Magnitude 3.8 earthquake strikes near Oak Harbor, Washington

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit approximately 2 km east of Oak Harbor, Washington on July 2, 2026, according to the USGS. The agency recorded the event at 06:35:47 UTC.

Oak Harbor sits in Island County, on Whidbey Island. The USGS placed the epicenter at coordinates 48.289°N, 122.607°W, with a depth of 25.38 km (15.77 mi).

The USGS ShakeMap assigned a maximum intensity of III to the event. The agency's "Did You Feel It?" system, which collects public reports, logged a maximum reported intensity of IV. That system received 2,016 reports tied to the quake. The USGS assigned the event identifier uw714040221.

At magnitude 3.8 and a depth of just over 25 km, the earthquake drew more than 2,000 public responses through the USGS reporting system, which recorded a peak community intensity of IV.