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M3.5 earthquake 9 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington on Mon, Jul 7, 1986, 10:16 PM PDT (05:16 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-07-08 05:16:32 UTC
Depth
61.3 km (38.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.265° N, 122.522° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km S of Lynden, Washington · 14682 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.29 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.0Washington · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.517 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 14677 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.82 km SE of Kendall, Washington · 14674 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.0Washington-British Columbia border region · 14671 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14654 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.54 km NW of Brinnon, Washington · 14649 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.81 km S of Hamilton, Washington · 14644 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.917 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.11 km N of Bothell West, Washington · 14636 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.73 km SSE of Klahanie, Washington · 14632 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.8Washington · 14630 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.514 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14630 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.317 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.60 km S of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14628 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.4Washington-British Columbia border region · 14626 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 14690 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.92 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 14692 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.76 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 14694 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.63 km SSE of Priest Point, Washington · 14697 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.55 km N of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14709 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.55 km W of Edison, Washington · 14715 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10210013 (also filed as usp0002vtc). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.