Washington earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 7 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington on Wed, Nov 1, 2000, 12:37 AM PST (08:37 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (md), minor
Local time: Wed, Nov 1, 2000, 12:37 AM PST
UTC: 2000-11-01 08:37:17 UTC
Depth: 21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 48.279° N, 122.540° W
Region: Washington
Felt reports: 185
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

185 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 35°
Stations used: 39

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10513758 (also filed as uw11010837, usp000a2th). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.