Early-est:     Northern Colombia    2026.08.10-12:35:09.53    q:A      mb:5.6    Mwp:7.3*    Mwpd:7.8    Td*T50Ex:13.2     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1786365314178.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1786365314178.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1786365314178.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: 5.6 [44]    Mwp: 7.3* [39]    Mwpd: 7.8 [38]
Region: Northern Colombia
Origin Time: 2026.08.10-12:35:09.53 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 6.57°  lon: -76.37°  [+/-15km]    depth: 302km  [+/-19km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  A     stdErr: 1.3s   assocPhases: 237   usedPhases: 73
minDist: 4.3°   maxDist: 170.1°   AzGap: 48°   2ndAzGap: 63°   atten: -9.90 [+/-0.00]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 11km   maxHorUnc: 15km   azMaxHorUnc: 151°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 22km   majorAxisAzimuth: 334°   majorAxisPlunge: 47°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 15km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 102°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 30°   semiMinorAxisLength: 14km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 2.7 [42]    Td: 5.0s [13]    Td*T50Ex: 13.2 [13]    To: 119.7s [41]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Nazca \ North Andes [subduction zone]: distance: ~190km
   North Andes / Nazca [subduction zone]: distance: ~190km
   Panama - North Andes [continental transform fault]: distance: ~200km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (190km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   13.2
   13.2
   13.2
Td*To:
     598.5
     598.5
     598.5
Mwp magnitude:
       7.3*
       7.3*
       7.3*
Hypocenter depth:
       302km
       302km
       302km
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: 318°   dip: 32°   rake: -100°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 149°   dip: 58°   rake: -84°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 103   misfitWeightCount: 10.7   misfit: 0.13   stationDistributionRatio: 0.51   meanDistP: 45.7   meanDistT: 37.7   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1786365314178.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY_WAVEFORM):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 345°   dip: 56°   rake: -13°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 83°   dip: 79°   rake: -145°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 30   misfitWeightCount: 6.9   misfit: 0.02   stationDistributionRatio: 0.48   meanDistP: 44.9   meanDistT: 45.3   qualityCode: C
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: 225°   dip: 13°   rake: -142°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 98°   dip: 82°   rake: -79°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 89°   stationPolarityCount: 103   misfit: 0.20   stationDistributionRatio: 0.85   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 36.75   fracAcc30degPref: 0.54   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1786365314178
Event info last updated: 2026.08.10-13:34:04 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.08.10-12:47:04 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA