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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario1 P) r( m X5 c
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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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0 e: r, g9 j" X5 r3 U5 h3 uCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos8 u o" h1 k' p# E
; A) }4 v/ m: jNatural 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.; ?+ h& n2 Z& o, @) O# t/ }* R" {' n+ j
' X* z Y- h/ `% F8 LThe 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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It later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.; ~3 S5 A5 L7 b! g
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Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.1 b6 ?* q5 L* j5 ^0 X# q2 v
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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.' [0 _4 ?6 y4 G1 S
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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.". T: y' V3 [) h# s$ f3 \/ H8 U9 a
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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.- k Q1 _ y+ B5 J5 ]
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. & D I& h! C! ?: \. i8 W: L
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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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+ m L: G2 c' ~ A0 W% ZPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. ; G: r# K" S! [8 j1 p( n
$ J% Y4 O* _* p& M- }/ @" F8 _' e"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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" {/ Z- d. p( t4 r+ ]' ~ S5 HFederal quake website froze
- w1 O. \) F6 ?8 GIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes. e* }0 U# S+ |! \6 I
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Last 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.
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: c3 z% O( r% C9 f" y4 u, d. Y7 HThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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