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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario8 \1 N+ ]! G% M; W/ [2 X
+ r" u6 r% R! W7 z4 L4 ~) BA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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COMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos
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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.' N/ c/ E- d/ {. P: f. f' x- X
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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.
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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.: Z0 U* d2 j" Y; R5 v! C
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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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* s( C5 o1 ]' Z1 x4 |"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.": n1 c& S0 [* T1 w; A( q
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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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" n$ v: g2 t( S9 v"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. ; e2 b) H- R, w# s t
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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."( b" V( f* W" a' l l+ p) z7 h
$ X- W3 x8 V, W- APascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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' a" Z+ D! I3 p, {- @* |6 f9 v% L"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 _. y. b: k, {2 @9 kFederal quake website froze0 X0 J9 j$ |6 S- j6 F
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes./ f0 w5 h+ B5 F( J7 S
' D! a; W# o/ }$ n2 A. n5 [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.- i/ x5 Q6 Y+ i& Y
8 f- g1 J( i; ?% n7 YThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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