Early-est:     Flores Region, Indonesia    2026.08.14-22:28:42.37    q:B      mb:5.5*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1786746521414.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1786746521414.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1786746521414.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: 5.5* [60]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Flores Region, Indonesia
Origin Time: 2026.08.14-22:28:42.37 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -8.27°  lon: 121.82°  [+/-28km]    depth: 32km  [+/-21km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.7s   assocPhases: 124   usedPhases: 79
minDist: 0.6°   maxDist: 152.5°   AzGap: 30°   2ndAzGap: 41°   atten: -1.31 [+/-0.20]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 12km   maxHorUnc: 28km   azMaxHorUnc: 47°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 39km   majorAxisAzimuth: 48°   majorAxisPlunge: 26°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 16km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 156°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 31°   semiMinorAxisLength: 12km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [58]    Td: 16.9Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 10.8s [57]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Banda Sea - Timor [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~20km
   Sunda - Timor [continental transform fault]: distance: ~140km
   Banda Sea - Sunda [continental transform fault]: distance: ~150km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 YES (20km)
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       32km
       32km
       32km
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: 70°   dip: 42°   rake: 13°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 331°   dip: 82°   rake: 132°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 64   misfitWeightCount: 17.0   misfit: 0.17   stationDistributionRatio: 0.48   meanDistP: 35.5   meanDistT: 30.0   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1786746521414.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.1786746521414.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 247°   dip: 72°   rake: -73°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 22°   dip: 24°   rake: -133°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 59°   stationPolarityCount: 64   misfit: 0.34   stationDistributionRatio: 0.70   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 23.95   fracAcc30degPref: 0.79   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1786746521414
Event info last updated: 2026.08.14-23:27:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.08.14-22:32:02 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA