Early-est:     Flores Region, Indonesia    2026.08.15-06:28:53.22    q:B      mb:5.0*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1786775335235.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1786775335235.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1786775335235.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: 5.0* [20]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Flores Region, Indonesia
Origin Time: 2026.08.15-06:28:53.22 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -8.29°  lon: 121.51°  [+/-14km]    depth: 18km  [+/-18km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.1s   assocPhases: 48   usedPhases: 27
minDist: 0.8°   maxDist: 153.6°   AzGap: 104°   2ndAzGap: 118°   atten: -1.05 [+/-0.25]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 11km   maxHorUnc: 14km   azMaxHorUnc: 40°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 18km   majorAxisAzimuth: 217°   majorAxisPlunge: 66°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 17km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 41°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 24°   semiMinorAxisLength: 14km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [18]    Td: 4.3Xs [2]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 14.5s [18]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Banda Sea - Timor [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~40km
   Sunda - Timor [continental transform fault]: distance: ~100km
   Banda Sea - Sunda [continental transform fault]: distance: ~120km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Sumatra-Java: DEBUG: error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'gmt'    Slab depth at epicenter: error: evaluating slab depth: -999.9
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 YES (40km)
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       18km
       18km
       18km
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)
./hypo.1786775335235.map.jpg

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 24°   dip: 20°   rake: -16°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 129°   dip: 85°   rake: -109°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 22   misfitWeightCount: 9.1   misfit: 0.12   stationDistributionRatio: 0.32   meanDistP: 40.4   meanDistT: 48.9   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1786775335235.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.1786775335235.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 295°   dip: 20°   rake: -99°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 125°   dip: 71°   rake: -87°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 118°   stationPolarityCount: 22   misfit: 0.27   stationDistributionRatio: 0.74   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 36.15   fracAcc30degPref: 0.61   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1786775335235.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1786775335235
Event info last updated: 2026.08.15-07:27:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.08.15-06:34:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA