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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario

! B2 f+ C" Q+ i" k) R# c' vA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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9 o7 d7 y- X: N6 ^2 H$ Y- xCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos

/ s% I& I8 h# PNatural 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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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 Q& m# U; H* b& }, 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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9 Y8 y1 ]2 y+ h. P; A6 T6 Z6 kTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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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.

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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."

The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.

  @% d" r" b3 u( K- Y- a/ xIn Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.

. U4 B0 k+ Q$ J6 u1 L1 a; g1 p"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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' D3 o( t: Z6 p0 N"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.

* V1 L  H5 y' h5 _  m) w"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
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.

Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.

8 e. Q. s: W; M" w  d. F$ f  PThe 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.

4 Y7 V& V7 {  p% D2 w2 e! L. ZThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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