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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.) W/ w$ a8 ?( r- e: z" f
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2 @* D% Y* U0 [* k% ANatural 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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4 b+ G" U, I* z+ fThe 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.- A7 x5 z* K; T2 d$ h4 [
1 N3 Y$ Z! U3 V. j" oIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.+ L- l( U4 p" }5 K. I, x/ t( Q
0 F Y8 I( t9 f7 RTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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. r( ~2 x7 Q9 m9 b9 w: i+ l9 N"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.: |- m) p, q8 S8 c' @/ V
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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."* h$ b5 X. r! [5 T
4 k; ]" |" B' _1 uThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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, D/ \' n( S+ U9 WIn 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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8 s. g h& S" p( R7 i0 Y# G/ b"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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1 q1 J& e7 u6 L8 f$ h' `7 JPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. ( s! ` r9 R% E$ M
8 s* U/ P/ P5 f& u"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.2 v6 o! v/ g7 v' F
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Federal quake website froze8 N- ~0 F; \! w* R2 P
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.6 W) X( x& D4 D1 ?6 q
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.! s5 `0 c2 P8 |2 V. p
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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.% C- I3 U1 _6 {
+ L- K3 x5 x: ]6 W- [6 I, k: @" @The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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