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Magnitude-3.8 earthquake shakes SW Washington

Nov 2, 2016, 8:37 AM | Updated: 9:51 am

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An earthquake recorded Wednesday morning was felt by several people in SW Washington. (PNSN)

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Residents of Southwest Washington got a bit of a jolt Wednesday morning.

The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network reports a magnitude-3.8 earthquake shook near the Oregon coast, just west of Astoria.

As of 8:30 a.m., people in Ilwaco, Long Beach, Naselle, Ocean Park, Cathlamet, and Longview had reported feeling the quake.

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