Early-est:     Nicaragua    2026.10.09-12:33:46.39    q:B      mb:4.4    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1791549226513.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1791549226513.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1791549226513.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1791549226513.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: 4.4 [13]    Mwp: - [0]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Nicaragua
Origin Time: 2026.10.09-12:33:46.39 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 11.76°  lon: -85.86°  [+/-14km]    depth: 171km  [+/-14km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  B     stdErr: 0.7s   assocPhases: 21   usedPhases: 18
minDist: 0.7°   maxDist: 149.0°   AzGap: 117°   2ndAzGap: 130°   atten: -1.41 [+/-0.45]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 13km   maxHorUnc: 14km   azMaxHorUnc: 165°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 17km   majorAxisAzimuth: 164°   majorAxisPlunge: 15°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 16km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 73°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 1°   semiMinorAxisLength: 13km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: <1%
T50Ex: 0.3X [3]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 1.1Xs [2]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Panama - Caribbean [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~130km
   Caribbean / Cocos [subduction zone]: distance: ~180km
   Cocos \ Panama [subduction zone]: distance: ~190km
Subduction geometry:    Zone: Central America    Slab depth at epicenter: 138km
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (180km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 <1%
 <1%
 <1%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       171km
       171km
       171km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       138km
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 95°   dip: 71°   rake: -17°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 191°   dip: 74°   rake: -160°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 16   misfitWeightCount: 5.8   misfit: 0.10   stationDistributionRatio: 0.47   meanDistP: 35.8   meanDistT: 36.1   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1791549226513.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 194°   dip: 73°   rake: -140°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 90°   dip: 52°   rake: -22°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 130°   stationPolarityCount: 16   misfit: 0.30   stationDistributionRatio: 0.79   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 42.88   fracAcc30degPref: 0.39   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1791549226513.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_AREF):    (No solution available)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 0°   dip: 0°   rake: nan°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: nan°   dip: nan°   rake: nan°
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/_amp_aref
./hypo.1791549226513.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_MWP):    (No solution available)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 0°   dip: 0°   rake: nan°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: nan°   dip: nan°   rake: nan°
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/_amp_mwp
./hypo.1791549226513.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1791549226513
Event info last updated: 2026.10.09-13:34:02 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.10.09-12:40:04 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI