Early-est:     Northern Molucca Sea    2026.04.01-23:07:31.89    q:B      mb:5.1*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1775084851921.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1775084851921.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1775084851921.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* [22]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Northern Molucca Sea
Origin Time: 2026.04.01-23:07:31.89 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 1.06°  lon: 126.61°  [+/-13km]    depth: 105km  [+/-17km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.5s   assocPhases: 54   usedPhases: 31
minDist: 6.9°   maxDist: 154.4°   AzGap: 47°   2ndAzGap: 81°   atten: -0.70 [+/-0.34]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 11km   maxHorUnc: 13km   azMaxHorUnc: 84°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 18km   majorAxisAzimuth: 259°   majorAxisPlunge: 63°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 16km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 86°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 27°   semiMinorAxisLength: 13km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [21]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 16.9s [21]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Molucca Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~50km
   Molucca Sea \ Birds Head [subduction zone]: distance: ~50km
   Birds Head / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~70km
   Molucca Sea / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~120km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (50km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       105km
       105km
       105km
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: 64°   dip: 41°   rake: 18°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 320°   dip: 78°   rake: 130°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 23   misfitWeightCount: 7.0   misfit: 0.23   stationDistributionRatio: 0.35   meanDistP: 55.7   meanDistT: 56.3   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1775084851921.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.1775084851921.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 333°   dip: 81°   rake: 149°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 68°   dip: 59°   rake: 11°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 97°   stationPolarityCount: 23   misfit: 0.37   stationDistributionRatio: 0.88   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 47.36   fracAcc30degPref: 0.45   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1775084851921
Event info last updated: 2026.04.02-00:06:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.04.01-23:14:02 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA