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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario' E- }& i3 R: c, y& x
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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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3 F9 v5 u) r9 s: R# {4 [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 o) c+ ?$ n, ~& h; K$ ~
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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. ~/ J' L- T. X) ^- q- r
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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." b) a& c$ \ A; ?
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.2 |2 Q k( g& L3 ]- H- A1 y- E
& i2 l0 z* `: W# cIn Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.
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: a9 |( f# w, A a4 d0 ["The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. 7 [# l8 }+ B, K, p% f$ Y# q$ ]
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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."' I6 P0 k0 h# o/ _ d
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. @( T" ^8 V8 q( J0 B- [) K9 g
+ h( T# h- f% E"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 froze5 O/ T/ X7 L, o8 O! @
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.0 j' I6 H; @# L; m5 O7 L6 R n( P
* K5 G) X; f" k& ~5 yLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.0 {) _6 n- W3 P7 J+ N; C7 b
+ H& S% a1 Q7 S. tThe 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.* v1 v, f! Q2 f0 ~( Q& j. u5 L
, `- y0 }; A5 w# f; E% `2 V7 W0 E8 MThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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