Early-est:     Banda Sea    2026.04.04-07:16:57.01    q:C      mb:4.2*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1775287017013.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1775287017013.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1775287017013.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: 4.2* [5]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Banda Sea
Origin Time: 2026.04.04-07:16:57.01 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -6.81°  lon: 128.07°  [+/-13km]    depth: 293km  [+/-17km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 0.7s   assocPhases: 8   usedPhases: 7
minDist: 4.8°   maxDist: 19.8°   AzGap: 175°   2ndAzGap: 215°   atten: -2.35 [+/-1.20]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 12km   maxHorUnc: 13km   azMaxHorUnc: 135°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 18km   majorAxisAzimuth: 304°   majorAxisPlunge: 58°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 15km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 159°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 27°   semiMinorAxisLength: 14km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.6 [4]    Td: 0.3Xs [2]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 46.6s [4]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Banda Sea - Timor [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~30km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 YES (30km)
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       293km
       293km
       293km
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):    (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
./hypo.1775287017013.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.1775287017013.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (No solution available)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 999°   dip: 99°   rake: 999°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 324°   dip: 13°   rake: 135°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 0°   stationPolarityCount: 4   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: F
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1775287017013
Event info last updated: 2026.04.04-08:15:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.04.04-07:23:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA