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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario% [, X" }/ q. R7 p Y3 v" I
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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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- Y r$ f! ]: ICOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos
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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 3.7.6 k: s3 D6 \! |; Y% s. o
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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.2 h$ g# S2 j; j* n
. _. I' S/ }! q$ j3 G6 V- O: IIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.) s& w4 R, t: o! e+ [
8 C) V, k1 `$ lTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa., Y$ ?2 H' c |; V4 Y, X" a' l
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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.
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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."
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0 R% M A. H' wThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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% Z- U o7 o; M- ]$ _# M5 Z- ~In Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.% A; T8 {8 Y) i! y6 j
1 v* U. L( y* F0 d: s"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. + p5 _5 C4 d# h7 { S5 u
) T2 F& \& L! Q: Y4 l+ i"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." l ~7 E; P% p3 _1 q
0 [% ?" }& n9 h$ s+ B- aPascal 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., \+ x) f' E7 w' e' e6 p, Z
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Federal quake website froze
; C6 R/ O# X" p, NIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.& p5 r) |) n+ J: B6 l
( r, H( N; b: W4 H% SLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.: O- r! ^+ P0 m* v% B
5 i- ~2 l7 f# R! \: |0 gThe 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.$ ]0 p/ d3 W: [1 J
8 n( f/ Q# X3 ?$ Y. t& _1 `9 oThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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