Magnitude 1.1 - 49 miles E of Kobuk

May 19, 2023 01:12:27 AKDT (May 19, 2023 09:12:27 UTC)
67.1102°N 155.1267°W    Depth 3.1 miles (5 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.