Magnitude 4.3 quake felt in north-central Wash.; no damage, injury reports

June 27, 2013 at 7:52PM

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — Dozens of people have reported feeling a 4.3-magnitude earthquake that rocked central Washington.

One person in Boardman, Ore., roughly 150 miles away from the epicenter, reported feeling the Wednesday night shaking on the U.S. Geological Survey's website.

The Wenatchee World reports (http://is.gd/MgbwQ0 ) there were no initial reports of damage or injuries after the 7:45 p.m. quake.

Centered 14 miles north-northwest of Leavenworth, Wash., the tremor was felt in that city, as well as in Wenatchee, Chelan and the Methow Valley.

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