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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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6 o- I6 Q$ M& F3 E7 zA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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) t3 F5 I7 f- \$ jCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos# l* P0 V$ ]; J* B
, G, P; c# ~5 J0 {. n" g' BNatural 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.9 `1 {' _: I9 R$ x) H
; h7 X( h$ @, i2 o$ i1 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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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.: X: r3 l' m, t/ v& J6 F3 g
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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."! K$ t$ P+ ~4 x' n) R* j
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.$ ^* M- Q+ m, u, m# h: `9 v
9 ] l' L4 ~: l; s7 IIn Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.9 {* r! u* m$ s* s, Y; d" c$ o0 \) Z
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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"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."! y i$ L h5 k; e, _8 A( o! N
- `/ y2 j9 q8 x9 KPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. $ \1 D' @' B/ [( {. a( Q" G+ r
4 j o$ V% ~1 \9 x s8 u/ o"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 z9 T, m1 T- b. z; u$ f SFederal quake website froze! H+ @; v" g- D9 l/ H! z2 D
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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) D6 p/ ^2 A# _Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.# ^& G2 ]- [8 _7 `; r
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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.7 G9 }# Q T) v! o; ?# u" ~6 h% y
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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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