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' I5 T, q. |- [, v0 g8 N4 r9 CA 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.& Q0 Z* q. _3 O' 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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Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.5 ]0 H$ _* ?/ F( {
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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.
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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."2 x; p: F; h2 C4 ^+ @ \- C
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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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: R6 p( [. r( X9 F4 |7 ~"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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. E* I. j0 B8 I"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.", }2 D4 Q9 M t- w
8 l+ }" P- M$ dPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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$ A: P/ _( y9 f"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.7 G/ ^' i# o3 ]/ M) s1 `
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Federal quake website froze
# M1 O% o0 J) |/ Z% BIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes." ^3 Q4 l. J. c3 ~' x* o
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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( ]+ p) A# O2 |/ a! ?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.- [: c3 V |. k( r7 S# v
+ o& s+ t5 q- o) n" eThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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