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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario

A 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.
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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.
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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.


"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."

; g+ T& Z+ G! nThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.

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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9 b; i/ s) s6 z2 }$ |3 }% [$ ]( }- h% p"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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) q6 c5 ?% @+ ~  L+ `8 W"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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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.

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

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.

4 D5 b6 _1 V2 ~6 Q# AThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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