Summary

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

19 miles (30 km) SE of Red Devil
54 miles (87 km) W of Lime Village
73 miles (118 km) E of Chuathbaluk
73 miles (118 km) SE of Flat
82 miles (132 km) E of Aniak
101 miles (163 km) SE of Holy Cross
107 miles (173 km) S of Takotna
108 miles (175 km) E of Kalskag
110 miles (178 km) E of Lower Kalskag
110 miles (178 km) SW of McGrath
115 miles (186 km) SE of Shageluk
237 miles (384 km) W of Anchorage
303 miles (491 km) NW of Kodiak

Magnitude type: M_l
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.