Early-est:     South Africa    2026.06.21-00:52:30.25    q:C      mb:-    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1782003150251.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1782003150251.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1782003150251.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: - [0]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: South Africa
Origin Time: 2026.06.21-00:52:30.25 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -26.44°  lon: 27.19°  [+/-13km]    depth: 71km  [+/-41km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 0.5s   assocPhases: 5   usedPhases: 5
minDist: 2.0°   maxDist: 11.4°   AzGap: 149°   2ndAzGap: 263°   atten: -9.90 [+/-0.00]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 12km   maxHorUnc: 13km   azMaxHorUnc: 0°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 41km   majorAxisAzimuth: 218°   majorAxisPlunge: 89°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 16km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 0°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 0°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: - [0]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: -s [0]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Somalia - Africa [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~10km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 YES (10km)
 no
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       71km
       71km
       71km
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.1782003150251.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.1782003150251.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: 236°   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/1782003150251
Event info last updated: 2026.06.21-01:51:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.06.21-00:56:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA