Early-est:     Banda Sea    2026.02.14-00:17:30.47    q:B      mb:3.9*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1771028250468.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1771028250468.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1771028250468.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: 3.9* [6]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Banda Sea
Origin Time: 2026.02.14-00:17:30.47 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -6.17°  lon: 127.51°  [+/-12km]    depth: 390km  [+/-16km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 0.9s   assocPhases: 10   usedPhases: 8
minDist: 4.8°   maxDist: 30.8°   AzGap: 133°   2ndAzGap: 195°   atten: -1.85 [+/-1.16]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 11km   maxHorUnc: 12km   azMaxHorUnc: 86°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 16km   majorAxisAzimuth: 83°   majorAxisPlunge: 67°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 15km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 267°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 23°   semiMinorAxisLength: 13km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.2 [4]    Td: 0.3Xs [2]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 84.0s [4]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Banda Sea - Timor [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~100km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 YES (100km)
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       390km
       390km
       390km
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.1771028250468.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.1771028250468.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: 76°   stationPolarityCount: 6   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.72   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 35.31   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/1771028250468
Event info last updated: 2026.02.14-01:16:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.02.14-00:24:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA