Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington on Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 2:13 AM PDT (09:13 UTC), 26 km (16 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-07-22 09:13:52 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.292° N, 122.600° W
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 68 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.13 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 65 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.210 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 62 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.22 km N of Lyman, Washington · 61 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.73 km N of Lyman, Washington · 61 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.73 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 61 days ago · 25 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 60 days ago · 26 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.55 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 60 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 58 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.62 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 57 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.511 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 53 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.72 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 50 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.88 km N of Maple Falls, Washington · 49 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.92 km NNE of Lyman, Washington · 48 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.52 km WNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 48 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.68 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 45 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.97 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 44 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.72 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 41 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.735 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 36 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 35 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.815 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 35 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.714 km SW of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 33 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.62 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 19 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 10
  24. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 17 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.16 km ENE of Bell Hill, Washington · 12 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 74 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.68 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 75 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.78 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 75 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.88 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 77 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.94 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 80 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.910 km S of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 80 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.85 km E of Acme, Washington · 81 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.55 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 83 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.82 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 86 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.93 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 87 days ago · 25 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.62 km SSW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 88 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.33 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 88 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.35 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 89 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.02 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 91 days ago · 26 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.32 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 91 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 67
  16. 3.82 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 91 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2,079
  17. 2.42 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 91 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.710 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 94 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.910 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 95 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.511 km E of Carnation, Washington · 97 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 12

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714056992. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.