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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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4 M7 m- `! k1 a; ~! Z; N3 a6 e: e3 wNatural 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., ]- j0 g. c& J# x
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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.
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! z5 `5 \# t3 g+ v& KIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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Temblors 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.; K8 |" a/ S: v1 O* `* Y
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; N. s9 W8 ~8 Q- K( W"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 a9 x) t2 _% S2 f0 s
4 V+ p" a) c* Q( Q1 x8 f* iThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.+ i2 X& e1 p* e# H& a0 h: |
4 L4 g8 B5 N# A2 l9 E6 lIn 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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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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" w, D4 N8 m2 j& M) l"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.
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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.. d) A8 z+ S) q, i2 w2 E r
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" p, W5 P2 H$ k( H9 a9 q: t. SIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.# g1 Z- r, w) X- G" n
# o- Y; n6 ]: T" D; }! z6 hLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website., H9 q W( r7 {% e- p
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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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, V5 f, ]0 }' I# TThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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