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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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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.
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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.6 _+ c' V3 t8 V, T& C8 [
% }4 J/ O$ G i1 [6 W; H2 RIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.: J2 N& Y4 ^8 `9 I9 j
" J4 p9 g* S7 \1 JTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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7 `# f) R6 \! k$ Q"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."
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.( T8 Z3 A* T* ^ x, x- t
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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.- {- d/ o9 W5 t0 u' X
) q4 f/ j. i: K"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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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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; B( S7 D0 A. U6 d) X* APascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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"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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" g: ^9 G* H9 I( M$ v6 J; wFederal quake website froze
2 M! Y1 G# ~! d- eIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.3 _& h3 ]$ n9 V' M* Q% o- {/ V
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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.' |" `& ~, v, U5 u$ W$ P
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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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