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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario/ ~9 P& e) d' K1 j. x' Z7 ^! R
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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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$ G9 M7 T" T' eThe 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.! g5 C+ g8 k3 b, N, @$ K; b
" ~2 z7 o) H$ Y) N2 ] t3 B# e9 R" NIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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& E* A; h* P0 D) \, W* x: ?3 mTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.- ~, s5 X5 F2 E: u2 I
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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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" ]2 B- A$ l l# g$ a"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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8 y" P, h6 I! k- \3 Y$ N, UThe 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. 4 B) C3 ], U* j$ Q) J( G! t+ p
4 p I- I3 e/ S* N"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."
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$ b- n5 v6 o$ u* XPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. 2 j+ j1 h& V3 ~# G
$ o# K8 \3 q6 R' |2 A"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.3 o0 I. M( ?. @/ F1 O, I
$ M# l9 f9 e0 ~6 A0 a8 T& S4 j0 bFederal quake website froze! _5 ~; Z# s. H
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.- ]( C: x8 Z7 V/ Q
6 r; `7 b( y$ E8 yLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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+ W& I; o6 ]5 J+ X' u6 MThe 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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