Early-est:     Northern Molucca Sea    2026.04.03-00:33:04.29    q:B      mb:5.2*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:     fmamp_polarity_waveform:     hash:

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Earthquake Details: Magnitude: mb: 5.2* [32]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0] Region: Northern Molucca Sea Origin Time: 2026.04.03-00:33:04.29 UTC Hypocenter: lat: 1.26°  lon: 126.58°  [+/-13km]    depth: 87km  [+/-17km] Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.6s   assocPhases: 73   usedPhases: 46 minDist: 0.9°   maxDist: 159.1°   AzGap: 47°   2ndAzGap: 71°   atten: -0.84 [+/-0.28] Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 11km   maxHorUnc: 13km   azMaxHorUnc: 130° 68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 19km   majorAxisAzimuth: 142°   majorAxisPlunge: 52°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 14km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 256°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 17°   semiMinorAxisLength: 13km Tsunamigeneic Assesment: Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99% T50Ex: 0.5 [30]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 28.6s [28] Closest plate boundaries:    Birds Head / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~50km    Molucca Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~50km    Molucca Sea \ Birds Head [subduction zone]: distance: ~50km    Sunda - Birds Head [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~120km    Molucca Sea / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~140km 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:        87km        87km        87km 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)

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D) Nodal Plane 1: strike: 164°   dip: 27°   rake: 178° Nodal Plane 2: strike: 256°   dip: 89°   rake: 63° Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 32   misfitWeightCount: 13.0   misfit: 0.24   stationDistributionRatio: 0.40   meanDistP: 44.7   meanDistT: 53.3   qualityCode: D Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
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
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D) Nodal Plane 1: strike: 181°   dip: 9°   rake: -171° Nodal Plane 2: strike: 82°   dip: 89°   rake: -81° Quality: azimuthalGap: 89°   stationPolarityCount: 32   misfit: 0.34   stationDistributionRatio: 0.79   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 38.75   fracAcc30degPref: 0.47   qualityCode: D Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1775176380354
Event info last updated: 2026.04.03-01:32:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.04.03-00:39:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA