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0 ]/ {2 q h3 ?A minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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4 U! X# j8 x5 }2 B5 o/ j& iCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos* p& C) D" n& r8 O
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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.* l3 w. j; i+ A
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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.+ G$ e6 k! _' X' p6 D
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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.3 [* V6 x8 l2 y/ J
; j: M/ y3 @( O" h+ _( ]! d$ TTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.% c6 q' Q! T- l7 L! F
! F" }' r' C, W9 k"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.5 t/ b# _0 W# G5 f9 m. R6 I8 k
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1 z8 ?, Y4 M+ J6 c"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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$ m$ O- Q% L$ s7 `0 }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.* k: B! A |9 \8 Z2 d$ u
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"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.". Y ]& n3 S# S4 R6 C
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. * \% e! \; e4 m" Q
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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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0 D& }/ p/ m. X7 X+ f/ r. K% ^Federal quake website froze8 d7 X' @8 I6 Z
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.# o, [2 s/ U9 ~7 a, t
7 K9 c$ t/ A2 u, mThe 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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: u8 h) r0 N; K- VThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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