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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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7 W1 f! ^8 `7 C( ~A minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.$ Q! @8 C; |$ G( t. e; n
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& S- S% X J; ]: y+ d7 HNatural 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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/ {% R- P' J5 |0 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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& ]% \2 |) Y6 l- p0 L$ H EIt 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.6 H0 O& z/ _4 q8 a
" R& C6 F1 i# t+ _- s+ P) A) z"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.3 [' L) ^0 b2 V4 p0 e; i4 ^
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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."
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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.
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5 o# |, e% k, r" W% _. o"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. " P5 M5 d' K% ?
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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.
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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.1 _9 j( f9 N/ O# o, d% w2 K) _
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Federal quake website froze
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) O2 V x! [. c3 B5 Q" b1 g7 e2 n8 lLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.! d& q' m3 O/ i# r+ B" Q& j* B
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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.6 [$ [+ W& v: r& a) M- e% @1 H! {
Q: O: M: o. D/ yThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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