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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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5 [) F0 u: O& t6 [- ? b6 jA 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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% @3 E* r7 D2 GThe 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 f) ?1 L) d$ O: L
@2 P7 {& {% A* ?2 H$ iIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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8 i! X4 H4 u; O& K: ]6 b' ~4 j" qTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.; d) O+ R9 |+ P+ o4 ?
1 e T' s) n( u, X8 F7 m"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."/ m }0 i( V* W+ T0 F
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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7 P y+ T! Z" M/ \" a3 X* SIn 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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& ~& H* u e: N9 h4 E* U"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. ' A8 h# ?# p0 N) q7 y V+ r
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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."1 a3 y! V$ c; n9 i3 Z! L
2 a" b& C/ ?) Z; iPascal 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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8 L5 H2 C5 _' u' s2 \5 n. QFederal quake website froze5 ?' `: {' J0 Z- C& `0 ~7 ~" o
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.! y; q6 q# E& e E) |! T! }2 T
, ^( R" _' J/ x2 U4 wThe 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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; N4 m# X1 q# yThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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