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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario

$ y0 F9 E5 g- u2 Z* O8 d  D" OA 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.

- Y/ f( {3 Z% u: v, mThe 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.

It later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.

Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.

: b& Y* _9 X9 z: T; l"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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; g( \7 }6 V! f7 i* K/ Z8 f"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."

8 J4 Q$ K4 Z3 @. v( bThe 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.

: U  ]% e9 J. K9 T+ M"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.

  k; M: v: Y# c! d2 {  m; w1 b; _"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."

Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.

/ v5 x7 Y( o. @! {: H"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 froze
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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  N  Q& A. V8 `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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) M8 l+ O+ k& N: qThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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