Early-est:     Northwestern Kashmir    2026.08.13-00:35:16.31    q:B      mb:5.1*    Mwp:5.0    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:0.9     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1786581322078.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1786581322078.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1786581322078.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: 5.1* [48]    Mwp: 5.0 [5]    Mwpd: 5.4Xinv [4]
Region: Northwestern Kashmir
Origin Time: 2026.08.13-00:35:16.31 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 36.72°  lon: 74.42°  [+/-27km]    depth: 15km  [+/-32km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.7s   assocPhases: 79   usedPhases: 63
minDist: 4.8°   maxDist: 151.9°   AzGap: 50°   2ndAzGap: 57°   atten: -1.53 [+/-0.36]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 22km   maxHorUnc: 27km   azMaxHorUnc: 90°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 37km   majorAxisAzimuth: 258°   majorAxisPlunge: 40°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 30km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 131°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 36°   semiMinorAxisLength: 26km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.4 [41]    Td: 2.2s [9]    Td*T50Ex: 0.9 [9]    To: 3.7s [38]
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:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   0.9
   0.9
   0.9
Td*To:
     8.1
     8.1
     8.1
Mwp magnitude:
       5.0
       5.0
       5.0
Hypocenter depth:
       15km
       15km
       15km
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: 92°   dip: 13°   rake: 22°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 340°   dip: 85°   rake: 102°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 45   misfitWeightCount: 9.9   misfit: 0.10   stationDistributionRatio: 0.40   meanDistP: 35.1   meanDistT: 41.9   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1786581322078.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.1786581322078.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 214°   dip: 66°   rake: -164°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 117°   dip: 75°   rake: -25°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 49°   stationPolarityCount: 46   misfit: 0.17   stationDistributionRatio: 0.64   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 13.91   fracAcc30degPref: 0.99   qualityCode: B
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1786581322078
Event info last updated: 2026.08.13-01:34:00 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