Magnitude 1.5 - 58 miles N of Arctic Village
July 17, 2024 16:20:23 AKDT (July 18, 2024 00:20:23 UTC)
68.9413°N 145.0328°W Depth 3.3 miles (5 km)
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist
- 89 miles (144 km) SW of Kaktovik
- 94 miles (152 km) E of Pump Station #2
- 95 miles (154 km) E of Pump Station #3
- 114 miles (184 km) E of Pump Station #4
- 119 miles (192 km) SE of Deadhorse
- 121 miles (196 km) SE of Prudhoe Bay
- 125 miles (202 km) SE of Pump Station #1
- 138 miles (223 km) N of Venetie
- 162 miles (262 km) N of Chalkyitsik
- 165 miles (267 km) N of Fort Yukon
- 168 miles (272 km) NE of Wiseman
- 293 miles (475 km) N of Fairbanks
- Magnitude type: Ml
- Event type: earthquake
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. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake on August 12, 2018 located 43 miles (69 km) south of Kaktovik was the largest earthquake ever recorded north of the Brooks Range. It produced an energetic aftershock sequence that continues to this day. In 2019, a vigorous swarm sequence began in the Purcell Mountains. More than 9,000 earthquakes have been recorded as part of this swarm through the end of 2021, including five earthquakes with magnitudes larger than 5. At present, this swarm continues, though at a decreased activity level.
