Early-est:     Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan    2026.03.26-19:56:34.85    q:B      mb:4.9*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1774554996065.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1774554996065.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1774554996065.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* [29]    Mwp: 4.8X [2]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan
Origin Time: 2026.03.26-19:56:34.85 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 39.40°  lon: 143.30°  [+/-15km]    depth: 15km  [+/-13km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.2s   assocPhases: 49   usedPhases: 36
minDist: 2.2°   maxDist: 84.8°   AzGap: 189°   2ndAzGap: 193°   atten: -1.10 [+/-0.22]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 12km   maxHorUnc: 15km   azMaxHorUnc: 90°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 19km   majorAxisAzimuth: 90°   majorAxisPlunge: 2°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 15km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 359°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 19°   semiMinorAxisLength: 13km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [17]    Td: 2.5Xs [3]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 30.5s [13]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Pacific \ Okhotsk [subduction zone]: distance: ~80km
   Okhotsk / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~190km
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 (80km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       15km
       15km
       15km
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: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 127°   dip: 18°   rake: 5°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 32°   dip: 88°   rake: 107°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 32   misfitWeightCount: 5.3   misfit: 0.09   stationDistributionRatio: 0.33   meanDistP: 48.2   meanDistT: 40.8   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1774554996065.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.1774554996065.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: 189°   stationPolarityCount: 32   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   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/1774554996065
Event info last updated: 2026.03.26-20:55:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.03.26-20:08:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA