Early-est:     Greece - Albania Border Region    2026.08.14-16:14:42.92    q:A      mb:4.2*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1786724084655.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1786724084655.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1786724084655.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: 4.2* [5]    Mwp: 4.4X [1]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Greece - Albania Border Region
Origin Time: 2026.08.14-16:14:42.92 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 39.73°  lon: 20.73°  [+/-3km]    depth: 14km  [+/-5km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  A     stdErr: 1.2s   assocPhases: 14   usedPhases: 12
minDist: 1.4°   maxDist: 10.7°   AzGap: 158°   2ndAzGap: 208°   atten: -2.37 [+/-0.35]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 2km   maxHorUnc: 3km   azMaxHorUnc: 31°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 5km   majorAxisAzimuth: 32°   majorAxisPlunge: 78°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 3km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 211°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 12°   semiMinorAxisLength: 3km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.6 [5]    Td: 0.9Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 33.4s [5]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Aegean Sea - Eurasia [continental transform fault]: distance: ~140km
   Eurasia - Africa [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~190km
   Eurasia / Africa [subduction zone]: distance: ~210km
   Aegean Sea / Africa [subduction zone]: distance: ~220km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (210km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       14km
       14km
       14km
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: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 76°   dip: 29°   rake: -7°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 173°   dip: 86°   rake: -119°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 10   misfitWeightCount: 5.6   misfit: 0.14   stationDistributionRatio: 0.28   meanDistP: 47.7   meanDistT: 50.4   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
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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
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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: 207°   stationPolarityCount: 10   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.59   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 33.77   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: E
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1786724084655
Event info last updated: 2026.08.14-17:13:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.08.14-16:16:03 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA