Magnitude 3.7 - 14 miles W of Kaktovik

February 17, 2023 14:35:07 AKST (February 17, 2023 23:35:07 UTC)
70.1187°N 144.2321°W    Depth 11.8 miles (19 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.