Early-est:     Near Coast of Nicaragua    2026.08.13-00:30:09.49    q:C      mb:5.2*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1786581009707.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1786581009707.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1786581009707.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* [16]    Mwp: 4.9X [3]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Near Coast of Nicaragua
Origin Time: 2026.08.13-00:30:09.49 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 12.75°  lon: -87.95°  [+/-32km]    depth: 98km  [+/-29km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 0.9s   assocPhases: 49   usedPhases: 24
minDist: 2.3°   maxDist: 148.3°   AzGap: 87°   2ndAzGap: 96°   atten: -1.58 [+/-0.32]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 18km   maxHorUnc: 32km   azMaxHorUnc: 68°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 44km   majorAxisAzimuth: 72°   majorAxisPlunge: 31°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 25km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 189°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 37°   semiMinorAxisLength: 18km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [11]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 3.5s [11]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Caribbean / Cocos [subduction zone]: distance: ~120km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Central America: DEBUG: error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'gmt'    Slab depth at epicenter: error: evaluating slab depth: -999.9
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (120km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       98km
       98km
       98km
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)
./hypo.1786581009707.map.jpg

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 29°   dip: 26°   rake: -71°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 187°   dip: 65°   rake: -99°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 19   misfitWeightCount: 4.7   misfit: 0.06   stationDistributionRatio: 0.61   meanDistP: 42.1   meanDistT: 47.3   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1786581009707.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.1786581009707.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 9°   dip: 34°   rake: -101°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 201°   dip: 57°   rake: -83°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 108°   stationPolarityCount: 19   misfit: 0.19   stationDistributionRatio: 0.75   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 33.96   fracAcc30degPref: 0.58   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1786581009707.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1786581009707
Event info last updated: 2026.08.13-01:29:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.08.13-00:42:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA