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Earthquake rattles north Peninsula area

December 27th, 2012 - 11:23am

(Seattle) -- An earthquake rattled some area houses late last night.

The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network reports a magnitude 4.0 quake hit about 14 miles northwest of Friday Harbor. It was a depth of about 34 miles.

Listeners to KONP on the Olympic Peninsula reported feeling a sudden jolt at the time of the quake, about 10:30 last night.

There were no reports of damage.

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