Early-est:     Northwestern Balkan Region    2026.08.15-01:00:44.16    q:B      mb:-    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1786755642779.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1786755642779.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1786755642779.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: 3.8X [3]    Mwp: 7.1X [1]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Northwestern Balkan Region
Origin Time: 2026.08.15-01:00:44.16 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 43.76°  lon: 18.89°  [+/-18km]    depth: 9km  [+/-14km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.2s   assocPhases: 13   usedPhases: 9
minDist: 0.9°   maxDist: 29.8°   AzGap: 58°   2ndAzGap: 102°   atten: -2.17 [+/-0.71]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 15km   maxHorUnc: 18km   azMaxHorUnc: 119°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 22km   majorAxisAzimuth: 118°   majorAxisPlunge: 9°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 18km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 27°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 8°   semiMinorAxisLength: 14km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.8X [1]    Td: 48.7Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 121.2Xs [1]
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:
       9km
       9km
       9km
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: 132°   dip: 49°   rake: 6°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 38°   dip: 86°   rake: 139°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 10   misfitWeightCount: 6.1   misfit: 0.07   stationDistributionRatio: 0.46   meanDistP: 49.6   meanDistT: 43.4   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: 89°   stationPolarityCount: 7   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.60   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 39.28   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: F
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1786755642779
Event info last updated: 2026.08.15-01:59:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.08.15-01:03:05 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA