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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario! H9 c( h' ?5 c+ [4 k7 @
9 G7 W% w% c4 C) p% oA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.5 ?1 }& U/ \' ^6 M
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6 Z; O- r w( a4 ONatural 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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9 L8 ~! I+ {! M K; ~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.% t0 k( [ m1 ~7 g* j! N- v; g
5 M; T1 B, b+ X% h( ]' rIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.* F9 y$ U9 d; x. f
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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.' N7 G. h' l6 O6 y. G+ j
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# w* i! E$ }( e2 u) a! [2 _"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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" [) k, S7 R7 L8 R4 Z: n5 k% mThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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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.' t6 F6 @, e" J% J, k- ?
& m" a+ W7 a0 A- E" `/ K* \"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. 4 \3 w5 X- {9 I( j& T* ?/ h1 _
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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.") F; @2 H3 |$ M5 x6 e
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. * N D+ [/ _9 P* D3 _; `
& H: c( g' C" U"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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; i" ]' h8 f* [Federal quake website froze: N: f p4 w0 w9 I5 ]* k
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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+ X" I O: D7 j. Y& S! a. u6 xLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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- P+ d* W0 p' e; x& a3 w8 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.
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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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