Early-est:     Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan    2026.02.12-19:51:59.37    q:C      mb:-    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1770925921922.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1770925921922.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1770925921922.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: 4.6X [2]    Mwp: 2.3X [1]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan
Origin Time: 2026.02.12-19:51:59.37 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 33.55°  lon: 141.51°  [+/-23km]    depth: 15km  [+/-20km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 0.5s   assocPhases: 10   usedPhases: 8
minDist: 1.5°   maxDist: 59.9°   AzGap: 186°   2ndAzGap: 245°   atten: -1.28 [+/-0.28]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 14km   maxHorUnc: 23km   azMaxHorUnc: 111°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 28km   majorAxisAzimuth: 291°   majorAxisPlunge: 6°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 20km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 142°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 83°   semiMinorAxisLength: 18km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: - [0]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: -s [0]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Philippine Sea / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~40km
   Okhotsk - Philippine Sea [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~80km
   Pacific \ Okhotsk [subduction zone]: distance: ~80km
   Amur / Philippine Sea [subduction zone]: distance: ~290km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Izu-Bonin: 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 (40km)
 YES (80km)
 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)
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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.1770925921922.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.1770925921922.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
./hypo.1770925921922.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1770925921922
Event info last updated: 2026.02.12-20:50:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.02.12-19:59:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA