Early-est:     South Africa    2026.02.08-17:10:16.63    q:C      mb:-    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1770570618984.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1770570618984.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1770570618984.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: 4.7X [3]    Mwp: 3.9X [1]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: South Africa
Origin Time: 2026.02.08-17:10:16.63 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -27.04°  lon: 26.85°  [+/-11km]    depth: 15km  [+/-26km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 0.8s   assocPhases: 8   usedPhases: 5
minDist: 2.1°   maxDist: 150.3°   AzGap: 157°   2ndAzGap: 213°   atten: -9.90 [+/-0.00]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 10km   maxHorUnc: 11km   azMaxHorUnc: 78°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 26km   majorAxisAzimuth: 58°   majorAxisPlunge: 89°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 14km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 258°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 1°   semiMinorAxisLength: 12km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.7 [4]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 70.2s [4]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Somalia - Africa [continental transform fault]: distance: ~40km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 no
 YES (40km)
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
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)
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (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
./hypo.1770570618984.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.1770570618984.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: 0°   stationPolarityCount: 5   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: F
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1770570618984
Event info last updated: 2026.02.08-18:09:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.02.08-18:01:02 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA