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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario2 {% H6 }0 J6 F) P6 R" o0 Q; b
& ~! A: a6 E9 X( g! m% TA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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0 C7 X& t, `& k. PCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos+ ]1 F6 P' B6 e, @9 k2 C
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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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* \- r3 c. |0 \; ]- dThe 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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4 ]- y1 a7 Y" q6 Z/ bIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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% }1 M7 T1 z0 m* z. }6 x. \Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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( q D) |$ f- M' Z( V' _- r1 b) x"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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, ~- {& ~0 a9 x" [( T" M"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& j( V% G1 [- e+ o/ W+ Y
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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. * C! p0 N: I& ]+ F& Q+ P& f
' Z2 h9 t' Y0 k9 G9 w"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."" u0 n3 h n3 c. Q d: l! M
% B0 Q9 j! a$ b, LPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. * _1 r. ~& |' J9 v( r! a, 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.8 X, r; Y0 i) L" t2 ^( }6 \5 I
( l' f4 U+ Z, H% H+ DFederal quake website froze
; _/ K% X g# H: W, j: x# }It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.8 v8 m/ x3 }# { v) q6 L
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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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.2 F9 I* l% H2 I; p; c
) z7 i2 B! a. N/ K" VThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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