Magnitude 2.2 - 42 miles N of Ambler

May 17, 2023 22:41:01 AKDT (May 18, 2023 06:41:01 UTC)
67.6586°N 158.3776°W    Depth 8.9 miles (14 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.