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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario' i$ T8 A" E5 V& U3 N
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A minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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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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- Y/ a& [; Q2 P; f3 n G! UThe 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." j) x* F9 L: e- `+ M- |
1 r, Q. i' l' kIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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9 _5 Z q5 }+ N9 Z: [2 B2 wTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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4 z! L8 K9 U& L2 [7 m"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., \' q: g* I! v" r+ c! f- H
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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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# M* e7 \. [7 TThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.- |& ]6 W& I2 _7 g$ B9 E% p
* R1 a" n7 u: m2 i% ~# _$ v' _In Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck./ z7 h6 M1 j+ q$ `
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. - M5 U/ i9 A- R& i+ E& q
* y2 c( y3 }3 ~0 U' W9 T"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."% Z* r; D1 b* J$ ^( ~6 @
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. 4 }, d7 d/ M( _: z7 p8 b. }
9 w/ v% n1 d' ^/ R) L$ \4 W2 F& d- U) W"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page./ [) X0 G# s/ }: D8 }3 j+ l
! ?( a2 D1 c# |$ b8 QFederal quake website froze
! r! a# t$ P3 @3 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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% W* z' y& t( ~4 n8 @3 UThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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