Early-est:     Near Coast of Venezuela    2026.06.24-22:04:31.69    q:B      mb:5.6    Mwp:7.0*    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:8.8     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1782338674270.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1782338674270.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1782338674270.mech.hash.thumb.jpg

Automatic solution - this event has not been reviewed by a seismologist
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Earthquake Details:
Magnitude: mb: 5.6 [119]    Mwp: 7.0* [106]    Mwpd: 7.4Xinv [111]
Region: Near Coast of Venezuela
Origin Time: 2026.06.24-22:04:31.69 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 10.36°  lon: -68.61°  [+/-27km]    depth: 3km  [+/-25km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.3s   assocPhases: 263   usedPhases: 143
minDist: 7.1°   maxDist: 170.1°   AzGap: 51°   2ndAzGap: 54°   atten: -1.41 [+/-0.18]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 19km   maxHorUnc: 27km   azMaxHorUnc: 17°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 33km   majorAxisAzimuth: 197°   majorAxisPlunge: 7°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 25km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 20°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 83°   semiMinorAxisLength: 24km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 2.1 [129]    Td: 4.1s [31]    Td*T50Ex: 8.8 [31]    To: 125.5s [129]
Closest plate boundaries:
   North Andes - South America [continental transform fault]: distance: ~10km
   Caribbean - South America [continental transform fault]: distance: ~70km
   Caribbean \ North Andes [continental rift boundary]: distance: ~70km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 no
 YES (10km)
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   8.8
   8.8
   8.8
Td*To:
     514.5
     514.5
     514.5
Mwp magnitude:
       7.0*
       7.0*
       7.0*
Hypocenter depth:
       3km
       3km
       3km
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: 71°   dip: 75°   rake: -177°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 340°   dip: 87°   rake: -15°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 147   misfitWeightCount: 17.1   misfit: 0.08   stationDistributionRatio: 0.47   meanDistP: 36.8   meanDistT: 33.3   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1782338674270.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY_WAVEFORM):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 78°   dip: 76°   rake: -168°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 345°   dip: 78°   rake: -14°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 45   misfitWeightCount: 8.6   misfit: 0.02   stationDistributionRatio: 0.45   meanDistP: 35.3   meanDistT: 48.4   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity_waveform
./hypo.1782338674270.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 59°   dip: 89°   rake: -171°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 329°   dip: 81°   rake: -1°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 64°   stationPolarityCount: 147   misfit: 0.32   stationDistributionRatio: 0.70   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 39.92   fracAcc30degPref: 0.52   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1782338674270
Event info last updated: 2026.06.24-23:03:04 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.06.24-22:08:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA