Magnitude 3.8 - 37 miles NW of White Mountain

December 11, 2022 11:56:41 AKST (December 11, 2022 20:56:41 UTC)
64.9799°N 164.4204°W Depth 9.8 miles (15 km)

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist

44 miles (71 km) NE of Nome
51 miles (82 km) NW of Golovin (Cheenik)
59 miles (95 km) E of Teller
65 miles (105 km) E of Brevig Mission
68 miles (110 km) W of Elim
90 miles (145 km) SW of Deering
96 miles (155 km) W of Koyuk
100 miles (162 km) SE of Shishmaref
106 miles (171 km) NW of Shaktoolik
115 miles (186 km) E of Wales
119 miles (192 km) NW of Stebbins

Magnitude type: M_l²
Event type: earthquake

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.