魁北克地震了！

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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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9 t4 b4 y( Z5 f2 ?; c, _A minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.

& ~+ \3 t, ~( h, ECOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos
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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.

# l  `. f0 D- B2 WThe 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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( W2 X% }# Z! k- l: Z: V% ^It 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.
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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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1 g$ `5 L8 g1 _& d3 R7 n"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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4 x! }: q; D" YThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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9 A, E, @/ n6 o4 F0 a! U8 L! zIn Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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# k6 C* F" L8 L"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."

Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.

"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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+ ?8 ^2 z: [6 y! [Federal quake website froze
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.

/ a  O+ T) W1 V( A( E5 \' RLast 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.

& a: p- k/ G3 O6 [& `The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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