An earthquake​ struck northwest of Seattle, Washington,​ near the U.S.-Canada border early Monday morning, officials said.

Shaking was felt across northwestern Washington early Monday morning as an earthquake struck the San Juan Islands region near the border with Canada. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake occurred at about 5:02 a.m. and was centered about six miles east of Orcas Island, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Tens of thousands of people in western Washington and southwestern British Columbia Canada, felt a magnitude 4.5 earthquake that originated at the southeast sid