Early-est:     Black Sea    2026.08.09-21:58:30.85    q:C      mb:3.9*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1786312710852.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1786312710852.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1786312710852.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: 3.9* [4]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Black Sea
Origin Time: 2026.08.09-21:58:30.85 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 44.84°  lon: 31.69°  [+/-21km]    depth: 10km  [+/-41km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.0s   assocPhases: 8   usedPhases: 5
minDist: 2.4°   maxDist: 118.6°   AzGap: 199°   2ndAzGap: 302°   atten: -9.90 [+/-0.00]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 12km   maxHorUnc: 21km   azMaxHorUnc: 46°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 42km   majorAxisAzimuth: 228°   majorAxisPlunge: 77°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 25km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 46°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 13°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.6X [2]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 21.8Xs [1]
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:
       10km
       10km
       10km
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.1786312710852.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.1786312710852.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: 106°   stationPolarityCount: 2   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.75   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 12.56   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/1786312710852
Event info last updated: 2026.08.09-22:57:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.08.09-22:13:02 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA