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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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% q% z. V# r( }, b" ]6 g* Y' G* wA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.6 r9 T. a* s0 o8 p2 g0 K
' O# [( w5 C; }6 e5 rCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos: o# s( ^! T7 `% A& O) k/ B+ ?
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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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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.: N) o( n. a0 k
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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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& a& R: M% d' _2 c" `9 mTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa. u+ k4 y8 p8 S
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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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: n# a" p- H9 F" D: S9 L"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 i) u2 N6 d! D" K7 t2 h [* F
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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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. , W6 ]3 k0 W/ I5 T7 Z3 j: R
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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."$ H2 ^; [5 S; q2 S# i B) [- y
% h& b8 Z; P$ M9 z8 _6 S8 Y7 ]Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. $ n S a5 {$ p$ L: Q
3 ~( z3 X; O J, S8 W& o& b6 v"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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; f$ d8 P; V! R( ~6 ? xFederal quake website froze
8 _, u' Y. Q' D$ T% [It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.% | _) W/ Q7 M+ F+ w
: l- U% A, p& Y. T- k0 {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.6 i5 Z% g% s! q1 I& V+ ]3 b
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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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