Magnitude 2.3 - 37 miles NE of Kobuk
September 9, 2022 00:41:47 AKDT (September 9, 2022 08:41:47 UTC)
67.3393°N 156.0984°W Depth 2.5 miles (4 km)
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist
- 42 miles (68 km) NE of Shungnak
- 50 miles (81 km) E of Ambler
- 103 miles (167 km) NW of Hughes
- 108 miles (175 km) NW of Allakaket
- 114 miles (184 km) N of Huslia
- 117 miles (189 km) NE of Selawik
- 119 miles (192 km) E of Kiana
- 122 miles (197 km) W of Bettles
- 127 miles (205 km) SW of Anaktuvuk Pass
- 137 miles (222 km) E of Noorvik
- 151 miles (244 km) W of Pump Station #5
- 291 miles (471 km) NW of Fairbanks
- Magnitude type: Ml2
- Event type: earthquake
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. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake on August 12, 2018 located 43 miles (69 km) south of Kaktovik was the largest earthquake ever recorded north of the Brooks Range. It produced an energetic aftershock sequence that continues to this day. In 2019, a vigorous swarm sequence began in the Purcell Mountains. More than 9,000 earthquakes have been recorded as part of this swarm through the end of 2021, including five earthquakes with magnitudes larger than 5. At present, this swarm continues, though at a decreased activity level.