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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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0 g- d. f3 E& y4 JA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa., {- g3 _9 j! ^5 e. ]
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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.
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# D) y% w' m1 x0 K& FThe 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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: W; }) ?9 x3 q- b! `0 |# @) Y: GIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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' B. I8 v+ E" p/ HTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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9 T @5 P/ O6 {/ \"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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) ^& ~2 ^% V/ n2 v"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. A. \' N; C* ^: }0 i; U
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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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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z2 ]$ o0 y* a( {, D( a5 \. ]( w"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
! ]! o' A* B+ W9 I$ V% dIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.5 l' a2 T3 l/ f+ E& L
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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.9 j* W9 b4 j* s# ?, j) e! K/ ~
: A; [$ X# S. _: m3 A: [; OThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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