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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.! }5 L( ~5 o' T7 p
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! @: t/ l q+ O" q4 V x) vNatural 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 3.7.9 k/ H* S. ]2 t
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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.
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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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3 j( g; E2 Z. ~Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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. a8 k& D8 R. _) 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.4 L; t( L! \5 o* y9 v$ X" ^
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! Y9 k4 D& l. A. E5 w( p+ h"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."* e; d4 P# ?4 K: j6 i0 O
1 t1 M) E4 @+ kThe 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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) S: F- c9 S; X+ J"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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" {8 C( x. A# g) Q"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. ( H( P+ q( w! A& C* u
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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* L6 j& a1 l9 ?, \
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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( m3 j+ ~% C$ B% X9 g3 NLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.( i# o8 R9 t) Z: M$ j, }
( g) w2 i! M6 ?/ d+ TThe 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." p% A; B. s1 P) s. a- q
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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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