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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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9 y+ X7 Z0 _ B: W' xNatural 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.
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7 i7 J5 c+ G5 P0 R" ?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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( F! e* ~5 ^6 P$ JIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.* K @- Z% q$ }+ Z ]8 ~
, D! _3 q, f4 N4 ?2 E6 u! \% d$ dTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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+ F0 h( L; G" w' h* W"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." j2 I& ^9 i. ~% D: o
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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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1 ]* G8 B' g _; O& N4 LThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.* R" x. b( D+ \/ a0 h+ r2 M: ^' S- S
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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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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. ' p8 g# K3 I. A( `- K& ?4 K. \
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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.
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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.$ O7 }$ {4 T) |( O
7 p: ]9 c4 n% a' a4 vFederal quake website froze
A/ m! O1 `& e6 d% [It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.$ ]# l+ ?. p U. V& j
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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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The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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