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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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! Z& \+ [8 }) ^) u6 NA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa./ k$ I1 v2 V6 y/ B% S+ s
$ x0 M: `% p7 T6 h# _% B7 KCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos
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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.$ L& H7 z3 [1 G
# L5 E0 R- W$ k- x8 D) t% UThe 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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8 m2 e: }9 y+ [" V3 i$ b0 k& I+ NIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.5 i% h: T. r5 s5 b( C3 ~+ Y) q
0 D1 }" j0 z( A* R! |Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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6 B: h4 @9 `; w+ 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."9 x. N0 v% p( O# \4 w( P
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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/ ^0 a9 ]( W8 o8 zIn Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.0 L+ o. {& q8 h; [. v
' J4 v+ h# A& a' Y2 D0 e"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."
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. * J5 O) Z+ n2 c$ a5 }
G U( e' n; h4 q7 z. L4 } P"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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" `: M- l! L7 [$ j) OFederal quake website froze- D- G$ K7 Q5 W3 A4 { d) |- }
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.6 c. l5 X. p& K7 \$ p7 Z
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.# X, i( ?% H6 C+ z8 W
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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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$ b' V& f2 U1 S9 L: ^/ z, }The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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