Early-est:     Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan    2026.02.12-20:49:44.74    q:C      mb:4.7*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1770929384601.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1770929384601.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1770929384601.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: 4.7* [15]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan
Origin Time: 2026.02.12-20:49:44.74 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 40.86°  lon: 143.19°  [+/-19km]    depth: 9km  [+/-14km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 2.1s   assocPhases: 45   usedPhases: 18
minDist: 1.2°   maxDist: 123.8°   AzGap: 172°   2ndAzGap: 190°   atten: -0.95 [+/-0.38]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 14km   maxHorUnc: 19km   azMaxHorUnc: 92°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 24km   majorAxisAzimuth: 272°   majorAxisPlunge: 8°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 17km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 181°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 2°   semiMinorAxisLength: 14km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [9]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 18.4s [8]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Pacific \ Okhotsk [subduction zone]: distance: ~110km
   Okhotsk / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~110km
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 (110km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       9km
       9km
       9km
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: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 149°   dip: 7°   rake: -2°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 241°   dip: 90°   rake: -97°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 12   misfitWeightCount: 3.2   misfit: 0.00   stationDistributionRatio: 0.66   meanDistP: 51.4   meanDistT: 41.7   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1770929384601.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.1770929384601.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: 172°   stationPolarityCount: 12   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.66   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 44.88   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: E
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1770929384601
Event info last updated: 2026.02.12-21:48:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.02.12-21:02:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA