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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.+ f" Q5 { k, B6 z7 X
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COMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos6 J) H4 W1 y& j8 q2 K; h- u
9 e# D3 I' q& @# r }* A$ j3 M/ g6 WNatural 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 3.7.9 i* B9 K7 a5 ^3 O
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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.4 U1 y$ l8 {6 `5 ^3 k w
& b) ]* d8 R; y! d2 vIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.; @1 S7 y4 F* q4 W7 ]. c
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Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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8 ^, X; {) }/ 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.
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' Y, Z0 i' q4 l4 w' F) u"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."$ \" q) d8 c4 Q6 k4 O( w. ~
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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.9 m: f/ v7 z+ O* r' N
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"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.") K* t% |7 Y- X" J& v( E
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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.
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4 b; x; g3 }8 m% d; H' iFederal quake website froze
$ A# H" U( Z4 k# GIt 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.6 b) \' P3 e, ~% B, ^
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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.7 c& A: z# e/ S8 ]5 l
4 ~1 c; T! y' k- ?The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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