Early-est:     North Atlantic Ocean    2026.05.30-21:27:24.15    q:B      mb:5.4*    Mwp:5.5    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:0.6     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1780176456821.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1780176456821.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1780176456821.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: 5.4* [124]    Mwp: 5.5 [17]    Mwpd: 5.9Xinv [16]
Region: North Atlantic Ocean
Origin Time: 2026.05.30-21:27:24.15 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 11.83°  lon: -59.18°  [+/-35km]    depth: 15km  [+/-35km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.6s   assocPhases: 169   usedPhases: 140
minDist: 1.4°   maxDist: 153.4°   AzGap: 42°   2ndAzGap: 56°   atten: -1.97 [+/-0.23]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 20km   maxHorUnc: 35km   azMaxHorUnc: 177°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 43km   majorAxisAzimuth: 178°   majorAxisPlunge: 10°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 36km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 302°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 72°   semiMinorAxisLength: 24km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [118]    Td: 1.4s [16]    Td*T50Ex: 0.6 [16]    To: 3.0s [116]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Caribbean - South America [continental transform fault]: distance: ~180km
   Caribbean / South America [subduction zone]: distance: ~190km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (190km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   0.6
   0.6
   0.6
Td*To:
     4.2
     4.2
     4.2
Mwp magnitude:
       5.5
       5.5
       5.5
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: 111°   dip: 37°   rake: 93°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 287°   dip: 53°   rake: 88°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 117   misfitWeightCount: 13.8   misfit: 0.17   stationDistributionRatio: 0.42   meanDistP: 39.2   meanDistT: 45.0   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1780176456821.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY_WAVEFORM):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 76°   dip: 26°   rake: 34°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 315°   dip: 76°   rake: 112°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 9   misfitWeightCount: 4.3   misfit: 0.00   stationDistributionRatio: 0.52   meanDistP: 44.9   meanDistT: 42.6   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity_waveform
./hypo.1780176456821.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 291°   dip: 50°   rake: 96°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 101°   dip: 40°   rake: 83°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 54°   stationPolarityCount: 117   misfit: 0.23   stationDistributionRatio: 0.69   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 33.38   fracAcc30degPref: 0.65   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1780176456821.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1780176456821
Event info last updated: 2026.05.30-22:26:02 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.05.30-21:35:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA