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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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3 y  b0 a  r5 S6 i" C7 j' ~A minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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' b* s5 g1 g8 _3 K0 C' PCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos

) a( X$ Q. E( m% zNatural 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.

' U, B2 c. o0 }- Z6 e4 }$ @The 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.

It later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.

. n8 F, B* P: H) I& mTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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"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."

The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.

, u9 f4 }% |+ ^In Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.

"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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, M! [) W8 n9 l# u"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."

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.
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Federal quake website froze
; ~3 u( Q0 v! Y; A2 J" LIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.

$ I% E2 l# h* ALast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.

  k  Y% j! F8 j6 s- Y9 yThe 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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0 \, x- n+ b1 R3 p: U, f' uThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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