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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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( X; r! I  M0 J0 _/ i# EA 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.

: f: f9 Y1 t6 ZThe 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.
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8 o: q9 B( w- s  b( KTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.

"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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2 W  G9 k$ }5 X8 l"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."

! R7 |/ }7 M! TThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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9 Y2 T6 N. O$ Z; s) kIn 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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+ S% T: O2 G" f8 b1 f"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."
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! q- Q' L, M% N, H+ h- g. F$ yPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.

- t" V) l8 V, [2 ?. G"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.

7 p' S9 r$ E; O3 Y+ uLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.

6 z+ [9 d5 s0 ?* 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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6 F, r7 [' c2 |+ L) dThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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