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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.6 N# K3 ]8 F: q6 O# p
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) \, M/ F8 O2 A* r& ~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./ a) O1 b+ ~% \' n/ k$ E4 O5 I* B
/ F4 H* n: `/ \. P' aThe 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.& p/ c% k5 J* c& {/ F, ~+ c; d
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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.; b8 t7 }. A2 d, m
1 F6 V7 T; M1 V; qTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.% i7 s4 V2 i3 n p
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"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.7 Y2 o8 p) r! [4 u" t
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% {# e3 b- W8 l+ 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."
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.# r% P/ z( g4 |( e) R# h7 B
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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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9 K- O! `% q2 ["The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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" g; [3 U" L% t) A"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.": P3 V) g2 M" |$ A" v" r
7 I$ h0 f$ t/ q1 ^& r8 OPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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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
$ e3 {/ S, A8 Y! w" IIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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0 _* L. @% m4 L, F& K; eLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.3 }6 B7 R0 R0 k8 @ L
, p8 _0 q0 }* t" ^0 P: I0 EThe 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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