Early-est:     Near Coast of Venezuela    2026.10.02-16:31:30.96    q:B      mb:5.0*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:     fmamp_polarity_waveform:     hash:

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Earthquake Details: Magnitude: mb: 5.0* [18]    Mwp: 4.7X [1]    Mwpd: - [0] Region: Near Coast of Venezuela Origin Time: 2026.10.02-16:31:30.96 UTC Hypocenter: lat: 10.43°  lon: -62.25°  [+/-13km]    depth: 43km  [+/-21km] Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.4s   assocPhases: 61   usedPhases: 20 minDist: 1.8°   maxDist: 72.1°   AzGap: 149°   2ndAzGap: 249°   atten: -1.24 [+/-0.44] Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 12km   maxHorUnc: 13km   azMaxHorUnc: 175° 68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 22km   majorAxisAzimuth: 9°   majorAxisPlunge: 66°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 15km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 130°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 13°   semiMinorAxisLength: 14km Tsunamigeneic Assesment: Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99% T50Ex: 0.3 [12]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 4.0s [12] Closest plate boundaries:    Caribbean - South America [continental transform fault]: distance: ~10km    Caribbean / South America [subduction zone]: distance: ~450km Subduction geometry: none or not available Decision table (TEST!): Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip Compatible close plate boundary?:  no  no  YES (10km) Prob underwater:  >99%  >99%  >99% Td*T50Ex:    -    -    - Td*To:      -      -      - Mwp magnitude:        -        -        - Hypocenter depth:        43km        43km        43km 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)

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D) Nodal Plane 1: strike: 162°   dip: 63°   rake: 21° Nodal Plane 2: strike: 61°   dip: 71°   rake: 151° Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 20   misfitWeightCount: 3.5   misfit: 0.08   stationDistributionRatio: 0.44   meanDistP: 54.6   meanDistT: 51.6   qualityCode: D Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
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
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: 191°   stationPolarityCount: 20   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.68   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 40.77   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: E Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2

Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1790958694678
Event info last updated: 2026.10.02-17:30:03 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.10.02-16:41:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA