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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario' }6 f" f2 H9 @2 o: V& Y- F0 M
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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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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 3.7.7 O$ L+ }9 m# f' o6 ]8 M9 w
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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.+ D( O3 K4 `: p8 ^( [
; e; y* i& d1 ^2 ^! {$ Z& jIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.( Y8 C6 Q# y2 t8 S
# X, Z+ e9 x+ e/ _4 f$ H8 j. aTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.% N* v+ s+ k% H
' ~6 m% N4 |; {' W4 k6 r"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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* c; i+ G3 b2 q |1 H& J"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 E0 }) @0 } A# I& {
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.# _; \0 x8 e6 v, n
# x( x5 P" m! X: B5 m4 c [* @& ~: V6 IIn Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.$ Y* M5 F* v9 k9 h4 K5 a9 p) Y
7 w2 k1 n0 l- T! g# h"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. 6 \9 m# D" @+ v; t1 i/ ?0 T
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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."4 w' m# Z) v& l
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. " k9 r) _. B3 n- u. }7 p; A3 R
3 r0 I9 A8 T! u; ~. X# H7 H"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
! p3 C' t- y% y# ~It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.# M* _1 L% L# ~; y; \$ M% ?
1 O( g# k g2 Z, X$ Z8 C" H6 iLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.' m" `: E0 @- m0 ]. \' N6 B& D: R
1 P" @9 |# {8 ?+ Y M3 n" a7 TThe 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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