Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km N of Lyman, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km N of Lyman, Washington on Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 11:17 AM PDT (18:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 2 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-07-31 18:17:22 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.553° N, 122.057° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 since this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km N of Lyman, Washington · 59 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.73 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 58 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 58 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.62 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 55 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.88 km N of Maple Falls, Washington · 47 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.92 km NNE of Lyman, Washington · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.68 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 43 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.97 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 41 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.72 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 39 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 33 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.815 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 32 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.62 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 17 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 10
  13. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.16 km ENE of Bell Hill, Washington · 10 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.70 km W of Lake Stickney, Washington · 5 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.210 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 59 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.13 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 63 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.65 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 65 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 68 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.914 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 71 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.68 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 72 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.78 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 72 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.88 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 75 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.94 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 78 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.85 km E of Acme, Washington · 78 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.82 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 83 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.93 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 85 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.62 km SSW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 86 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.33 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 86 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.35 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 87 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.02 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 88 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.32 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 89 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 67
  18. 3.82 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 89 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2,030
  19. 2.42 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 89 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714067091 (also filed as us6000th9f). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC.