魁北克地震了！

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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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% @7 x" i6 S$ }$ k2 z( ONatural 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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- `1 s2 z3 R1 IThe 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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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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Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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; J+ ?: n- d; A9 ^"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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  _8 t3 V; o: I8 V* F1 j& f"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."

8 t9 Y0 P2 G/ V" C" z8 P' j/ UThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.

3 O6 T) r7 f; o$ A% ]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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& N) [: w" r) T2 E  W% H# Q"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.

. {. u9 T( O. ]( h+ h! d" N"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.

, R* w/ N2 T+ Y5 R+ B! W. Y4 k"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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" N0 X" [) d/ D/ a8 z: dFederal quake website froze
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.
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5 d* `/ }$ U+ H% G) kThe 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.

- v3 X0 Q+ Q9 _! _, u3 y4 ^, fThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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