Early-est:     Northern Molucca Sea    2026.06.23-04:53:40.84    q:B      mb:4.8*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1782190420729.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1782190420729.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1782190420729.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: 4.8* [15]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Northern Molucca Sea
Origin Time: 2026.06.23-04:53:40.84 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 2.41°  lon: 126.67°  [+/-15km]    depth: 62km  [+/-18km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.5s   assocPhases: 48   usedPhases: 26
minDist: 1.8°   maxDist: 158.5°   AzGap: 69°   2ndAzGap: 103°   atten: -0.76 [+/-0.42]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 13km   maxHorUnc: 15km   azMaxHorUnc: 71°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 19km   majorAxisAzimuth: 86°   majorAxisPlunge: 39°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 18km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 223°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 42°   semiMinorAxisLength: 16km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [8]    Td: 7.0Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 3.4s [6]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Sunda - Birds Head [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~20km
   Birds Head / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~20km
   Molucca Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~80km
   Molucca Sea \ Birds Head [subduction zone]: distance: ~80km
   Molucca Sea / Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~260km
   Philippine Sea \ Sunda [subduction zone]: distance: ~270km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (20km)
 YES (20km)
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       62km
       62km
       62km
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: 17°   dip: 62°   rake: -32°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 124°   dip: 62°   rake: -148°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 15   misfitWeightCount: 5.9   misfit: 0.08   stationDistributionRatio: 0.57   meanDistP: 41.5   meanDistT: 48.6   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1782190420729.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.1782190420729.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 116°   dip: 74°   rake: -153°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 18°   dip: 64°   rake: -17°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 120°   stationPolarityCount: 15   misfit: 0.30   stationDistributionRatio: 0.84   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 32.72   fracAcc30degPref: 0.66   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1782190420729.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1782190420729
Event info last updated: 2026.06.23-05:52:02 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.06.23-05:01:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA