Early-est:     Northern Molucca Sea    2026.04.02-16:10:26.03    q:B      mb:5.1*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1775146226607.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1775146226607.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1775146226607.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* [35]    Mwp: 5.1X [1]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Northern Molucca Sea
Origin Time: 2026.04.02-16:10:26.03 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 1.29°  lon: 126.27°  [+/-20km]    depth: 15km  [+/-55km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 2.1s   assocPhases: 75   usedPhases: 47
minDist: 1.2°   maxDist: 159.3°   AzGap: 36°   2ndAzGap: 69°   atten: -1.13 [+/-0.26]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 16km   maxHorUnc: 20km   azMaxHorUnc: 64°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 55km   majorAxisAzimuth: 158°   majorAxisPlunge: 85°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 25km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 64°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 0°   semiMinorAxisLength: 20km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [26]    Td: 1.7Xs [3]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 4.1s [24]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Molucca Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~30km
   Molucca Sea \ Birds Head [subduction zone]: distance: ~30km
   Birds Head / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~50km
   Molucca Sea / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~130km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (30km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       15km
       15km
       15km
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: 175°   dip: 21°   rake: -106°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 12°   dip: 70°   rake: -84°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 34   misfitWeightCount: 10.7   misfit: 0.16   stationDistributionRatio: 0.46   meanDistP: 32.8   meanDistT: 38.8   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1775146226607.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.1775146226607.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 234°   dip: 31°   rake: -58°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 18°   dip: 65°   rake: -108°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 70°   stationPolarityCount: 35   misfit: 0.19   stationDistributionRatio: 0.75   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 28.07   fracAcc30degPref: 0.75   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1775146226607
Event info last updated: 2026.04.02-17:09:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.04.02-16:17:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA