Early-est:     Northwestern Balkan Region    2026.08.14-22:47:37.32    q:B      mb:-    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1786747657779.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1786747657779.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1786747657779.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: 4.2X [3]    Mwp: 5.2X [1]    Mwpd: 6.5Xinv [1]
Region: Northwestern Balkan Region
Origin Time: 2026.08.14-22:47:37.32 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 43.75°  lon: 18.87°  [+/-12km]    depth: 29km  [+/-26km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.3s   assocPhases: 16   usedPhases: 15
minDist: 0.9°   maxDist: 139.7°   AzGap: 68°   2ndAzGap: 102°   atten: -1.23 [+/-0.65]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 10km   maxHorUnc: 12km   azMaxHorUnc: 119°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 27km   majorAxisAzimuth: 117°   majorAxisPlunge: 72°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 13km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 301°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 18°   semiMinorAxisLength: 12km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.5 [4]    Td: 59.3Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 18.5s [4]
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:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       29km
       29km
       29km
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: 305°   dip: 60°   rake: -20°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 46°   dip: 73°   rake: -149°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 11   misfitWeightCount: 5.6   misfit: 0.00   stationDistributionRatio: 0.55   meanDistP: 50.0   meanDistT: 43.8   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):
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 43°   dip: 84°   rake: -160°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 311°   dip: 70°   rake: -6°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 101°   stationPolarityCount: 11   misfit: 0.05   stationDistributionRatio: 0.73   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 32.49   fracAcc30degPref: 0.68   qualityCode: B
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1786747657779
Event info last updated: 2026.08.14-23:46:01 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.08.14-22:49:04 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA