   majorAxisPlunge: 77°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 5km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 229°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 0°   semiMinorAxisLength: 3km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.6 [61]    Td: 1.1s [14]    Td*T50Ex: 0.6 [14]    To: 31.4s [61]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Aegean Sea / Africa [subduction zone]: distance: ~30km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (30km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   0.6
   0.6
   0.6
Td*To:
     34.5
     34.5
     34.5
Mwp magnitude:
       5.1
       5.1
       5.1
Hypocenter depth:
       14km
       14km
       14km
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: 218°   dip: 45°   rake: 68°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 67°   dip: 49°   rake: 110°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 72   misfitWeightCount: 13.6   misfit: 0.21   stationDistributionRatio: 0.72   meanDistP: 45.9   meanDistT: 36.1   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1770503600453.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.1770503600453.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 127°   dip: 11°   rake: -110°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 327°   dip: 80°   rake: -86°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 76°   stationPolarityCount: 72   misfit: 0.37   stationDistributionRatio: 0.76   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 40.31   fracAcc30degPref: 0.46   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1770503600453
Event info last updated: 2026.02.07-23:32:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.02.07-22:36:03 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA