Magnitude 1.7 - 25 miles NE of Ambler

May 17, 2023 16:58:55 AKDT (May 18, 2023 00:58:55 UTC)
67.3944°N 157.3749°W    Depth 3.5 miles (5 km)

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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.