Magnitude 4.9 - 44 miles SW of Kaktovik

April 27, 2007 21:20:30 AKDT (April 28, 2007 05:20:30 UTC)
69.6432°N 144.8182°W    Depth 6.2 miles (10 km)

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist





Tectonic Setting of the Brooks Range

Seismicity in the Brooks Range is characterized by intraplate earthquakes associated with mountain building and crustal reorganization. A broad earthquake band extends from northeast of the Brooks Range toward the Beaufort Sea. Earthquake source mechanisms comprise a mixture of strike-slip and normal faulting events, indicative of north-northwest compression and northeast extension. Together with the North Slope, this seismic zone produces a few magnitude 4-5 earthquakes per year.