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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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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.( R/ J+ G- Y6 V7 t& D" l, I( s5 x
2 ^: z. I" }( RThe 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.
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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." |7 X6 U" _* Q. Y7 z0 i
0 z3 D3 a- U! d, U, o3 J; _" TTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.2 a- y" E, w }+ f! p5 E0 c
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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.# k* r2 ]1 {3 ?5 |; n! e2 S# H
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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."' n4 \$ ?6 c" A
/ D6 m1 v, f1 @9 C4 A5 x i) vThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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% N1 l' i1 @% H% ^- R" @: WIn 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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}1 w6 r0 u9 C4 t7 s9 M"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. ( P, u3 U+ g, 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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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. ) |" C; V8 f% \+ v3 z: _
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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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Federal quake website froze
7 B6 K7 n9 W/ vIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.& {% w" V/ E9 U9 z* v5 c
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.& L V7 t% [" N
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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.. I: G1 ?0 ^2 t: i
( u* a9 T$ Z% m$ Y Q. ]1 _The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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