Early-est:     Northwestern Kashmir    2026.03.26-21:03:01.99    q:B      mb:5.1*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1774558979747.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1774558979747.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1774558979747.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: 5.1* [61]    Mwp: 5.1X [2]    Mwpd: 5.6Xinv [2]
Region: Northwestern Kashmir
Origin Time: 2026.03.26-21:03:01.99 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 36.77°  lon: 74.62°  [+/-27km]    depth: 23km  [+/-37km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.7s   assocPhases: 105   usedPhases: 71
minDist: 5.9°   maxDist: 153.4°   AzGap: 55°   2ndAzGap: 79°   atten: -1.19 [+/-0.22]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 23km   maxHorUnc: 27km   azMaxHorUnc: 66°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 38km   majorAxisAzimuth: 43°   majorAxisPlunge: 71°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 33km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 252°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 17°   semiMinorAxisLength: 29km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.4 [51]    Td: 2.4Xs [3]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 4.5s [47]
Closest plate boundaries:
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       23km
       23km
       23km
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: 262°   dip: 72°   rake: -177°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 171°   dip: 87°   rake: -18°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 61   misfitWeightCount: 12.3   misfit: 0.18   stationDistributionRatio: 0.42   meanDistP: 49.3   meanDistT: 47.6   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1774558979747.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.1774558979747.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 281°   dip: 67°   rake: -178°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 190°   dip: 88°   rake: -23°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 54°   stationPolarityCount: 61   misfit: 0.32   stationDistributionRatio: 0.65   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 20.69   fracAcc30degPref: 0.94   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1774558979747
Event info last updated: 2026.03.26-22:02:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.03.26-21:10:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA