Early-est:     Flores Region, Indonesia    2026.08.17-03:48:11.59    q:C      mb:5.0*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1786938489519.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1786938489519.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1786938489519.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* [14]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Flores Region, Indonesia
Origin Time: 2026.08.17-03:48:11.59 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -8.05°  lon: 121.30°  [+/-32km]    depth: 52km  [+/-35km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.2s   assocPhases: 27   usedPhases: 9
minDist: 3.4°   maxDist: 80.4°   AzGap: 92°   2ndAzGap: 134°   atten: -1.20 [+/-0.30]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 18km   maxHorUnc: 32km   azMaxHorUnc: 7°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 43km   majorAxisAzimuth: 8°   majorAxisPlunge: 36°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 31km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 183°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 54°   semiMinorAxisLength: 22km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [10]    Td: 0.4Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 26.0s [7]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Banda Sea - Timor [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~10km
   Banda Sea - Sunda [continental transform fault]: distance: ~90km
   Sunda - Timor [continental transform fault]: distance: ~90km
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 (10km)
 YES (90km)
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       52km
       52km
       52km
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: 342°   dip: 33°   rake: 81°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 172°   dip: 58°   rake: 96°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 16   misfitWeightCount: 9.3   misfit: 0.17   stationDistributionRatio: 0.50   meanDistP: 51.8   meanDistT: 42.9   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1786938489519.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.1786938489519.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 142°   dip: 40°   rake: 103°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 306°   dip: 51°   rake: 80°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 134°   stationPolarityCount: 16   misfit: 0.37   stationDistributionRatio: 0.62   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 44.63   fracAcc30degPref: 0.36   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1786938489519
Event info last updated: 2026.08.17-04:47:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.08.17-03:54:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA