Early-est:     Central Mid - Atlantic Ridge    2025.01.31-09:04:52.49    q:B      mb:5.1    Mwp:5.9    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:1.5     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1738314291643.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1738314291643.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1738314291643.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1738314291643.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.thumb.jpg

Automatic solution - this event has not been reviewed by a seismologist
Automatically determined event information may be incorrect!

Earthquake Details:
Magnitude: mb: 5.1 [77]    Mwp: 5.9 [33]    Mwpd: 5.8Xinv [21]
Region: Central Mid - Atlantic Ridge
Origin Time: 2025.01.31-09:04:52.49 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 0.65°  lon: -25.11°  [+/-19km]    depth: 1km  [+/-17km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 1.4s   assocPhases: 163   usedPhases: 109
minDist: 12.6°   maxDist: 152.2°   AzGap: 27°   2ndAzGap: 33°   atten: -0.42 [+/-0.49]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 15km   maxHorUnc: 19km   azMaxHorUnc: 23°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 24km   majorAxisAzimuth: 19°   majorAxisPlunge: 20°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 19km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 281°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 22°   semiMinorAxisLength: 15km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.3 [29]    Td: 4.5s [7]    Td*T50Ex: 1.5 [7]    To: 4.4s [27]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Africa - South America [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~10km
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:
   1.5
   1.5
   1.5
Td*To:
     19.8
     19.8
     19.8
Mwp magnitude:
       5.9
       5.9
       5.9
Hypocenter depth:
       1km
       1km
       1km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       n/a
       -
       -
./hypo.1738314291643.map.jpg

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 154°   dip: 71°   rake: -10°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 247°   dip: 80°   rake: -161°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 107   misfitWeightCount: 12.4   misfit: 0.17   stationDistributionRatio: 0.33   meanDistP: 33.5   meanDistT: 53.0   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1738314291643.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 267°   dip: 69°   rake: 177°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 358°   dip: 87°   rake: 21°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 33°   stationPolarityCount: 107   misfit: 0.46   stationDistributionRatio: 0.64   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 48.86   fracAcc30degPref: 0.36   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1738314291643.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_AREF):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 137°   dip: 10°   rake: 4°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 43°   dip: 89°   rake: 100°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 35   misfitWeightCount: 5.4   misfit: 9999.90   stationDistributionRatio: 0.30   meanDistP: 23.9   meanDistT: 36.3   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_amp_aref
./hypo.1738314291643.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_MWP):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 163°   dip: 70°   rake: -11°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 257°   dip: 79°   rake: -160°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 29   misfitWeightCount: 5.6   misfit: 9999.90   stationDistributionRatio: 0.35   meanDistP: 28.0   meanDistT: 26.8   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_amp_mwp
./hypo.1738314291643.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1738314291643
Event info last updated: 2025.01.31-10:05:08 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.01.31-09:13:31 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI