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Shake, rattle and roll

| November 18, 2011 4:53 AM

Husbands, you can celebrate today.

Wives, you can blame your unofficial morning wake-up call on a new source for a change — an earthquake.

An earthquake in north-central Washington this morning was felt in North Idaho. Some residents said they could feel their bed being shook.

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake rattled an isolated area of Washington near the Canadian border.

The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network said the quake occurred at 5:09 a.m. and was centered seven miles northwest of Omak, and 8 miles northwest of Okanogan.

A dispatcher in the Okanogan County sheriff's office, Sarah Gibson, says there are no reports of injuries or damage.

KPQ in Wenatchee reports callers in Leavenworth described it as a rolling motion. Some said it was strong enough to shake items off a shelf.