Early-est:     Flores Sea    2026.08.15-09:08:25.77    q:B      mb:4.5*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1786784903556.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1786784903556.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1786784903556.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: 4.5* [6]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Flores Sea
Origin Time: 2026.08.15-09:08:25.77 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -7.99°  lon: 120.70°  [+/-16km]    depth: 15km  [+/-30km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 2.0s   assocPhases: 15   usedPhases: 11
minDist: 1.6°   maxDist: 126.4°   AzGap: 125°   2ndAzGap: 164°   atten: -1.72 [+/-0.79]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 13km   maxHorUnc: 16km   azMaxHorUnc: 18°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 30km   majorAxisAzimuth: 81°   majorAxisPlunge: 86°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 19km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 197°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 2°   semiMinorAxisLength: 16km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.6 [6]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 6.9s [5]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Banda Sea - Sunda [continental transform fault]: distance: ~30km
   Sunda - Timor [continental transform fault]: distance: ~30km
   Banda Sea - Timor [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~30km
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 (30km)
 YES (30km)
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       15km
       15km
       15km
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.1786784903556.map.jpg

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (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
./hypo.1786784903556.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.1786784903556.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
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: 104°   stationPolarityCount: 6   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.70   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 46.43   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/1786784903556
Event info last updated: 2026.08.15-10:07:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.08.15-09:13:02 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA