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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.- e: x/ I s* y$ `- ?5 [
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6 y5 [1 @8 ` E: f! CNatural 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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7 U2 x# P+ {8 u% ^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.# Y# `0 u) Q5 y- o: M
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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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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., c h/ F; k! [* D
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. ]# }' ~3 S" O$ R"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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! V' a7 q8 t# E( i* p0 P/ _8 c' i; |The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.& ]* b+ r2 t2 E
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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.' W4 M: t" N. ] B: M, ^" E
# u7 `& W7 a* e7 W/ y"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. 2 i, \+ F: c' ^( ?8 D
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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."
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: W& v, t& L5 sPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. 4 P! ? @1 }1 J! m- ~% a
3 w0 w6 c$ ?5 q$ Z" c9 `& B$ k"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.8 k& t, c2 O. Y1 Q# F
& @( t# x6 o/ V+ v1 RFederal quake website froze* P1 s4 h/ i# \
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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) I. S4 W8 N. X0 Z5 vLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website. ^4 a1 z' N9 G) x9 a/ a$ J
, v- k! k& |9 I8 ]$ 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.5 K2 h: \! K; E; z8 R6 J
- k# v5 @; r* m1 _The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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