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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario/ ^ }7 t u' q, m" n
3 d# V* G- c8 {0 i* D5 [6 KA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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: f' O6 n Q+ \& R0 vNatural 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.& g9 y1 ^3 ~5 _ @; P
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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.
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4 t% I& Y7 f* u4 C: H, {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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2 R, y, _9 `: i: P6 gTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.& \# }) Y. e8 |$ 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.$ `' H: }+ X, b0 i9 U7 o. B
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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."3 x5 i7 w. ~( V" U
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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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.; e: B7 d4 R9 Y1 \* X
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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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."' M) O6 j8 K9 M
9 w8 a" i" y, b3 DPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. / i! O* O5 ^0 f! X
5 H1 E: [# R! Y"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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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.: f8 f8 C o3 c3 H: `$ Y& `) W; O
$ l7 z8 I+ v2 u, R+ R* m [3 \, JThe 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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0 ^& t4 w I+ FThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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