魁北克地震了！

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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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, `" Q+ V. ?: qCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos
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0 A/ i7 I4 z& T& uNatural 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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: [9 ]; v. B5 M1 M: T, rThe 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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Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.

"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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7 N6 k) S3 S7 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."

$ g9 |& O( ^& zThe 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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0 ]; p, @5 H8 x9 b0 ~# _"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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: Z  X8 ]' _9 T( g8 L* B"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."

Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.

# v" L5 f2 M" N: S" J; k, O: n"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.

Federal quake website froze
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.

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% o$ c! D  G- x/ m/ U% DThe 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.

The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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