Early-est:     Halmahera, Indonesia    2026.04.01-12:14:03.08    q:B      mb:5.1*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:0.8     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1775045643228.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1775045643228.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1775045643228.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* [30]    Mwp: 5.7X [1]    Mwpd: 5.7Xinv [1]
Region: Halmahera, Indonesia
Origin Time: 2026.04.01-12:14:03.08 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -0.41°  lon: 129.75°  [+/-47km]    depth: 23km  [+/-34km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.7s   assocPhases: 52   usedPhases: 36
minDist: 2.7°   maxDist: 152.4°   AzGap: 107°   2ndAzGap: 112°   atten: -1.06 [+/-0.21]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 36km   maxHorUnc: 47km   azMaxHorUnc: 178°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 59km   majorAxisAzimuth: 178°   majorAxisPlunge: 5°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 45km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 87°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 3°   semiMinorAxisLength: 33km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [26]    Td: 1.8s [7]    Td*T50Ex: 0.8 [7]    To: 16.7s [24]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Birds Head / Philippine Sea [subduction zone]: distance: ~120km
   Philippine Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~170km
   Sunda - Birds Head [continental rift boundary]: distance: ~170km
   Birds Head \ Banda Sea [subduction zone]: distance: ~230km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (120km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   0.8
   0.8
   0.8
Td*To:
     30.1
     30.1
     30.1
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: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 92°   dip: 10°   rake: -165°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 347°   dip: 87°   rake: -80°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 32   misfitWeightCount: 8.9   misfit: 0.13   stationDistributionRatio: 0.42   meanDistP: 39.1   meanDistT: 36.9   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1775045643228.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.1775045643228.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 112°   dip: 53°   rake: 173°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 207°   dip: 84°   rake: 37°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 107°   stationPolarityCount: 32   misfit: 0.25   stationDistributionRatio: 0.81   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 28.67   fracAcc30degPref: 0.80   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1775045643228
Event info last updated: 2026.04.01-13:13:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.04.01-12:20:05 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA