Early-est:     Northern Molucca Sea    2026.04.01-09:44:28.85    q:C      mb:4.2*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1775036668847.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1775036668847.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1775036668847.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: 4.2* [6]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Northern Molucca Sea
Origin Time: 2026.04.01-09:44:28.85 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 2.50°  lon: 126.33°  [+/-38km]    depth: 124km  [+/-26km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.2s   assocPhases: 14   usedPhases: 10
minDist: 2.0°   maxDist: 144.0°   AzGap: 193°   2ndAzGap: 267°   atten: -0.76 [+/-0.73]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 19km   maxHorUnc: 38km   azMaxHorUnc: 5°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 48km   majorAxisAzimuth: 5°   majorAxisPlunge: 4°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 28km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 100°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 53°   semiMinorAxisLength: 21km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [7]    Td: 3.2Xs [2]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 2.9s [6]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Sunda - Birds Head [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~60km
   Birds Head / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~60km
   Molucca Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~90km
   Molucca Sea \ Birds Head [subduction zone]: distance: ~90km
   Molucca Sea / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~260km
   Philippine Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~290km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (60km)
 YES (60km)
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       124km
       124km
       124km
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: 127°   dip: 28°   rake: -69°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 284°   dip: 64°   rake: -101°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 10   misfitWeightCount: 4.1   misfit: 0.08   stationDistributionRatio: 0.34   meanDistP: 50.0   meanDistT: 52.9   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
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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.1775036668847.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: 212°   stationPolarityCount: 10   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/1775036668847
Event info last updated: 2026.04.01-10:43:05 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.04.01-09:58:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA