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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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s" s& `( k. dA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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Natural 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.: \* [; _1 v" ?8 R0 g
1 N+ g+ \4 v' N: r% sThe 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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0 ` @0 ~2 X, Z# _1 n5 H2 c- w- m2 tIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region. @& G4 H3 Z! b8 a" _6 `
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Temblors 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.) T; u3 [( s2 r: b4 U1 U9 ?
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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."( X. j4 B* N+ l( X9 i& i
% ]- l3 W/ s( G. xThe 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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# U8 C3 b8 j* J"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. 3 q: Y4 U3 I2 z# e0 s0 U, a2 b$ V
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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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! H. ?" u4 w M `Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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1 W" Y; ?# ~1 s& N# f, i"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.# h* O. w4 Z" z; n8 O" ^0 C
% Y4 h" Y; u% {) V1 vFederal quake website froze
( R3 y5 f6 Q$ ]5 r7 ^' O$ ?It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes." N. Z* f; x7 A" J+ u9 V1 J
, i3 ]6 ^7 n) }2 eLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.. P. \% ~# W' q/ `
" S! I: p8 I1 Y! RThe 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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9 v5 v& h T5 _, l1 d* [6 ?, h8 \The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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