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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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$ T2 m) m) }  l# \: |Natural 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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% p8 k& V2 f; L4 n7 pThe 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.

It 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.

" w; j. I& q; F6 |+ f0 Z"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.


"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."

, e2 v  u2 J$ v9 R. K2 sThe 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.

"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.

5 E9 O+ J- k( a3 ^& V4 zFederal quake website froze
% ]+ k0 x# f) Q1 JIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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4 j. v4 Z6 T9 v2 i- fLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.

7 `: I1 C3 D& q% i  QThe 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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6 k5 i6 l  }  a( f/ ~The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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