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 Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 8:38 AM PDT (15:38 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km WNW of Wauna, 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
2026-08-01 15:38:10 UTC
Depth
26.1 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.293° N, 122.602° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
26°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 64 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.65 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 62 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.62 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 61 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.511 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 57 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.72 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 54 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.88 km N of Maple Falls, Washington · 53 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.92 km NNE of Lyman, Washington · 52 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.52 km WNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 51 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.68 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 49 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.97 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.72 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 45 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.735 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 40 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 39 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.815 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 39 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.714 km SW of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 37 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.62 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 23 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 10
  17. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 21 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.16 km ENE of Bell Hill, Washington · 16 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 14 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.110 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 12 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.70 km W of Lake Stickney, Washington · 11 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 4.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 5 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 9,548
  23. 1.96 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 5 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 4 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 64 days ago · 25 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.73 km N of Lyman, Washington · 65 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.22 km N of Lyman, Washington · 65 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.210 km NNE of Startup, Washington · 66 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.13 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 69 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.65 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 71 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.13 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 75 days ago · 26 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.914 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 77 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.68 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 78 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.78 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 79 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.88 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 81 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.94 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 84 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.910 km S of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 84 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.85 km E of Acme, Washington · 85 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.55 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 87 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.82 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 89 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.93 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 91 days ago · 25 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.62 km SSW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 92 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.33 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 92 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.35 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 93 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714067791. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.