Early-est:     Off Coast of Costa Rica    2026.10.04-14:06:43.05    q:B      mb:4.4*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1791122803051.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1791122803051.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1791122803051.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: 4.4* [13]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Off Coast of Costa Rica
Origin Time: 2026.10.04-14:06:43.05 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 7.45°  lon: -83.59°  [+/-15km]    depth: 130km  [+/-16km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.4s   assocPhases: 36   usedPhases: 16
minDist: 2.6°   maxDist: 144.8°   AzGap: 145°   2ndAzGap: 223°   atten: -0.91 [+/-0.52]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 14km   maxHorUnc: 15km   azMaxHorUnc: 44°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 19km   majorAxisAzimuth: 35°   majorAxisPlunge: 10°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 18km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 301°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 25°   semiMinorAxisLength: 16km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [6]    Td: 1.0Xs [1]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 13.8s [6]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Cocos \ Panama [subduction zone]: distance: ~60km
   Cocos - Nazca [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~80km
   Nazca - Panama [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~80km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (60km)
 YES (80km)
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       130km
       130km
       130km
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: 74°   dip: 32°   rake: -163°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 329°   dip: 81°   rake: -59°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 14   misfitWeightCount: 5.0   misfit: 0.00   stationDistributionRatio: 0.38   meanDistP: 47.5   meanDistT: 52.2   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
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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.1791122803051.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 207°   dip: 88°   rake: 129°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 299°   dip: 39°   rake: 3°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 146°   stationPolarityCount: 14   misfit: 0.24   stationDistributionRatio: 0.86   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 41.55   fracAcc30degPref: 0.50   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1791122803051
Event info last updated: 2026.10.04-15:05:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.10.04-14:19:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA