魁北克地震了！

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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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" ^. a7 V6 x' p' u! XA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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3 ]7 W0 `$ t  A* I4 D9 V2 QCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos

0 @. ?; b6 J$ v: k$ S! ENatural 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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8 v3 [+ \: O# V3 b% w7 O9 @. TThe 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.

4 Z: n, p1 e* kTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.

"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.
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4 _% _$ d, c' T0 ]: F"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."

The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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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.

"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.

6 P- N# H4 A6 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."

Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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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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It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.

4 U0 ~8 j9 [* 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.
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5 {* q$ M, w+ u8 B: mThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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