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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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/ x, d1 g5 R8 V& n7 C8 EA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.4 H( u6 r/ }% t; u
/ N- g- b! \# H8 qCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos
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! _9 P. s5 P# L, L+ ]3 RNatural 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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5 Y L' a% }( N9 MThe 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., Q+ S# g% o% N0 h$ V2 }$ N
. `1 Z5 T2 `$ i+ B7 A0 e/ L: lTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.8 E; o% Z' U1 Z+ b
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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.; w. u! n6 m, z- b, p, G& g9 E
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' k0 q& O; \6 q# }0 _6 q"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."/ P; ?# H) s4 g) R% I' a, w# y
+ P; Z# {' @7 W2 qThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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) \' V# o8 Z* c% F; ~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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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. $ V* Y4 k3 ~' E% w
/ g, e, b" }' `- c2 |* H. r"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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+ X0 E' l! j }% O1 `( n/ TPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. 5 g3 U) B1 R$ Q( |. ~, C" k2 D
0 R5 b4 K& |0 x( 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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7 u# \1 B* X& p8 DFederal quake website froze7 n- {! ~' V* {& O" o* H- N) ~
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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& I2 y; r7 M# R/ i1 k7 H% F ~# W& ULast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.0 ?- P) `4 x" i# H( G
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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.
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. A% s& u8 R( kThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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