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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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2 G) A# I: m! Q+ _$ aA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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3 `3 @9 w, |8 k+ N ZCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos
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6 Q' S$ I2 K; n$ CNatural 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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8 c# \" v8 h2 l" \* d" l. \6 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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) C; C5 h8 s5 M) ~/ s( K: iIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.' R) g$ h& q: @8 o1 B, O r
% I- L6 i0 _5 y, Z9 ^" |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.* {/ \3 r# p( N5 f8 X \2 h
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, x( W( _6 t9 T5 b) I8 ~"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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/ Z- X4 s9 F8 Y+ c0 q. IThe 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.. s. F4 W0 A- m
( z& S# {0 ^ E7 m1 D* k* K! T"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. / Z: O7 M" S! H" A
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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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6 ~3 X0 G( j+ y0 h: Q E4 v8 iPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. ! [; u$ Q' n8 x
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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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- H/ L. P6 Y- oFederal quake website froze3 F \, o& p' g. v9 v
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes./ a1 \- V. q0 N6 e; g f0 E
( q( Q! R9 Z" l! aLast 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.# l) D) h9 d s& f, 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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