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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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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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3 x; a7 G' {$ v( @+ w. FThe 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 r. X( ~$ C; }, M
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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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Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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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.
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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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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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* X! `9 h! ~, ~! U2 a8 RIn Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.- J- A0 Z7 f" f8 }6 z# r. y
& k5 J( |7 W( s) B3 f"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. ; c; B+ y1 u% T/ b, T( d
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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.". ?* A: P" o, W! [
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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! a+ z1 h0 U% e"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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4 Q' K* I V7 a, J; @0 M/ `& Z, yFederal quake website froze
: V/ d1 C. h5 D! ^/ [9 IIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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# v2 L- j) Q; gLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.8 p$ |; t! t! V9 I& v9 q8 y- Y
; S! h- B" N( D+ d8 `) M# RThe 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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- T2 H1 Z. O+ e) }: b( XThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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