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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario

A minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.

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8 r& b6 E, @+ N/ q. K( H. MNatural 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.
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- a9 G- {. `' v2 P# \) xIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.

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.
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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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. B% r7 U, b0 Q6 [, s/ I$ q5 f) x9 VThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.

In Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.

"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.

3 l  I/ r( F* p, i0 W. f"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.

Federal quake website froze
! [/ [! b  d+ C( A  d  w) FIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.

. W7 y2 ]1 ]/ p- J# ZLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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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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