Over the past 30 days, Washington has recorded 4 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater in our tracker. The remaining 4 fell in the M2.5–M3.9 band. By depth: 4 shallow (<70 km). 3 of the epicenters were offshore. 4 events produced at least one felt report, totalling 2,075 citizen submissions to the USGS Did You Feel It? system. Focal depths ranged from -0.3 km to 25.4 km. All 4 solutions have been reviewed by a USGS seismologist.
Each row in the table below includes a narrative summary of the event, ordered by time. Use the column headers to sort or filter by magnitude.
| Time ↓ | Mag ↕ | Location ↕ | Depth ↕ | Felt ↕ | MMI | Alert | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026-07-09 2026-07-09 06:04:57 UTC | 2.6ml | 17 km SW of Nile, Washington 46.724°, -121.120° | 8.7 km | 3 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Seismographs logged a magnitude 2.6 earthquake 17 km SW of Nile, Washington with origin time 06:04 UTC on July 9, 2026. The event was offshore. See the M2.6 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-07-02 2026-07-02 06:35:47 UTC | 3.8ml | 2 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington 48.289°, -122.606° | 25.4 km | 2,028 | III | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On July 2, 2026 at 06:35 UTC, a magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 2 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington. It is the largest earthquake currently listed for Washington over the past 30 days. See the M3.8 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-06-26 2026-06-26 08:06:54 UTC | 2.5ml | 11 km E of Carnation, Washington 47.630°, -121.759° | 17.1 km | 12 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On June 26, 2026, Washington registered a magnitude 2.5 earthquake 11 km E of Carnation, Washington at 08:06 UTC. The event was offshore. See the M2.5 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-06-26 2026-06-26 05:31:29 UTC | 2.8ml | 1 km SSE of Easton, Washington 47.224°, -121.169° | -0.3 km | 32 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake was recorded 1 km SSE of Easton, Washington on June 26, 2026 at 05:31 UTC. This is the shallowest earthquake in the current dataset — a shallow crustal event. See the M2.8 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington
2026-07-02
2 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington
2026-07-02
Data from USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Updated every 5 minutes.
Washington State faces significant earthquake risk from the Cascadia Subduction Zone, capable of producing magnitude 9+ earthquakes. The Seattle area also has local fault systems that pose additional risk.
In 2026, Washington has recorded 18 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater so far. The largest earthquake in Washington in 2026 was a magnitude 3.8 event near Oak Harbor, Washington.
Washington has a High seismic risk level based on historical earthquake data and proximity to active fault lines.
Over the past 30 days, there have been 4 recorded earthquakes in this region. The largest recent earthquake was a magnitude 3.8 event near 2 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington.
In the past 30 days, 4 earthquakes have been recorded in the Washington region.
The largest recent earthquake in the Washington area was a magnitude 3.8 event that occurred 2 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington.
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