魁北克地震了！

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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.
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6 G: [( H  ^: t" R, j8 DCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos
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* y( ~/ s2 f$ P5 M$ P5 `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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/ g% J) s+ \( i" w' E" jThe 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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# q- ?" N- ]( T& j: I: qTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.

; b/ _2 V# ]! ]0 ]0 d) W5 }1 f"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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# N  f3 E' E* ~' q/ }"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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. S! t% l7 o0 H( k# ?$ @The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.

3 ~6 O5 V7 l" r7 J2 ~4 K/ J# jIn 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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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.

& P' K: ~, i- s( H"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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0 i, N, I9 X8 y8 M  S) w5 h) Y+ X1 Y"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
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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5 |, p2 ~5 C* d' D1 Q2 \$ I3 `Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.

5 }  A  I2 x, |. i6 Z3 h' c0 kThe 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.

The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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