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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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" Q8 P3 \3 C/ [- XA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.3 C2 r( l' [0 m
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* D( {5 o. u. Q' L' u6 _% M; JNatural 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.8 [' |" B7 [' `
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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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7 Q, a4 c; g0 p2 M& cTemblors 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.
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8 J8 M) W6 Q8 @0 Z r8 a; F& g1 Z"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."9 b8 n3 ]- |. D2 H6 N3 ]
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds./ i1 Q# \+ t7 T! ^+ @
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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.
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0 {) h; G% z; w2 D' i0 \. o1 Z"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. 5 G X9 a o3 [/ L) W+ `( Y# S& o: R
5 k9 B+ f, J- m, G( N# @8 ^" ^: ]"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."1 y) |4 X1 D) a9 U
1 Y9 L% j9 d5 \1 l2 F8 fPascal 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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Federal quake website froze
' w/ B5 q# K, `# B4 yIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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R2 x# ~% O) E. }Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.) x; p2 h* d: K
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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.* Q3 A4 T, M' Y2 \! h8 i/ v4 R$ s
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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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