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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario9 z b- l; [4 t9 R# l
1 ^* x' b! Z$ n! j7 [2 T9 oA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.) h) s& A+ P/ ]1 P4 z2 z
$ m( \4 W/ b" ?5 [COMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos/ m) P- U% Z4 U! c* o% e# M2 w
# O3 K3 U2 r, g+ vNatural 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.# Z. Q6 V7 g, l0 y5 c: D
* H. \0 c# L) 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.; \; f$ R3 z$ I7 ^6 Y
! ^6 x X/ n# h6 m2 F; Q+ jIt 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.2 `; K% X& t, l+ n! K
8 G# m7 f) o5 ^; m: d) _) A"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.1 \% {$ @& f8 e
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; \- \& }3 z! b, d4 F9 I"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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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.# P7 ^ W3 j6 L" N
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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.* [& A5 A4 |8 E0 f
; q9 q) y8 |( b. P! X" M9 j2 k# y"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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) F1 z. j# ?1 h# U1 E# v5 ^"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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& L0 S+ o2 ^* y3 p/ R1 vPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. 2 z# P. A6 R7 c: U
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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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' n* ~4 M4 u: G& R+ hFederal quake website froze
0 `9 l* c8 A' G" y7 E2 ^* n, fIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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' N* c, {; E* X" k2 hLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website." `* Q* m, ]2 N6 w/ ~, W* o8 \3 I
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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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6 ~/ [7 y8 X% EThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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