Early-est:     Halmahera, Indonesia    2026.03.26-12:41:44.80    q:C      mb:4.5*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1774528906844.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1774528906844.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1774528906844.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: 4.5* [9]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Halmahera, Indonesia
Origin Time: 2026.03.26-12:41:44.80 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 2.69°  lon: 128.41°  [+/-17km]    depth: 173km  [+/-31km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.0s   assocPhases: 17   usedPhases: 9
minDist: 6.8°   maxDist: 81.1°   AzGap: 136°   2ndAzGap: 185°   atten: -1.43 [+/-0.84]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 14km   maxHorUnc: 17km   azMaxHorUnc: 38°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 33km   majorAxisAzimuth: 237°   majorAxisPlunge: 65°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 19km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 2°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 14°   semiMinorAxisLength: 16km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4X [3]    Td: 0.5Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 11.2Xs [3]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Sunda - Birds Head [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~60km
   Philippine Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~80km
   Birds Head / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~170km
   Birds Head / Philippine Sea [subduction zone]: distance: ~200km
   Molucca Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~250km
   Molucca Sea \ Birds Head [subduction zone]: distance: ~250km
   Molucca Sea / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~390km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (80km)
 YES (60km)
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       173km
       173km
       173km
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.1774528906844.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
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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: 7   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   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/1774528906844
Event info last updated: 2026.03.26-13:40:03 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.03.26-12:49:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA