Early-est:     Near Coast of Venezuela    2017.03.10-13:46:39.11    q:A      mb:5.3    Mwp:5.4    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:0.8     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1489153603019.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1489153603019.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1489153603019.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1489153603019.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: 5.3 [121]    Mwp: 5.4 [13]    Mwpd: 5.6Xinv [3]
Region: Near Coast of Venezuela
Origin Time: 2017.03.10-13:46:39.11 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 11.87°  lon: -69.58°  [+/-4km]    depth: 10km  [+/-4km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  A     stdErr: 1.2s   assocPhases: 211   usedPhases: 177
minDist: 2.4°   maxDist: 168.5°   AzGap: 41°   2ndAzGap: 47°   atten: -2.43 [+/-0.26]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 3km   maxHorUnc: 4km   azMaxHorUnc: 166°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 5km   majorAxisAzimuth: 350°   majorAxisPlunge: 44°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 4km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 152°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 44°   semiMinorAxisLength: 4km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [111]    Td: 1.5s [22]    Td*T50Ex: 0.8 [22]    To: 7.5s [87]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Caribbean \ North Andes [continental rift boundary]: distance: ~40km
   North Andes - South America [continental transform fault]: distance: ~190km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 no
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   0.8
   0.8
   0.8
Td*To:
     11.2
     11.2
     11.2
Mwp magnitude:
       5.4
       5.4
       5.4
Hypocenter depth:
       10km
       10km
       10km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       n/a
       -
       -
./hypo.1489153603019.map.jpg

First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 19°   dip: 47°   rake: -9°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 115°   dip: 83°   rake: -137°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 160   misfitWeightCount: 24.7   misfit: 0.27   stationDistributionRatio: 0.44   meanDistP: 29.0   meanDistT: 25.2   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1489153603019.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 307°   dip: 16°   rake: -53°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 88°   dip: 77°   rake: -100°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 40°   stationPolarityCount: 160   misfit: 0.35   stationDistributionRatio: 0.62   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 38.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.48   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1489153603019.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_AREF):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 119°   dip: 70°   rake: -10°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 212°   dip: 81°   rake: -160°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 23   misfitWeightCount: 6.8   misfit: 9999.90   stationDistributionRatio: 0.27   meanDistP: 23.1   meanDistT: 32.6   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_amp_aref
./hypo.1489153603019.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_MWP):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 175°   dip: 46°   rake: -58°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 314°   dip: 52°   rake: -118°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 9   misfitWeightCount: 5.2   misfit: 9999.90   stationDistributionRatio: 0.37   meanDistP: 33.9   meanDistT: 31.8   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_amp_mwp
./hypo.1489153603019.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:localhost/ee/event/1489153603019
Event info last updated: 2017.03.10-14:47:23 UTC
Event first association/location: 2017.03.10-13:53:05 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: localhost