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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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/ C z- t3 h* T% _4 g GCOMMUNITY: 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.' I$ Y5 ~0 {$ d, f1 j
$ d" x R0 ^, _, B0 d ZThe 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.5 N1 A# n2 k2 |# w7 F
4 ^1 J" a" Y4 @$ g! HIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.1 ~$ J% G+ I! S; d2 t
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Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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/ K3 I) l) b7 Q; _2 g+ h"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.
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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.: h6 h0 D. a1 M( |5 c6 H1 m& Z
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. 1 n$ a$ R b4 P$ A$ s
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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."2 m6 @" X1 `- r5 X& [) v# C
& o( Z/ W3 k" Z$ r( fPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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- v0 b! B" J1 `7 D"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page., C% s t1 R/ m: _9 |4 y
4 T: W& T+ V) R1 k' v V+ u9 ?) YFederal quake website froze
6 S8 s9 c& C' x$ t, _) ^It 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.
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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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8 d$ R) @' ~0 u1 |4 u( mThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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