Magnitude 1.2 - 21 miles S of Sleetmute

March 6, 2023 01:00:30 AKST (March 6, 2023 10:00:30 UTC)
61.4009°N 157.1613°W Depth 8.4 miles (13 km)

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist

25 miles (40 km) S of Red Devil
57 miles (92 km) W of Lime Village
70 miles (113 km) E of Chuathbaluk
78 miles (126 km) S of Flat
79 miles (128 km) E of Aniak
101 miles (163 km) SE of Holy Cross
104 miles (168 km) E of Kalskag
106 miles (171 km) E of Lower Kalskag
115 miles (186 km) S of Takotna
116 miles (188 km) N of Koliganek
117 miles (189 km) SE of Shageluk
241 miles (390 km) W of Anchorage
300 miles (486 km) NW of Kodiak

Magnitude type: M_l²
Event type: earthquake

Tectonic Setting of Southwest Alaska

Seismicity in Southwest Alaska is very sparse. Known faults include the Iditarod-Nixon Fork and the western Denali Fault. Neither fault system has documented historical or Holocene earthquake activity. On average this region produces one M4-5 earthquake every other year.