Early-est:     Talaud Islands, Indonesia    2026.02.14-01:02:24.65    q:B      mb:4.9*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1771030944049.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1771030944049.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1771030944049.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: 4.9* [19]    Mwp: 4.6X [2]    Mwpd: 5.8Xinv [1]
Region: Talaud Islands, Indonesia
Origin Time: 2026.02.14-01:02:24.65 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 3.96°  lon: 126.72°  [+/-20km]    depth: 96km  [+/-16km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.4s   assocPhases: 46   usedPhases: 19
minDist: 3.3°   maxDist: 160.9°   AzGap: 114°   2ndAzGap: 131°   atten: -1.51 [+/-0.37]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 12km   maxHorUnc: 20km   azMaxHorUnc: 32°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 25km   majorAxisAzimuth: 212°   majorAxisPlunge: 0°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 16km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 122°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 56°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: 89%
T50Ex: 0.4 [13]    Td: 0.9Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 7.0s [12]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Sunda - Birds Head [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~180km
   Birds Head / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~180km
   Philippine Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~180km
   Molucca Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~250km
   Molucca Sea \ Birds Head [subduction zone]: distance: ~250km
   Birds Head / Philippine Sea [subduction zone]: distance: ~420km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (180km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 89%
 89%
 89%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       96km
       96km
       96km
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: 132°   dip: 64°   rake: -17°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 230°   dip: 75°   rake: -153°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 20   misfitWeightCount: 9.6   misfit: 0.20   stationDistributionRatio: 0.47   meanDistP: 51.3   meanDistT: 51.8   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1771030944049.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.1771030944049.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 249°   dip: 42°   rake: -129°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 117°   dip: 59°   rake: -60°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 76°   stationPolarityCount: 20   misfit: 0.28   stationDistributionRatio: 0.73   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 39.49   fracAcc30degPref: 0.46   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1771030944049
Event info last updated: 2026.02.14-02:01:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.02.14-01:09:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA