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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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, R! K' e$ Z2 G5 t* MNatural 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.; @1 `4 [& Z: W$ n% p7 p1 I& j
) w9 ?6 A* B, v. z! `& vThe 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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- f" X8 M! { ]! c: wTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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( Y1 s: c% P+ A/ \* \( i+ J"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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"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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0 A t8 p1 k J/ A, U0 `3 qThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.: P9 {% _1 C' e$ c: v0 F, f
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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.
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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 U" k0 \* V: F% N3 T$ S% e
& K+ A& _# L; P0 mPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. 2 a9 E1 R6 i1 }8 q' y& g1 f
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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.3 E2 p/ J4 h% b% z5 P1 t2 W3 u C1 O
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Federal quake website froze
8 `7 }# O1 Z+ v# T* a Z8 T9 }It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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! |7 }0 [% `. a7 K& `) Q4 [Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.4 j% @: T$ S* p. t' ]
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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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