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Office 365 outage brings service down in some major US cities

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Dan Thorp-Lancaster

Microsoft OfficeSource: Windows Central

What you need to know

  • Office 365 appears to be down for some users, according to reports online.
  • The outage looks to be focused in several major US cities.
  • Reports that Office 365 is down began spiking around 5:09 pm ET.

Office 365 appears to have hit a snag this afternoon, with user reports indicating an outage across several major US cities. According to Down Detector, which tracks outages for major online services, Office 365 users began reporting issues around 5:09 pm ET. So far, the outage has mostly impacted major US cities like Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Houston, according to Down Detector's live outage map.

The number of reports was in the hundreds as of 5:09 pm, so it doesn't appear issues are as widespread as past outages so far. The Microsoft 365 status page hasn't been updated to reflect any ongoing problems either. We'll update this post with more information should problems continue to spread, or if Microsoft provides an update.

Office 365 Outage Map for February 3, 2021Source: Down Detector

For now, chime in in the comments and let us know if you've experienced any problems using Office 365 services today.