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M2.2 earthquake 5 km NW of Orcas, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Orcas, Washington on Wed, May 20, 2026, 5:38 AM PDT (12:38 UTC), 53 km (33 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-05-20 12:38:59 UTC
Depth
52.7 km (32.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.627° N, 122.998° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
41

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 130 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.67 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 123 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.15 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 119 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.92 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 113 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 42
  5. 2.42 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 113 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 113 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.29 km SW of White Rock, Canada · 110 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.02 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 108 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.821 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 108 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.52 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 104 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.64 km S of Port Ludlow, Washington · 99 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.42 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 89 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  13. 3.82 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 89 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2,030
  14. 2.32 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 89 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 67
  15. 2.02 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 89 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.33 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 87 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.93 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 86 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.82 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 84 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.85 km E of Acme, Washington · 79 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.910 km S of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 79 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.94 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 79 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.88 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 76 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.78 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 73 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.68 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 73 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.914 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 72 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.54 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 145 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 161
  2. 2.24 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 149 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.05 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 151 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.75 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 156 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 26
  5. 1.52 km WNW of Arlington, Washington · 158 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.84 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 160 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.411 km S of Metchosin, Canada · 160 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62248847. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.