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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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! @+ s) c9 X' SA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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+ J2 F# \ g. U1 O' j# `. ANatural 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.% T5 ?; g$ `5 Y4 H
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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., s" w7 G- I* I f
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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.- \) c, K( z3 ^: h
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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.3 L& j% w1 `. w1 S1 s% p( b4 X* Y
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; Z; ]' u% s# i& t1 _6 B"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.. U# F( Q0 }' F( G
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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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0 p# Y/ @6 y: Y/ X"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. , L% s3 ~ b" h- 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."3 O: S% k8 n# P
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. + P: ~) _- E8 ?; e" p
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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.
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$ j- b$ g P" a" [0 h- n; }% [Federal quake website froze. ^- E& R8 N+ A5 b" _7 b/ j% f3 u, l) y
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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. J# G1 S7 Q: |. G: K, D8 i8 ALast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.. w' V, v4 i; `8 F! W
( O: T: B2 ?; w) R, F$ hThe 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., v* f& {8 A4 E9 m3 {1 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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