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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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& H: n3 A Y/ S2 @* L* {: r2 tA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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8 K7 E3 X1 {- H# ^- LNatural 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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, x( A9 Q8 l) j$ S, cThe 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." N8 e, A/ t- p y# Z6 Q. `+ @. P
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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.- k8 V5 g' k& n7 G, C
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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."- d! r. c d8 T* V+ o8 Z
9 E6 B+ S2 V; y/ J; IThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.7 `2 }; b, ^. w
- c, P0 b% I- v7 C' A" MIn 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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% }3 s# H- k7 d" ["The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. * D/ }# @! l* q
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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."
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. 2 R" b; ~! @% a9 k/ c9 [$ a" O
0 U- B* C3 _, v& o"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.- d4 g: B4 [ v
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Federal quake website froze5 q4 ~6 b& f+ u; M. O! C3 i
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.+ M0 F& H) Z9 \1 k
' G( J) f8 e0 U& R) I: g" ^/ LLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.- m7 Q) N1 O% w2 b, [' C# 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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The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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