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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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4 L5 r8 U& y! q6 [/ B4 E, TA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.& U: {% q' f; d$ |4 I6 F9 N" `' e
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1 y+ B3 L1 I# \, 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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& i: Z5 J% y# ]: W JThe 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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' O/ \3 _9 r$ P6 d* @0 g/ eIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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$ e2 C: c- k5 q1 t: O) RTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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4 D; g1 z1 ], s; ] N2 n( `: f: {"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.
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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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5 j" \( f5 ?. r2 `The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.; U; w* ~: h' J- e% T, M: q
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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., J! s1 q5 G- Q: M9 _
' n0 w! f5 c& _& ^& I6 y* C"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. : p+ L5 b+ P; T. T: M* A
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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. 1 c5 e( i, b h, k: ]
: E7 y* S. V8 A& F/ e"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.
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Federal quake website froze- d; B r- L6 V+ |) C
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.
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7 S0 Q/ Z, A4 |# ^ }The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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