I believe I opened a link to a phishing email.

I believe I opened a link to a phishing email. After opening, it took me to some bogus webpage and I quickly closed out of it and deleted the email. I didn't enter any information onto the webpage. Am I in any danger of identity theft? If so, what should I do?

No, since you did not enter any information into the web page.
For future reference, if you are thinking of clicking on a link in an email, hover over it for a moment first. This will show you what it actually links to. If it does not match where you expect to go, do not use it. Better yet, always type in URLs in your web browser.
Example - in an email it might look like www.wellsfargo.com but hovering over it might show www.istealyourlogin.info.
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