M2.1 earthquake 5 km N of Anacortes, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km N of Anacortes, Washington on Tue, Jun 2, 2026, 1:44 AM PDT (08:44 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 2 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.08	ML, local (Richter)	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.132723943163466 · 37 stations
2.1	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.048 · 56 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62254577 (also filed as us7000sq0y). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.