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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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. j7 K. m* e+ y/ [3 c8 ^A minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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. j' H5 U9 R2 n% X6 i" }Natural 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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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.
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Temblors 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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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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# h( q# W1 L0 i2 f" HIn 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.

$ P  {8 T: r0 p' Y" J"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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3 G, m+ |7 y9 |4 b4 d- {6 P- Q"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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* V1 m4 Q0 M  n' sFederal quake website froze
* H8 J$ M3 x& i4 EIt 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 y5 U( `& y- M( H6 PThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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