Early-est:     Northern Molucca Sea    2026.04.02-19:08:04.29    q:B      mb:5.0*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1775156890754.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1775156890754.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1775156890754.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: 5.0* [22]    Mwp: 4.3X [1]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Northern Molucca Sea
Origin Time: 2026.04.02-19:08:04.29 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 1.09°  lon: 126.39°  [+/-25km]    depth: 30km  [+/-46km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.7s   assocPhases: 62   usedPhases: 32
minDist: 1.0°   maxDist: 157.2°   AzGap: 44°   2ndAzGap: 68°   atten: -0.92 [+/-0.28]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 19km   maxHorUnc: 25km   azMaxHorUnc: 75°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 47km   majorAxisAzimuth: 59°   majorAxisPlunge: 77°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 29km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 259°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 12°   semiMinorAxisLength: 23km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.3 [18]    Td: 7.0Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 2.4s [18]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Molucca Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~30km
   Molucca Sea \ Birds Head [subduction zone]: distance: ~30km
   Birds Head / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~70km
   Molucca Sea / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~110km
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:
       30km
       30km
       30km
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: 253°   dip: 40°   rake: -96°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 81°   dip: 50°   rake: -85°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 25   misfitWeightCount: 9.1   misfit: 0.10   stationDistributionRatio: 0.44   meanDistP: 35.7   meanDistT: 47.3   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1775156890754.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.1775156890754.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 254°   dip: 40°   rake: -92°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 76°   dip: 50°   rake: -89°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 92°   stationPolarityCount: 25   misfit: 0.23   stationDistributionRatio: 0.77   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 21.08   fracAcc30degPref: 0.87   qualityCode: B
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1775156890754
Event info last updated: 2026.04.02-20:07:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.04.02-19:14:07 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA