Magnitude 5.7 - 14 miles NE of Noatak

April 18, 2014 10:44:18 AKDT (April 18, 2014 18:44:18 UTC)
67.7025°N 162.5599°W Depth 12.7 miles (20 km)

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist

26 miles (42 km) S of Red Dog Mine site
52 miles (84 km) E of Kivalina
56 miles (90 km) N of Kotzebue
73 miles (118 km) NW of Noorvik
75 miles (121 km) NW of Kiana
102 miles (165 km) NW of Selawik
113 miles (183 km) N of Deering
118 miles (191 km) E of Point Hope
132 miles (214 km) W of Ambler
138 miles (223 km) NE of Shishmaref
142 miles (230 km) S of Point Lay
235 miles (381 km) N of Nome

Magnitude type: M_w²
Event type: N/A

Tectonic Setting of Northwest Alaska

A wide, diffuse zone of seismicity extends from northwest Alaska across the Bering Strait into eastern Russia. This zone is believed to mark the northern boundary of the Bering microplate. Moderate-to-large normal faulting and strike-slip events have occurred in this region, including on the Seward Peninsula. The largest of these events was the 1958 M7.3 Huslia Earthquake. It was a normal faulting event that produced extensive failures in unconsolidated surficial deposits within a northeast-striking zone. In 2014, a vigorous earthquake swarm was recorded about 25 miles (40 km) north of Noatak on the Lisburne Peninsula.