Magnitude 1.0 - 47 miles SW of Kaktovik

May 17, 2023 05:41:31 AKDT (May 17, 2023 13:41:31 UTC)
69.5028°N 144.4307°W    Depth 7.2 miles (11 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.