Magnitude 1.5 - 59 miles NW of Ambler

May 16, 2023 16:20:18 AKDT (May 17, 2023 00:20:18 UTC)
67.8110°N 159.0249°W    Depth 4.3 miles (6 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.