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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario$ x$ z; ~' Z& `& a- v2 E
) K( F, I3 o- `A minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.2 M( C( G5 S6 p" ^+ Q L( V* j
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" u, o! h, c0 z" V6 e" I6 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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+ z' @# X8 e$ f 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.
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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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& T' u! G* Q2 C"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.6 K4 f! Y* [: O! c: |
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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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2 I( Q# H/ c5 I9 Y* V( jThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.7 I- |3 _# O! p ]! V- r z
( U- ^% b4 r) |9 m* dIn 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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% h9 c Q% s2 a4 l4 a* @"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."
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. * o/ J6 u; \; ?+ \# o2 N, X( l8 F
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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.: m( Q- _2 A9 Y3 j$ `
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Federal quake website froze/ V8 V0 I9 {4 F
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.8 S6 E8 F+ g1 {& s8 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.
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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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