Early-est:     Northern Molucca Sea    2026.04.02-10:21:30.24    q:C      mb:4.7*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1775125291726.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1775125291726.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1775125291726.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: 4.7* [9]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Northern Molucca Sea
Origin Time: 2026.04.02-10:21:30.24 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 1.91°  lon: 126.47°  [+/-48km]    depth: 59km  [+/-43km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 2.0s   assocPhases: 42   usedPhases: 15
minDist: 1.4°   maxDist: 146.4°   AzGap: 162°   2ndAzGap: 258°   atten: -1.31 [+/-0.42]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 21km   maxHorUnc: 48km   azMaxHorUnc: 175°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 60km   majorAxisAzimuth: 354°   majorAxisPlunge: 11°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 43km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 222°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 74°   semiMinorAxisLength: 25km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [10]    Td: 1.5Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 15.2s [8]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Birds Head / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~20km
   Molucca Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~20km
   Molucca Sea \ Birds Head [subduction zone]: distance: ~20km
   Sunda - Birds Head [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~70km
   Molucca Sea / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~200km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (20km)
 YES (70km)
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       59km
       59km
       59km
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: 172°   dip: 53°   rake: -7°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 266°   dip: 84°   rake: -143°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 15   misfitWeightCount: 5.6   misfit: 0.04   stationDistributionRatio: 0.49   meanDistP: 50.3   meanDistT: 41.3   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1775125291726.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.1775125291726.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 284°   dip: 72°   rake: -145°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 182°   dip: 57°   rake: -22°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 101°   stationPolarityCount: 15   misfit: 0.22   stationDistributionRatio: 0.65   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 39.63   fracAcc30degPref: 0.44   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1775125291726.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1775125291726
Event info last updated: 2026.04.02-11:20:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.04.02-10:36:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA