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魁北克地震了!

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发表于 2011-3-16 22:34 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario" a. I) }) O. @3 ^
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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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COMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos4 |/ p% }  N2 u1 b, x6 ^0 W

3 Z- \2 l* L6 h2 rNatural 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./ h, z. x$ }# s8 N8 q' Z; s& h8 p
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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.
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Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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# I' }! p. l4 f; v( F"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."8 s2 y2 C, u* b+ w4 `
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.9 `3 t9 j/ Z- ^2 {* [, q
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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.
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& x+ ]% {. k2 V- c4 z"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. . N/ S9 z1 J4 ^) p& E

% A; o8 f3 N; ~$ X( G7 }"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."" R- p$ B( x7 e( y

3 p* i- m, @5 W* _, Z3 WPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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1 w% F8 \3 y' T( \/ P"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.- G" c+ b+ P$ Z) {4 T! P; n

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It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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+ ^' y! |. ~& s/ Y% A; BLast 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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* J/ B: m1 n) @  l* n2 M% sThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.
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发表于 2011-3-16 22:41 | 显示全部楼层
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