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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.
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8 U& p, \' Q$ h9 z$ l5 _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.% S) F3 n) j) D8 ~6 J3 l6 ^
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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 b) h1 a$ z, @3 N. k
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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.( w, t* N; u6 l7 I4 ]/ g
# `% i! Z. B F/ Z- _* W- |Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa. m7 L8 J( I+ O8 K5 K' S+ k
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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.( ]5 {! |/ P! L5 ^, E9 r! y+ {
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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."; H9 s2 R7 G2 G5 W# }' 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.$ i/ }5 G* q8 N! M
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. # d4 m/ f& K. h1 k* J" z7 K
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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."9 g w' _& O' ?# `
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. 7 A7 s; F3 A- J7 S$ A
8 G. c- O2 m& r& j1 \0 R1 z, Q4 [3 T"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
6 e- B2 i5 l7 m3 \0 t6 [2 X& XIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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3 ]4 y K7 ]8 Y" [0 hLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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& \# D2 U& ~- g2 w: p- nThe 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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The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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