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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario; e6 ?0 ~: }+ Q0 I
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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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: Y) ?! v1 e7 ^* ^* T7 n- H3 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.' c% ]. Q2 H" j. D& O
" Y! A# U8 \& w: R( ?5 m9 ]0 ~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.+ |4 _% l- ?* S
0 Q7 y) m+ k0 c" @, c bIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.) _7 ]) h9 ^5 e5 o* P" ^
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Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.7 r( P- X5 a& n
- f5 a) J. Q V) n' g% ^* Y2 S"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.- x$ O/ L7 @0 C3 y9 Z4 m
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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."! S) z) d. e" p: o/ m& _
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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.5 O! S' [) K) e9 k$ t3 W6 G! N
, `9 [+ u' n7 h' D1 \"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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/ K$ w5 ~; P( v' h"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. . t% S' P4 A- J: Z9 f
; { E2 g1 \- {8 {% v9 F4 l"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.7 j0 f) b' q% l- k) d _( e
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Federal quake website froze
' @" \4 [/ S$ B0 h; _. T- c" wIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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* n0 v e4 j7 YLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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0 r, W% g% \- b% c6 B4 }& |$ {3 SThe 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.5 S/ Y2 o) N. w5 d! N( w0 k* y8 @
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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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