Early-est:     Flores Region, Indonesia    2026.08.17-07:20:31.73    q:C      mb:4.8*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1786951232253.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1786951232253.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1786951232253.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: 4.8* [9]    Mwp: 4.2X [1]    Mwpd: 6.1Xinv [1]
Region: Flores Region, Indonesia
Origin Time: 2026.08.17-07:20:31.73 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: -8.47°  lon: 121.27°  [+/-30km]    depth: 9km  [+/-28km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 2.0s   assocPhases: 39   usedPhases: 11
minDist: 1.0°   maxDist: 70.5°   AzGap: 87°   2ndAzGap: 123°   atten: -0.75 [+/-0.61]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 21km   maxHorUnc: 30km   azMaxHorUnc: 179°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 38km   majorAxisAzimuth: 1°   majorAxisPlunge: 15°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 29km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 112°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 52°   semiMinorAxisLength: 24km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: 48%
T50Ex: 0.4 [9]    Td: 0.7Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 12.5s [6]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Banda Sea - Timor [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~50km
   Sunda - Timor [continental transform fault]: distance: ~80km
   Banda Sea - Sunda [continental transform fault]: distance: ~110km
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 (50km)
 YES (80km)
Prob underwater:
 48%
 48%
 48%
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: 120°   dip: 59°   rake: 149°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 227°   dip: 64°   rake: 35°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 10   misfitWeightCount: 6.2   misfit: 0.08   stationDistributionRatio: 0.39   meanDistP: 47.5   meanDistT: 51.6   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1786951232253.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.1786951232253.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 288°   dip: 74°   rake: 164°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 22°   dip: 75°   rake: 17°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 87°   stationPolarityCount: 10   misfit: 0.23   stationDistributionRatio: 0.68   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 47.23   fracAcc30degPref: 0.38   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1786951232253
Event info last updated: 2026.08.17-08:19:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.08.17-07:24:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA