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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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4 n; n6 ]& H: @/ aA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa., C7 M4 i6 D; q1 L8 q5 i7 p& X
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' P" f$ b& O8 S3 @ ?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.
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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.0 C/ M0 O# S J7 C# O6 ]
4 n% b/ b+ m4 s+ e, V6 `$ f% b7 ~Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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& b6 E6 ]: `( `! z5 p"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.* W# N' X% B( W/ ?6 ]; G/ d
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"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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, `. N6 h; b0 N0 ~ IThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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& W$ z- w* |5 u: P% w9 S7 }1 q' vIn 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.
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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."% w' _) m4 C& d9 B* n
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. & {6 h& w, v% `$ x9 R
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"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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Federal quake website froze
5 W% T- Y f4 t; X6 c) oIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.4 @: p: u- e* J/ t; Q" V
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website./ S( ~7 a: S/ ?- L
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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." {/ Z: }6 |2 n; W; B0 L' 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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