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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.* _# R% l; Y9 B) t
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* ?% L6 S( b8 _9 a% f5 SNatural 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.7 N3 W5 D7 Z% M/ X( `2 @8 j1 Q
1 N; E0 |: ?8 k% V% [* r( bIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.9 g" B" ~$ a0 c, F4 I3 j$ e- \# z4 c7 Z
! n$ K, b2 a. j# I4 ?4 YTemblors 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.3 U' n5 O% ^6 U% w) k$ j
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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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. G2 J. z! o' p8 z+ p; VIn Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.8 R0 x" Q1 P( |# a4 r" Z
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. ( P$ c5 J: L5 V4 A# F! }) j, f
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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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# a& @: K% G, K* o+ n7 V# K) QPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. 7 B+ S9 ^' c3 s: ^! n1 \+ D8 D
" H3 h8 [0 b% L6 @# I9 i"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 froze4 N# f. x# b8 v, J
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.9 T5 j* q: T6 O/ K9 C" r" E
I0 r7 Z* ^$ OLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website." v) g' c4 J: Z, H0 j
# ]% v; E2 m# x; ]9 p# S0 @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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( l6 w# L; i4 Y A) SThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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