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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.* O1 U4 C% i; T$ d8 n1 F4 L
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' Y% L1 V5 p/ d5 Q5 S6 x- JNatural 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.' |+ V# m2 S! e
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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.5 k D5 m, [; F- 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.( D3 t j/ q. D7 E' L" \9 i
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Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa., ?6 A. N4 [$ }' O
a. F/ }. Y/ j/ T"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., q# i+ T3 _% x7 k- c+ \2 K
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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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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds., Q# I+ @; x& _# c8 T) G: p
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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.1 D3 f$ Y. M. F) g5 B; P7 a( N
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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1 ~& J' V& t! U* O; ?; E"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."* X! @; d- Z4 p9 b' P& f
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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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.% n, C; T, j$ Z) V2 O+ O6 c' F
! E# @& w; @0 [. ?# UFederal quake website froze0 K4 g6 M" O7 Q( p2 W
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.
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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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7 X$ E9 y$ z1 v; c# r, hThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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