Early-est:     Southern Chile    2026.02.11-08:16:11.95    q:C      mb:-    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1770797772187.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1770797772187.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1770797772187.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: 4.4X [1]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Southern Chile
Origin Time: 2026.02.11-08:16:11.95 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -51.82°  lon: -72.02°  [+/-16km]    depth: 98km  [+/-19km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.2s   assocPhases: 11   usedPhases: 8
minDist: 1.5°   maxDist: 134.4°   AzGap: 176°   2ndAzGap: 212°   atten: 1.10 [+/-4.42]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 13km   maxHorUnc: 16km   azMaxHorUnc: 81°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 21km   majorAxisAzimuth: 95°   majorAxisPlunge: 36°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 19km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 230°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 45°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.3X [1]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 2.5Xs [1]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Scotia - South America [continental transform fault]: distance: ~180km
   Antarctica \ South America [subduction zone]: distance: ~310km
   Scotia / Antarctica [subduction zone]: distance: ~310km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (310km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       98km
       98km
       98km
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.1770797772187.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.1770797772187.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: 78°   stationPolarityCount: 7   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.55   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 37.52   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/1770797772187
Event info last updated: 2026.02.11-09:15:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.02.11-08:21:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA