Earthquake catalog for the Fairbanks region of central Alaska, 2014–2024, based on waveform cross-correlation
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Abstract
The Fairbanks region of central Alaska is part of a broad zone of intraplate crustal deformation, situated north of the Denali fault and north of the ongoing collision and flat‐slab subduction of the Yakutat oceanic plateau. Seismicity in the Fairbanks region occurs both in diffuse areas as well as in well‐defined lineaments, such as the left‐lateral Salcha fault, which hosted the 1937 M8 7.3 earthquake. Starting with the regional seismicity catalog, we perform waveform cross‐correlation, network‐matched filtering, and relative relocation to obtain an enhanced seismicity catalog over the time period 2014–2024. Based on the relocated catalog, we interpret a set of 15 fault segments, including two conjugate faults and two new faults east of the previously documented fault system. Considering the combined seismicity in the Minto and Fairbanks regions, the median depth of seismicity decreases from east (6 km) to west (20 km). Our interpreted faults provide guidance for future tectonic modeling and assessment of seismic hazards in this region.
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Sims, N.E., Tape, C., Ruppert, N., and West, M.E., 2026, Earthquake catalog for the Fairbanks region of central Alaska, 2014–2024, based on waveform cross-correlation: Seismological Research Letters, v. 97, no. 2A, p. 877-896, https://doi.org/10.1785/0220250342.
ISSN: 1938-2057 (online)
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Earthquake catalog for the Fairbanks region of central Alaska, 2014–2024, based on waveform cross-correlation |
| Series title | Seismological Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1785/0220250342 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 2A |
| Publication Date | February 02, 2026 |
| Year Published | 2026 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Seismological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Earthquake Science Center |
| Description | 20 p. |
| First page | 877 |
| Last page | 896 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Fairbanks region |