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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario _( I# x8 ]5 W3 R7 f4 }; t# m
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A minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa., N* o' y& O3 c
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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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( T- u7 P/ @; i' J+ o; p1 eThe 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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& O" M) g) U2 Y7 c5 ?2 [" F# VIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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( P' ^/ [ X3 J3 {Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa." Q5 T1 I- x' q. \ W
+ Q' K+ B2 T5 F. a# W1 O- w, s* ^7 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.7 w+ n7 i8 j& h( g" R2 ~0 U( H! g& m
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U) S8 j+ ?( B* z4 o) f"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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1 o' }8 C' c) j$ a) ]"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. ' r9 [6 D( [$ k$ U2 |
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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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' V7 s2 m" V6 cFederal quake website froze
8 z* G( @: a k4 m8 c$ [It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.. l1 ? H7 t) Y6 x
3 j' j5 t$ Q5 r/ ~. E2 BLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.) \1 v8 m( ^/ T8 F/ p
, [) m/ |. w- `* I6 cThe 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.! B$ G C* `6 G; O( c5 ]& n( x
7 S7 P! }: j" c! V( v M* Y3 u& Y2 ^The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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