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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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: m8 S& D2 {/ t5 @A minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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! I7 c( J$ M7 L" HNatural Resources Canada confirmed the quake's epicentre was in Hawkesbury, Ont. Its magnitude was initially reported at 4.3, though the United States Geological Survey later measured it at 3.7.
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6 B' M/ b" k# }6 YThe Canadian agency initially reported the quake was centred in Lachute, Que., about 80 kilometres northwest of Montreal. The quake struck Wednesday at 1:36 p.m. ET with no reported damage.
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1 w' H- A+ f9 h" f/ d9 Y) j/ r) pIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.' L1 l" o' H' x, Y& H
# I' j/ E6 C4 n; _. E4 ~8 ?Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.: D7 E6 S' }, C8 C, Q/ H
- m! A7 _4 q, q% g F( I( V"I was sitting on my couch and all of a sudden I hear this noise which is boom, boom, boom, boom," said Feely Antipas, who lives in Morin Heights, Que.7 A s* O' S% \* C; G. U
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"I thought it was a big [boulder] coming from a big mountain, going down the hill. The noise when it stopped it was very strong."
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# [ j/ E, N+ K% R4 ~- E, L! ]) zThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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In Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck. _! E6 c0 @/ q0 o" n
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. 8 h: J! N4 k) N4 p5 T' q9 I
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"Then the expressions on their faces changed immediately, and some of them screamed out, and some of them covered their mouths. And there were a few aftershocks, so they were really excited about the rumbling after."
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.& P. r3 h- u, _6 U# p8 P
' d% P2 v7 n5 v/ NFederal quake website froze2 S- N; \- G5 y! _+ G0 ~
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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The site was brought to its knees again Wednesday. Many visitors seeking information were greeted by blank screens and the site occasionally worked, but only intermittently after 2 p.m.3 ~% K% R1 {/ y
! C8 A2 Y; D$ N- K( oThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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