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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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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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, O8 i+ x% O# s4 I+ E! lNatural 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.: @% m k$ Q z, p, z7 _" W( N, G
* r/ c, q& A( hThe 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.. m9 M+ x2 c" B4 h$ {2 f
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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.) D8 B. f2 F2 V9 T) ^
3 q0 u0 s0 P. F! o# g"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 l3 `1 s. ~. c- {. ?& Y ~& T
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0 V c+ g5 B9 J4 G- ~! ]* _. S"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."3 |5 B7 t7 Z/ y- \0 G
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The 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.6 f: L1 z0 B9 S6 t7 b- X& a
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. ' p- w$ J: e- G. ~5 Q7 T
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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. / M- m/ h! n( f5 R! o
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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.
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5 w+ Y, b \7 BFederal quake website froze
% q: `' Y" F" W: GIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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6 r/ f8 M" g7 P# v+ C: LLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.( ~: ]6 s' r6 ^
" B! s. e Z1 WThe 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.8 J) i5 @2 Z2 K, ?# i
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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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