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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario/ s: ]8 s1 {5 J8 |& Q1 n( F
& r Y0 o2 k! Y' J3 hA 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.
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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.2 d) }3 r3 Y/ R1 M7 {
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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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/ J( ]2 Y( W. ^Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.: Q/ {- E, N, [; j7 L& W: _0 g
* M) R2 \' R0 e. B' m8 n"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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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.1 P$ M- H' e; i1 P" G8 _. M* z
9 {1 K& T6 ^; _% x uIn 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.
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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."1 J6 A! [3 A4 T& ?; o _3 c% ~
4 c$ k e6 w( U! e* _Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. 5 @8 d2 h" I. E# N/ ]
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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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Federal quake website froze, o' [! W' y a b. z% R
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes./ o0 w; u8 Q. ?/ T3 w# S
2 ]+ z1 F, ]( f. W+ hLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website./ l- {1 ` Y6 b, z* X
8 ^. m: d* ~( L$ r5 s. D B* }4 AThe 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.4 \0 p7 v- p8 j Z: `9 H
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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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