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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario

0 r5 b/ C1 b' J4 IA 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.

, A. {8 a. ?2 F2 ^+ y* yThe 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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) I2 v& U1 Z" E* \' _  DIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.

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.


"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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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.

5 g9 H: B5 a2 O5 W5 v$ A$ YIn 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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; N- V$ Y# ?; Y* c. [# J. i"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.

0 J0 K7 i) c$ @1 G- W"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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, S# B8 `0 n7 B" l' u9 ]Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.

"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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) K! ~" y+ N, J* q$ y6 IFederal quake website froze
3 O1 x. i9 X& l- A& X* {It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.

Last 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.

The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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