Early-est:     Barents Sea    2026.06.20-22:27:44.82    q:C      mb:4.3*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1781994464348.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1781994464348.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1781994464348.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: 4.3* [13]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Barents Sea
Origin Time: 2026.06.20-22:27:44.82 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 73.96°  lon: 37.85°  [+/-40km]    depth: 5km  [+/-16km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 2.5s   assocPhases: 17   usedPhases: 13
minDist: 7.7°   maxDist: 142.5°   AzGap: 162°   2ndAzGap: 237°   atten: 1.07 [+/-0.77]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 14km   maxHorUnc: 40km   azMaxHorUnc: 78°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 50km   majorAxisAzimuth: 78°   majorAxisPlunge: 0°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 18km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 348°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 27°   semiMinorAxisLength: 16km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [5]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.7s [5]
Closest plate boundaries:
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       5km
       5km
       5km
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: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 79°   dip: 9°   rake: 102°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 247°   dip: 81°   rake: 88°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 16   misfitWeightCount: 1.5   misfit: 0.00   stationDistributionRatio: 0.62   meanDistP: 50.4   meanDistT: 54.1   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
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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
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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: 161°   stationPolarityCount: 16   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: E
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1781994464348
Event info last updated: 2026.06.20-23:26:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.06.20-22:35:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA