Magnitude 1.0 - 50 miles N of Ambler

May 15, 2023 05:18:07 AKDT (May 15, 2023 13:18:07 UTC)
67.7721°N 157.2316°W    Depth 5.1 miles (8 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.