Early-est:     Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan    2026.06.22-10:22:20.68    q:B      mb:5.2*    Mwp:5.2    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:0.3     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1782123745885.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1782123745885.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1782123745885.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: 5.2* [95]    Mwp: 5.2 [6]    Mwpd: 5.5Xinv [6]
Region: Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan
Origin Time: 2026.06.22-10:22:20.68 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 36.42°  lon: 70.83°  [+/-19km]    depth: 159km  [+/-33km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.6s   assocPhases: 198   usedPhases: 133
minDist: 4.4°   maxDist: 150.8°   AzGap: 20°   2ndAzGap: 32°   atten: -1.17 [+/-0.25]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 17km   maxHorUnc: 19km   azMaxHorUnc: 85°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 33km   majorAxisAzimuth: 34°   majorAxisPlunge: 82°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 23km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 269°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 4°   semiMinorAxisLength: 21km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.3 [78]    Td: 0.9s [13]    Td*T50Ex: 0.3 [13]    To: 1.7s [76]
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:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   0.3
   0.3
   0.3
Td*To:
     1.5
     1.5
     1.5
Mwp magnitude:
       5.2
       5.2
       5.2
Hypocenter depth:
       159km
       159km
       159km
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):
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 245°   dip: 49°   rake: 45°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 122°   dip: 58°   rake: 129°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 98   misfitWeightCount: 24.1   misfit: 0.16   stationDistributionRatio: 0.51   meanDistP: 24.8   meanDistT: 22.6   qualityCode: B
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1782123745885.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
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 267°   dip: 41°   rake: 46°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 139°   dip: 62°   rake: 121°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 49°   stationPolarityCount: 98   misfit: 0.35   stationDistributionRatio: 0.69   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 34.26   fracAcc30degPref: 0.64   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1782123745885
Event info last updated: 2026.06.22-11:21:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.06.22-10:27:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA