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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.1 e: ~# z, V8 t/ q! t3 V* N
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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.$ ^+ ]% k! [6 n- V
0 ~2 R! w2 G# I! ~* Y, BThe 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." G4 D3 N) k* s4 P+ | \0 Y
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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.
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7 Z1 l" O5 s: a( I& M$ A3 a$ {( eTemblors 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.
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) p# O+ a9 u8 E+ B; R"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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3 z/ U8 ~1 Z& K6 CThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds., I# x6 I* h1 k. c( Q+ {
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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.
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9 C) B2 l) D$ L8 \; E! |"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. 3 U# Y- i" ^, }' x0 w
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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. 6 ^% M$ D* t& V+ z* ^! R+ d* r6 d
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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.6 h; b9 z# K% X# l3 I
& a- N% S5 y, F) h. u' XFederal quake website froze
- Z4 {. f1 L1 JIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.( {/ Y3 d( K7 p) d3 w# G0 A
' l* @6 G P% K0 PLast 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.) C6 P# c8 e% c/ ?- ?( U
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The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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