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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario! T$ B4 Y) G5 V2 ]0 v
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A minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.* T; C* C j& d, \5 B
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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.! B1 R% o5 V8 F) j% e; W% E7 Q
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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.9 q" W8 c+ Z# c3 I7 P0 o/ m5 J! |
) x8 _1 O* \2 h+ cIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.( M; q$ e) f7 h$ z
2 Z/ h/ z; H* ?/ C4 A"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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& u, t* U* |8 S3 z u, z"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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1 X# n) }/ E4 k3 N0 e0 J2 _! |5 fThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.3 B1 F+ J5 C: B: }
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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./ k Y* p# H! f! {
* g! E2 z. P/ ~) V; @2 q' ]; M$ I"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. . K( I7 G8 i8 c4 s
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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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- G `! k! \5 J1 s6 F! \! dPascal 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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Federal quake website froze
+ C( a) v3 U; ?It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.: W2 |4 Y' w k; B3 v0 E! A) Q
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.' n: r" r- }) B: H' H1 `' z6 N
' w' U) q0 k6 e, l2 K8 Y$ G5 H! B2 i' ~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.9 j1 E* Y; c$ [# a0 `* U/ ~7 Z
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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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