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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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A minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.( y7 F4 T* v Z2 X: j
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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 3.7.1 L3 o% `* Q y1 V; D( E* R
' y- [, Q0 a$ }) |% E6 u& Y" ^' 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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Q5 E8 l7 B% n- qIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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7 N0 J" \- H& I- eTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.4 x" M5 L" U# ?9 F
, J1 |8 R4 b6 c' h ?& T6 n"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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( ?1 E }* J) C8 R4 E) |The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.8 o* J# c3 }8 c
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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.) e+ F k' | H/ O1 g
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. ; u& R: J' B& c
5 m% }* f* O& N7 q4 q"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.": C1 ?% e: Y, m
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. 3 [5 O) f6 j5 B6 @. S5 G& k/ j
/ j# ~. S# I2 c5 x( }) _"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
; M. D# E: P* T sIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.# Y% K9 ]) X3 f5 `6 W+ j
8 V$ z7 H b3 P! C6 TLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.1 o! Z* k) Q2 I% l
: R6 F4 ]4 v; w7 c EThe 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., K" [4 G+ d# ]3 m$ V
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The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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