Early-est:     East of Kuril Islands    2026.02.12-21:32:06.27    q:C      mb:5.0*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1770931930237.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1770931930237.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1770931930237.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* [21]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: East of Kuril Islands
Origin Time: 2026.02.12-21:32:06.27 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 43.90°  lon: 149.60°  [+/-51km]    depth: 9km  [+/-53km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.2s   assocPhases: 62   usedPhases: 19
minDist: 5.1°   maxDist: 150.4°   AzGap: 98°   2ndAzGap: 193°   atten: -0.95 [+/-0.35]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 44km   maxHorUnc: 51km   azMaxHorUnc: 102°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 69km   majorAxisAzimuth: 272°   majorAxisPlunge: 32°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 56km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 173°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 14°   semiMinorAxisLength: 43km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [20]    Td: 0.8Xs [2]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 21.2s [19]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Okhotsk / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~30km
   Pacific \ Okhotsk [subduction zone]: distance: ~540km
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 (30km)
 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: 35°   dip: 43°   rake: 102°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 198°   dip: 48°   rake: 79°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 23   misfitWeightCount: 4.6   misfit: 0.05   stationDistributionRatio: 0.25   meanDistP: 52.4   meanDistT: 46.4   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1770931930237.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.1770931930237.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: 193°   stationPolarityCount: 22   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.70   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 7.21   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/1770931930237
Event info last updated: 2026.02.12-22:31:02 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.02.12-21:41:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA