Magnitude 1.4 - 14 miles S of Sleetmute




March 7, 2023 19:59:38 AKST (March 8, 2023 04:59:38 UTC)
61.5090°N 157.0231°W    Depth 7.9 miles (12 km)

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist





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.