Early-est:     Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan    2025.12.08-18:56:29.14    q:A      mb:5.5    Mwp:6.2    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:1.7     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1765220194381.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1765220194381.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1765220194381.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1765220194381.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.thumb.jpg

Automatic solution - this event has not been reviewed by a seismologist
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Earthquake Details:
Magnitude: mb: 5.5 [216]    Mwp: 6.2 [32]    Mwpd: 6.3Xinv [30]
Region: Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan
Origin Time: 2025.12.08-18:56:29.14 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 40.82°  lon: 143.17°  [+/-7km]    depth: 20km  [+/-7km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  A     stdErr: 1.4s   assocPhases: 301   usedPhases: 262
minDist: 1.2°   maxDist: 160.6°   AzGap: 59°   2ndAzGap: 68°   atten: -0.90 [+/-0.15]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 5km   maxHorUnc: 7km   azMaxHorUnc: 129°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 8km   majorAxisAzimuth: 128°   majorAxisPlunge: 9°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 7km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 7°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 72°   semiMinorAxisLength: 7km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [207]    Td: 3.5s [22]    Td*T50Ex: 1.7 [22]    To: 12.5s [186]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Pacific \ Okhotsk [subduction zone]: distance: ~110km
   Okhotsk / Pacific [subduction zone]: distance: ~110km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Kamchatka/Kurils/Japan    Slab depth at epicenter: 27km
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (110km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   1.7
   1.7
   1.7
Td*To:
     43.8
     43.8
     43.8
Mwp magnitude:
       6.2
       6.2
       6.2
Hypocenter depth:
       20km
       20km
       20km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       27km
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 283°   dip: 57°   rake: 163°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 22°   dip: 76°   rake: 35°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 212   misfitWeightCount: 28.5   misfit: 0.28   stationDistributionRatio: 0.48   meanDistP: 42.4   meanDistT: 37.3   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1765220194381.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 198°   dip: 5°   rake: 97°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 11°   dip: 85°   rake: 89°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 63°   stationPolarityCount: 212   misfit: 0.25   stationDistributionRatio: 0.64   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 37.14   fracAcc30degPref: 0.48   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1765220194381.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_AREF):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 49°   dip: 85°   rake: -4°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 139°   dip: 86°   rake: -175°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 99   misfitWeightCount: 15.5   misfit: 9999.90   stationDistributionRatio: 0.21   meanDistP: 31.6   meanDistT: 30.2   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_amp_aref
./hypo.1765220194381.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_MWP):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 112°   dip: 34°   rake: 18°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 7°   dip: 80°   rake: 122°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 26   misfitWeightCount: 5.2   misfit: 9999.90   stationDistributionRatio: 0.55   meanDistP: 40.1   meanDistT: 20.4   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_amp_mwp
./hypo.1765220194381.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1765220194381
Event info last updated: 2025.12.08-19:57:08 UTC
Event first association/location: 2025.12.08-18:58:45 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI