M2.3 earthquake 2 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington on Wed, Jul 1, 2026, 11:48 PM PDT (06:48 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 11 km SSW of River Road, 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
2.31	ML, local (Richter)	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.224891858203951 · 25 stations
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.048 · 58 stations

67 people 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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714040231 (also filed as us6000t9l1). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.